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Advanced Physics
RESEARCH
12 units

Relativistic Quantum Theory, Spinors & Topological Structures

Lorentz and Poincare symmetry, Weyl/Dirac/Majorana spinors, Clifford algebras, relativistic scattering, twistors, instantons, monopoles, anomalies, and topological terms.

12 units18 hoursRESEARCH
Open student course

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Course Units

Unit 1
90 min

Lorentz and Poincare symmetry

Admin-authored unit for Relativistic Quantum Theory, Spinors & Topological Structures.

Course notes
3 objectives
Unit 2
90 min

Spinor representations

Admin-authored unit for Relativistic Quantum Theory, Spinors & Topological Structures.

Course notes
3 objectives
Unit 3
90 min

Weyl equations

Admin-authored unit for Relativistic Quantum Theory, Spinors & Topological Structures.

Course notes
3 objectives
Unit 4
90 min

Dirac equation

Admin-authored unit for Relativistic Quantum Theory, Spinors & Topological Structures.

Course notes
3 objectives
Unit 5
90 min

Majorana fermions

Admin-authored unit for Relativistic Quantum Theory, Spinors & Topological Structures.

Course notes
3 objectives
Unit 6
90 min

Clifford algebras and gamma matrices

Admin-authored unit for Relativistic Quantum Theory, Spinors & Topological Structures.

Course notes
3 objectives
Unit 7
90 min

Relativistic scattering kinematics

Admin-authored unit for Relativistic Quantum Theory, Spinors & Topological Structures.

Course notes
3 objectives
Unit 8
90 min

Twistors and geometric spinors

Admin-authored unit for Relativistic Quantum Theory, Spinors & Topological Structures.

Course notes
3 objectives
Unit 9
90 min

Instantons and monopoles

Admin-authored unit for Relativistic Quantum Theory, Spinors & Topological Structures.

Course notes
3 objectives
Unit 10
90 min

Anomalies

Admin-authored unit for Relativistic Quantum Theory, Spinors & Topological Structures.

Course notes
3 objectives
Unit 11
90 min

Topological terms

Admin-authored unit for Relativistic Quantum Theory, Spinors & Topological Structures.

Course notes
3 objectives
Unit 12
90 min

Geometric approaches to quantum field theory

Admin-authored unit for Relativistic Quantum Theory, Spinors & Topological Structures.

Course notes
3 objectives