Universität Wien

260044 VO The Physics of Matter-Waves (2020S)

5.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 26 - Physik
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Sprache: Englisch

Prüfungstermine

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

Dear students,
Due to the current situation, there will be an oral exam (via Collaborate) instead of the written exam originally intended. The exam will take place on the 22nd of June at 13:15-15:30.
Please register online to the exam soon, so that we can allocate the time slots.

  • Montag 09.03. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Montag 16.03. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Montag 23.03. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Montag 30.03. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Montag 20.04. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Montag 27.04. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Montag 04.05. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Montag 11.05. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Montag 18.05. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Montag 25.05. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Montag 08.06. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Montag 15.06. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Montag 22.06. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

You will learn to understand the experimental and theoretical tools around modern matter-wave interferometry, a field that is rapidly growing:
1 Fundamentals of coherence
2 Fundamentals of diffraction
3 Transmission electron microscopy
4 Coherent beam splitter technologies for "everything"
5 Fermionic Degeneracy
6 Interferometer realizations across all systems
7 Matter-Wave Theory: Wave functions & Path Integrals
8 Matter-Wave Theory: Density Matrices & Wigner Formalism
9 Matter-wave sensors
10 Decoherence & Dephasing
11 Matter-wave search for Physics Beyond the Standard Model
12 Ultrafast electron optics
13 Topological and Information Concepts

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Prüfungsstoff

1 Fundamentals of coherence
2 Fundamentals of diffraction
3 Transmission electron microscopy
4 Coherent beam splitter technologies for "everything"
5 Fermionic Degeneracy
6 Interferometer realizations across all systems
7 Matter-Wave Theory: Wave functions & Path Integrals
8 Matter-Wave Theory: Density Matrices & Wigner Formalism
9 Matter-wave sensors
10 Decoherence & Dephasing
11 Matter-wave search for Physics Beyond the Standard Model
12 Ultrafast electron optics
13 Topological and Information Concepts

Literatur

Lecture notes prepared during the course as well as
1. Berman PR. Atom Interferometry. Academic Press (1997).
2. Nimmrichter S. Macroscopic Matter Wave Interferometry. Springer (2014).
3. Tino G, Kasevich M. Atom Interferometry. IOS (2014).
4. Rauch H, Werner SA. Neutron Interferometry: Oxford University Press (2015).
5. Hasselbach, Progress in electron- and ion-interferometry. Rep. Prog. Phys. 73, 016101 (2010).
6. Arndt, M., et al., Matter-wave interferometry with composite quantum objects, in Atom interferometry, G.M. Tino and M.A. Kasevich, Editors. 2014, IOS Press: Varenna.
7. Many individual articles as appropriate

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

M-VAF A 2, M-VAF B, MaG 17, MaG 18, MaV 5

Letzte Änderung: Fr 12.05.2023 00:21