26.02 Master Degree Programme in Physics

I. Compulsory Modules (MaP)

MaP 1 Master's Thesis (before: MaP 2)

MaP 2 Master's Examination (before: MaP 3)

MaP 3 Soft Skills (before: MaP 1 Additional Qualifications)

• 260028 SE 2.5 ECTS Women scientists in Physics and Chemistry - A survey of historical Gender-Science-Studies
  Bischof, We 14:00-15:30 (15×)
• 260072 VO 3 ECTS History of Physics - The developement of physics at the University Vienna included
  Sachslehner, Mo 15:00-16:45 (13×)
• 260085 VO 2 ECTS How to analyse and document experimental data - The handling of uncertainties in measurement from planning the experiment up to publicating analysed data
  Nagel
• 260124 SE 2.5 ECTS Supplementary Seminar STEP
  Krexner
• 260279 SE 3 ECTS Scientific publishing and presentation
  Lang, Th 15:00-16:30 (16×)
• 260302 IK 4 ECTS To do Science - in Physics
  Gröger
• 260303 IK 4 ECTS To do Science - in Biology
  Hilgers
• 260304 IK 4 ECTS Two Case Studies concerning the topics Quanta & Evolution incl. an exercise course related to Quanta
  Bertlmann
• 260305 VO 2 ECTS Scientific Method and Cognition
  Dawid
• 260310 IK 4 ECTS Two Case Studies concerning the topics Quanta & Evolution incl. an exercise course related to Evol.
  Gollmann

II. Optional Modules

Block of Elective Modules: Basic Module (MaG)

MaG 1 Theoretical Physics III: Electrodynamics

• 260039 VO 5 ECTS Theoretical Physics III: Electrodynamics
  Likos
• 260040 UE 5 ECTS Theoretical Physics III: Electrodynamics - Exercises
  Gr. 1 Blaak
  Gr. 2 Blaak
  Gr. 3 Mateu Barreda
  Gr. 4 Mateu Barreda

MaG 2 Theoretical Physics IV: Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics I

MaG 3 Quantum Mechanics II

MaG 4 Statistical Physics II

MaG 5 Mathematical Methods of Physics III

MaG 6 Electron Microscopy

• 260105 UE 2.5 ECTS Introduction into Electron Microscopy I - Exercises
  Waitz
• 260203 VO 2.5 ECTS Introduction into Electron Microscopy I
  Waitz, Mo 10:00-11:00 (13×), Tu 10:00-11:00 (14×)

MaG 7 Computational Physics I

• 260003 VO 5 ECTS Computational Physics I: Basics
  Neumann
• 260016 UE 5 ECTS Computational Physics I Problem class
  Neumann

MaG 8 Computational Physics II

• 260022 PR 10 ECTS Laboratory Computational Physics
  Neumann

MaG 9 Solid State Physics I

• 260002 VO 2.5 ECTS Introduction to dislocation theory
  Püschl, Th 16:00-17:30 (15×)
• 260006 VO 2.5 ECTS Superconductivity
  Lang, Th 13:00-14:30 (16×)
• 260020 VO 2.5 ECTS Fundamentals of Materials Physics (Materials Physics I)
  Zehetbauer
• 260105 UE 2.5 ECTS Introduction into Electron Microscopy I - Exercises
  Waitz
• 260111 UE 5 ECTS Solid State Physics I - Exercises
  Stana
• 260136 SE 5 ECTS MF 2 Structure and Dynamics of Condensed Systems (MF 4, MaG 9, MaG 10, MaG 13, MaG 14)
  Peterlik
• 260147 SE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Atomic ordering in alloys
  Pfeiler
• 260203 VO 2.5 ECTS Introduction into Electron Microscopy I
  Waitz, Mo 10:00-11:00 (13×), Tu 10:00-11:00 (14×)
• 260214 VO 5 ECTS Solid State Physics I
  Pichler

MaG 10 Solid State Physics II

• 260011 VO 2.5 ECTS [ de en ] Scattering methods in modern science
  Schranz, Th 13:30-15:00 (15×)
• 260054 SE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Seminar - low dimensional solids - synthesis, characterization and device applications
  Ayala

MaG 11 Nuclear and Isotope Physics I

• 260001 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Seminar on atomic and subatomic physics
  Widmann
• 260066 VO 2.5 ECTS [ de en ] Detector and detector systems for particle and nuclear physics I
  Zmeskal
• 260090 SE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Seminar on experimental particle physics
  Widmann
• 260140 VO 2.5 ECTS Introduction to nuclear physics I
  Friedmann
• 260153 VO 2.5 ECTS [ en ] Experimental Particle Physics I
  Widmann
• 260174 SE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Seminar phenomenology of nuclear physics
  Friedmann, We 16:30-18:00 (15×)

MaG 12 Nuclear and Isotope Physics II

• 260062 VO 2.5 ECTS [ en ] Trace isotopes in environment and technology - analytical methods
  Steier, Tu 10:30-12:00 (14×)

MaG 13 Materials Physics I

• 260002 VO 2.5 ECTS Introduction to dislocation theory
  Püschl, Th 16:00-17:30 (15×)
• 260015 SE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Seminar on micro- and nanomaterials
  Zehetbauer
• 260020 VO 2.5 ECTS Fundamentals of Materials Physics (Materials Physics I)
  Zehetbauer
• 260054 SE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Seminar - low dimensional solids - synthesis, characterization and device applications
  Ayala
• 260105 UE 2.5 ECTS Introduction into Electron Microscopy I - Exercises
  Waitz
• 260111 UE 5 ECTS Solid State Physics I - Exercises
  Stana
• 260132 SE 5 ECTS Physical materials testing - New methods
  Weiss
• 260136 SE 5 ECTS MF 2 Structure and Dynamics of Condensed Systems (MF 4, MaG 9, MaG 10, MaG 13, MaG 14)
  Peterlik
• 260147 SE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Atomic ordering in alloys
  Pfeiler
• 260203 VO 2.5 ECTS Introduction into Electron Microscopy I
  Waitz, Mo 10:00-11:00 (13×), Tu 10:00-11:00 (14×)
• 260214 VO 5 ECTS Solid State Physics I
  Pichler

MaG 14 Materials Physics I

MaG 15 Mathematical Physics I

• 260084 SE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Seminar on mathematical physics
  Steinacker, Tu 14:15-15:45 (14×)

MaG 16 Mathematical Physics II

MaG 17 Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information I

• 260065 SE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Foundations of modern quantum physics
  Aspelmeyer

MaG 18 Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information II

• 260049 VO 2.5 ECTS [ en ] Tensor network methods in quantum many body systems
  Verstraete
• 260053 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Seminar coherence of photons
  Zeilinger
• 260058 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Levitation in Physics - Atoms, Frogs, Superconductors and other Macroobjects that fly
  Aspelmeyer
• 260114 SE 5 ECTS Quantum Photonics and Computing
  Walther
• 260118 VO 2.5 ECTS [ en ] Quantum Information I
  Brukner
• 260121 UE 2.5 ECTS Quantum Information I - Exercises
  Stauber
• 260138 SE 2.5 ECTS [ en ] Quantum Foundations - (Journal Club)
  Brukner
• 260358 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Quantum Optomechanics
  Aspelmeyer

MaG 19 Relativity and Cosmology I

• 260023 UE 5 ECTS Relativity and Cosmology I- Exercises
  Gr. 1 Rumpf
  Gr. 2 Joudioux
• 260038 VO 5 ECTS Relativity and Cosmology I
  Rumpf

MaG 20 Relativity and Cosmology II

MaG 21 Particle Physics I

• 260129 VO 2.5 ECTS [ en ] Astro Particle Physics
  Wulz
• 260141 UE 5 ECTS Exercises to introduction to Particle Physics
  Gr. 1 Mateu Barreda
  Gr. 2 Hoang
• 260144 VO 5 ECTS Introduction to Particle Physics
  Hoang, Mo 11:00-13:00 (13×), Tu 11:15-13:15 (14×)

MaG 22 Particle Physics II

• 260137 SE 5 ECTS Selected problems of quantum theory
  Embacher

MaG 23 Condensed Matter Theory I

• 260035 SE 5 ECTS Condensed Matter Theory
  Kresse

MaG 24 Condensed Matter Theory II

MaG 25 Environmental Physics and Biophysics I

• 260007 SE 5 ECTS Recent developments in the theory of interconnected dynamical systems
  Kürten
• 260010 VO 2.5 ECTS Aerosol Physics - Physics of dispersed systems
  Hitzenberger
• 260018 VO 2.5 ECTS Fields, waves, rays - Environmental Physics and Biophysics
  Horvath, We 14:00-15:30 (16×)
• 260027 VO 2.5 ECTS [ de en ] Physics of physiological processes
  Kratky, Th 17:15-18:45 (15×)
• 260088 VO 2.5 ECTS Theory of interconnected dynamical systems I - From cellular automata to genetic and artificial neural network models
  Kürten
• 260115 VO 2.5 ECTS Complex Systems I - Foundations, Concepts and Phenomena
  Thurner
• 260116 UE 2.5 ECTS Exercises to Complex Systems I - Foundations, Concepts and Phenomena
  Klimek
• 260285 SE 5 ECTS Introduction to environmental sciences, seminar
  Hitzenberger

MaG 26 Environmental Physics and Biophysics II

• 260007 SE 5 ECTS Recent developments in the theory of interconnected dynamical systems
  Kürten
• 260009 SE 5 ECTS Physics and chemistry of clouds
  Hitzenberger
• 260010 VO 2.5 ECTS Aerosol Physics - Physics of dispersed systems
  Hitzenberger
• 260083 SE 5 ECTS ERG 2 Current topics in aerosol dynamics and optics (MaG 26, MaG 27, MaV 8)
  Hitzenberger
• 260088 VO 2.5 ECTS Theory of interconnected dynamical systems I - From cellular automata to genetic and artificial neural network models
  Kürten
• 260115 VO 2.5 ECTS Complex Systems I - Foundations, Concepts and Phenomena
  Thurner
• 260116 UE 2.5 ECTS Exercises to Complex Systems I - Foundations, Concepts and Phenomena
  Klimek
• 260285 SE 5 ECTS Introduction to environmental sciences, seminar
  Hitzenberger

MaG 27 Seminars on Scientific Topics

• 260001 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Seminar on atomic and subatomic physics
  Widmann
• 260030 SE 5 ECTS Literature seminar (Gravitation Theory)
  Chrusciel, Th 14:00-15:30 (16×)
• 260083 SE 5 ECTS ERG 2 Current topics in aerosol dynamics and optics (MaG 26, MaG 27, MaV 8)
  Hitzenberger
• 260209 SE 5 ECTS Physics of functional materials
  Schranz

MaG 28 Laboratory Aerosolphysics

MaG 29 Laboratory Computational Physics

• 260022 PR 10 ECTS Laboratory Computational Physics
  Neumann

MaG 30 Laboratory Computational Quantum Mechanics

• 260041 PR 10 ECTS Laboratory Computational Quantum Mechanics
  Kresse, Fr 13:00-17:00 (15×)

MaG 31 Laboratory Advanced Materials (before: Laboratory Solid State Physics)

• 260005 PR 10 ECTS Laboratory Solid State Physics: Advanced Materials - Advanced lab course in solid state physics
  Pichler

MaG 32 Laboratory Electronics

• 260108 PR 10 ECTS Laboratory Electronics - Electronics for Physicists
  Steier

MaG 33 Laboratory Materials Physics

• 260046 PR 10 ECTS Special Lab Course Nanocrystalline materials
  Zehetbauer
• 260060 PR 10 ECTS Laboratory course on materials physics
  Zehetbauer

MaG 34 Laboratory Modern methods in experimental physics

MaG 35 Laboratory Practical Class on Modern Microscopical Methods

• 260095 PR 10 ECTS Laboratory Modern Microscope Methods
  Rentenberger

MaG 36 Laboratory Quantum Optics

• 260211 PR 10 ECTS Laboratory Quantum Optics
  Walther

MaG 37 Laboratory Nuclear and Isotope Physics

• 260051 PR 10 ECTS [ de en ] Methods of instrumentation in high energy physics
  Krammer
• 260057 PR 10 ECTS Laboratory Nuclear and Isotope Physics
  Gr. 1 [ de en ] Friedmann
  Gr. 2 [ de en ] Friedmann

MaG 38 Laboratory low dimensional solids (before: Laboratory Structure and Dynamics)

• 260079 PR 10 ECTS Laboratory course - low dimensional solids - synthesis, characterization and device applications
  Ayala

MaG 39 Laboratory Theoretical Physics

MaG 40 Environmental Physics, Project oriented laboratory experiments (before: Laboratory Low Temperature Physics)

• 260229 PR 10 ECTS Environmental Physics, Project oriented laboratory experiments
  Hitzenberger

Block of Elective Modules: Interests (MaInt) (before: Additional Qualifications)

• 260025 VO 1 ECTS [ en ] Philosophy of Physics
  Brown
• 260034 VO 3 ECTS Introduction to vector and tensor calculus I
  Wagner
• 260081 UE 3 ECTS Practical work at machineshops - beginner
  Gr. 1 Prager
  Gr. 2 Prager
• 260205 UE 3 ECTS Practical Class PC hardware for science I - (mit Realisierung von Messaufbauten)
  Schlosser

Block of Elective Modules: Advances (MaV)

MaV 1 Advanced Module Computational Physics

MaV 2 Advanced Module Nuclear and Isotope Physics

• 260001 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Seminar on atomic and subatomic physics
  Widmann
• 260062 VO 2.5 ECTS [ en ] Trace isotopes in environment and technology - analytical methods
  Steier, Tu 10:30-12:00 (14×)
• 260090 SE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Seminar on experimental particle physics
  Widmann
• 260174 SE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Seminar phenomenology of nuclear physics
  Friedmann, We 16:30-18:00 (15×)
• 260271 VO 2.5 ECTS Science based dating methods
  Wild
• 442601 SE 5 ECTS Seminar for isotope research and nuclear physics
  Kutschera, Th 16:30-18:00 (15×)

MaV 3 Advanced Module Materials Physics

• 260011 VO 2.5 ECTS [ de en ] Scattering methods in modern science
  Schranz, Th 13:30-15:00 (15×)
• 260015 SE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Seminar on micro- and nanomaterials
  Zehetbauer
• 260021 SE 5 ECTS Seminar on advanced materials
  Pichler
• 260054 SE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Seminar - low dimensional solids - synthesis, characterization and device applications
  Ayala
• 260076 VO 2.5 ECTS [ de en ] Physics of molecular Nanostructures: Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Graphene - The beauty of instabilities and the influence of basic correlation effects on the properties of molecular nanostructures such as fullerenes, nanotubes und graphene as well as implications on their application potential
  Pichler
• 260128 VO 2.5 ECTS [ de en ] Introduction to the Physics of Metals and Alloys
  Pfeiler
• 260147 SE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Atomic ordering in alloys
  Pfeiler
• 260209 SE 5 ECTS Physics of functional materials
  Schranz
• 260377 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Seminar in low dimensional quantum solids - Seminar on new results on the properties of low dimensional quantum solids such as fullerenes, nanotubes and graphene, high temperature superconductors and optoelectronic materials as well as implications on their application potential
  Pichler

MaV 4 Advanced Module Mathematical and Gravitation Physics

• 260030 SE 5 ECTS Literature seminar (Gravitation Theory)
  Chrusciel, Th 14:00-15:30 (16×)
• 260130 SE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Seminar in special topics in relativity - Introduction to the classical theory of black holes
  Chrusciel
• 260183 VO 2.5 ECTS Tensors, Spinors, Twistors and all that
  Urbantke, Mo 17:15-18:00 (13×), Tu 17:15-18:00 (14×)

MaV 5 Advanced Module Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information

• 260049 VO 2.5 ECTS [ en ] Tensor network methods in quantum many body systems
  Verstraete
• 260053 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Seminar coherence of photons
  Zeilinger
• 260058 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Levitation in Physics - Atoms, Frogs, Superconductors and other Macroobjects that fly
  Aspelmeyer
• 260114 SE 5 ECTS Quantum Photonics and Computing
  Walther
• 260118 VO 2.5 ECTS [ en ] Quantum Information I
  Brukner
• 260121 UE 2.5 ECTS Quantum Information I - Exercises
  Stauber
• 260138 SE 2.5 ECTS [ en ] Quantum Foundations - (Journal Club)
  Brukner
• 260358 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Quantum Optomechanics
  Aspelmeyer
• 442603 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Quantum Optics Seminar - The Seminar consists of a series of talks, given by mainly international guests.
  Walther

MaV 6 Advanced Module Condensed Matter Physics

• 260011 VO 2.5 ECTS [ de en ] Scattering methods in modern science
  Schranz, Th 13:30-15:00 (15×)
• 260021 SE 5 ECTS Seminar on advanced materials
  Pichler
• 260076 VO 2.5 ECTS [ de en ] Physics of molecular Nanostructures: Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Graphene - The beauty of instabilities and the influence of basic correlation effects on the properties of molecular nanostructures such as fullerenes, nanotubes und graphene as well as implications on their application potential
  Pichler
• 260128 VO 2.5 ECTS [ de en ] Introduction to the Physics of Metals and Alloys
  Pfeiler
• 260147 SE 5 ECTS [ de en ] Atomic ordering in alloys
  Pfeiler
• 260209 SE 5 ECTS Physics of functional materials
  Schranz
• 260377 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Seminar in low dimensional quantum solids - Seminar on new results on the properties of low dimensional quantum solids such as fullerenes, nanotubes and graphene, high temperature superconductors and optoelectronic materials as well as implications on their application potential
  Pichler

MaV 7 Advanced Module Particle Physics

• 260019 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Current topics in theoretical particle physics
  Hoang
• 260123 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Seminar in particle physics
  Neufeld, Tu 16:15-17:45 (14×)

MaV 8 Advanced Module Environmental Physics and Biophysics

• 260083 SE 5 ECTS ERG 2 Current topics in aerosol dynamics and optics (MaG 26, MaG 27, MaV 8)
  Hitzenberger
• 260285 SE 5 ECTS Introduction to environmental sciences, seminar
  Hitzenberger

Block of Elective Modules: Specialization (MaS)

MaS 1 Specialization Module Computational Physics

• 260093 PR 15 ECTS Specialization Module Computational Physics
  Dellago

MaS 2 Specialization Module Nuclear and Isotope Physics

• 260068 PR 15 ECTS Specialization Module Nuclear and Isotope Physics
  Golser
• 260148 PR 15 ECTS Specialization Module Nuclear and Isotope Physics - Supervision of master theses in the framework of subatomic physics, experimental work on international accelerator centres: CERN-AD, Geneva, Switzerland; GSI, Darmstadt, Germany; J-PARC, Tokai, Japa and DAFNE, Frascati, Italy. (Additional information on SMI-homepage: www.oeaw.ac.at/smi)
  Zmeskal

MaS 3 Specialization Module Materials Physics

• 260150 PR 15 ECTS Specialization Module Materials Physics
  Zehetbauer
• 260177 PR 15 ECTS Specialization Module Condensed Matter Physics
  Peterlik

MaS 4 Specialization Module Mathematical and Gravitation Physics

• 260037 PR 15 ECTS Specialization Module Mathematical and Gravitation Physics
  Chrusciel

MaS 5 Specialization Module Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information

• 260165 PR 15 ECTS Specialization Module Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information - Introduction to the work methods of experimental and theoretical quantum physics - Preparation towards the masterthesis
  Walther

MaS 6 Specialization Module Condensed Matter Physics

• 260177 PR 15 ECTS Specialization Module Condensed Matter Physics
  Peterlik

MaS 7 Specialization Module Particle Physics

• 260036 PR 15 ECTS Specialization Module Particle Physics
  Neufeld

MaS 8 Specialization Module Environmental Physics and Biophysics

• 260167 PR 15 ECTS Specialization Module Environmental Physics and Biophysics
  Hitzenberger