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Introduction to physics of elementary particles; treating the development of the field, the particle spectrum, symmetries, quarks, experimental methods, an introduction to theories of the strong, electromagnetic and weak interaction, and recent developments. Prerequisites: PHYSICS 614, 606.

The class introduces students to different experimental techniques and limitations in order to help them succeed in an experimental research PhD. The objective is to familiarize students with experimental techniques common to many physics research laboratories. It will provide hands-on knowledge.

Special study in some branch of physics, either theoretical or experimental, under direction of a faculty member.

Graduate student identity and professionalization through the lens of developing critical skills needed to function as a TA.

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Angular momentum, time dependent and time independent perturbation theory, semi-classical and quantum treatment of radiation, scattering theory, Klein-Gordon equation, Dirac equation. Prerequisite: PHYSICS 614.

Selected topics with application to physics in linear algebra and Hilbert space theory, complex variables, Green's functions, partial differential equations, integral transforms, integral equations.

Survey of thermodynamics. Boltzmann distribution, statistical interpretation of thermodynamics, Gibbsian ensembles and the method of Darwin, Fowler; quantum distributions and their applications, transport phenomena. Prerequisites: PHYSICS 424, 601, 606 (the latter may be taken concurrently).

Lagrange's and Hamilton's equations, central force problem, rigid bodies, small oscillations, continuum mechanics, fluid dynamics. Prerequisites: PHYSICS 421, 422.