26.02 Master Degree Programme in Physics (Curriculum 01.10.2007)

I. Compulsory Modules (MaP)

MaP 1 Additional Qualifications

• 260085 VO How to analyse and document experimental data - The handling of uncertainties from planning the experiment up to publicating analysed data
• 260124 SE Supplementary Seminar STEP
• 260279 SE Scientific publishing and presentation
• 260302 IK To do Science - in Physics
• 260303 IK To do Science - in Biology
• 260304 IK Two Case Studies concerning Cognition by Means of Science - deepening quantum theory
• 260305 VO Scientific Method and Cognition
• 260310 IK Two Case Studies concerning Cognition by Means of Science - deepening evolution

MaP 2 Master's Thesis

MaP 3 Master's Examination

II. Optional Modules

Block of Elective Modules: Basic Module (MaG)

MaG 1 Theoretical Physics III: Electrodynamics

• 260039 VO Theoretical Physics III: Electrodynamics
• 260040 UE [ en de ] Theoretical Physics III: Electrodynamics - Exercises

MaG 2 Theoretical Physics IV: Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics I

MaG 3 Quantum Mechanics II

MaG 4 Statistical Physics II

• 260043 VO [ en ] Statistical Physics II
• 260071 UE Statistical Physics II - Exercises

MaG 5 Mathematical Methods of Physics III

MaG 6 Electron Microscopy

• 260105 UE Introduction into Electron Microscopy I - Exercises
• 260203 VO Introduction into Electron Microscopy I

MaG 7 Computational Physics I

• 260003 VO Computational Physics I: Basics
• 260016 UE Computational Physics I Problem class
• 260143 VO Deterministic Chaos I - Nonlinear Dynamics in Science

MaG 8 Computational Physics II

• 260022 PR Laboratory Computational Physics
• 260058 SE Applied statistical physics and simulation

MaG 9 Solid State Physics I

• 260002 VO [ de fr ] Introduction to solid state physics (electronic properties) - for students of all semesters
• 260012 VO Phase transitions in solids: Phenomenology and thermodynamics
• 260020 VO Fundamentals of Materials Physics (Materials Physics I)
• 260042 VO Superconductivity 1 (incl. high-temperature sc) - for students of all semesters
• 260054 SE [ de en ] Seminar - low dimensional solids - synthesis, characterization and device applications
• 260061 VO [ en ] Introduction to Photonics
• 260105 UE Introduction into Electron Microscopy I - Exercises
• 260111 UE Solid State Physics I - Exercises
• 260147 SE [ de en ] Atomic ordering in alloys
• 260203 VO Introduction into Electron Microscopy I
• 260214 VO Solid State Physics I

MaG 10 Solid State Physics II

• 260094 VO [ de en ] Lecture - low dimensional solids - synthesis, characterization and device applications
• 260096 SE [ de en ] Defects, Kinetics and electronic Structure of Condensed Systems

MaG 11 Nuclear and Isotope Physics I

• 260001 SE [ en ] Seminar on atomic and subatomic physics
• 260066 VO [ de en ] Detector and detector systems for particle and nuclear physics I
• 260070 SE Seminar for isotope research and nuclear physics
• 260090 SE [ de en ] Seminar on experimental particle physics
• 260140 VO Introduction to nuclear physics I
• 260153 VO [ en ] Experimental Particle Physics I
• 260174 SE [ de en ] Seminar phenomenology of nuclear physics

MaG 12 Nuclear and Isotope Physics II

• 260044 VO [ de en ] Storage Rings and Ion Traps
• 260062 VO Trace isotopes in environment and technology - analytical methods
• 260103 VO Physics of Exotic Atoms
• 260133 VO Particle Physics: Concepts and experimental tests
• 260174 SE [ de en ] Seminar phenomenology of nuclear physics

MaG 13 Materials Physics I

• 260012 VO Phase transitions in solids: Phenomenology and thermodynamics
• 260015 SE [ de en ] Seminar on micro- and nanomaterials
• 260020 VO Fundamentals of Materials Physics (Materials Physics I)
• 260054 SE [ de en ] Seminar - low dimensional solids - synthesis, characterization and device applications
• 260061 VO [ en ] Introduction to Photonics
• 260105 UE Introduction into Electron Microscopy I - Exercises
• 260111 UE Solid State Physics I - Exercises
• 260132 SE Physical materials testing - New methods
• 260147 SE [ de en ] Atomic ordering in alloys
• 260203 VO Introduction into Electron Microscopy I
• 260214 VO Solid State Physics I

MaG 14 Materials Physics I

• 260094 VO [ de en ] Lecture - low dimensional solids - synthesis, characterization and device applications
• 260096 SE [ de en ] Defects, Kinetics and electronic Structure of Condensed Systems

MaG 15 Mathematical Physics I

• 260004 UE Exercises for Local Quantum Physics
• 260064 VO Local Quantum Physics
• 260084 SE Seminar on mathematical physics
• 260115 VO [ en ] Complex Systems I - Foundations, Concepts and Phenomena
• 260116 UE [ en ] Exercises to Complex Systems I - Foundations, Concepts and Phenomena

MaG 16 Mathematical Physics II

MaG 17 Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information I

• 260052 VO [ en ] Experimental and conceptual foundations of quantum physics and quantum information - Part II
• 260065 SE [ de en ] Foundations of modern quantum physics
• 260213 SE [ en ] Quantum Optics Seminar - The Seminar consists of a series of talks, given by mainly international guests.

MaG 18 Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information II

• 260024 VO Biological Frontiers of Physics: From New Tools for Bio-imaging to Quantum Biology
• 260049 VO [ en ] Advanced Linear Algebra for Quantum Information and Computational Physics
• 260053 SE [ en ] Seminar coherence of photons
• 260063 SE [ en ] Optical trapping of atoms, molecules and macroobjects
• 260119 VO Quantum Information Theory
• 260122 SE Current topics in Quantum Information
• 260355 SE [ en ] Molecular quantum nanophysics, at the interface to biophysics and physical chemistry
• 260358 SE [ en ] Quantum Optomechanics

MaG 19 Relativity and Cosmology I

• 260023 UE Relativity and Cosmology I- Exercises
• 260038 VO Relativity and Cosmology I
• 260130 SE [ de en ] Seminar in special topics in relativity - Energy in general relativity

MaG 20 Relativity and Cosmology II

MaG 21 Particle Physics I

• 260129 VO [ en ] Astro Particle Physics
• 260141 UE Exercises to introduction to Particle Physics
• 260144 VO Introduction to Particle Physics

MaG 22 Particle Physics II

• 260133 VO Particle Physics: Concepts and experimental tests

MaG 23 Condensed Matter Theory I

• 260035 SE Condensed Matter Theory

MaG 24 Condensed Matter Theory II

MaG 25 Environmental Physics and Biophysics I

• 260007 SE Recent developments in the theory of interconnected dynamical systems
• 260010 VO Aerosol Physics - Physics of dispersed systems
• 260088 VO Theory of interconnected dynamical systems I - From cellular automata to genetic and artificial neural network models
• 260115 VO [ en ] Complex Systems I - Foundations, Concepts and Phenomena
• 260116 UE [ en ] Exercises to Complex Systems I - Foundations, Concepts and Phenomena
• 260161 VO Introduction to Environmental Science

MaG 26 Environmental Physics and Biophysics II

• 260009 SE Physics and chemistry of clouds
• 260024 VO Biological Frontiers of Physics: From New Tools for Bio-imaging to Quantum Biology
• 260083 SE ERG 2 Current topics in aerosol dynamics and optics (MaG 26, MaG 27, MaV 8)

MaG 27 Seminars on Scientific Topics

• 260001 SE [ en ] Seminar on atomic and subatomic physics
• 260030 SE Literature seminar (Gravitation Theory)
• 260070 SE Seminar for isotope research and nuclear physics
• 260083 SE ERG 2 Current topics in aerosol dynamics and optics (MaG 26, MaG 27, MaV 8)
• 260130 SE [ de en ] Seminar in special topics in relativity - Energy in general relativity
• 260209 SE Physics of functional materials

MaG 28 Laboratory Aerosolphysics

MaG 29 Laboratory Computational Physics

• 260022 PR Laboratory Computational Physics

MaG 30 Laboratory Computational Quantum Mechanics

MaG 31 Laboratory Solid State Physics

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

MaG 32 Laboratory Electronics

• 260108 PR Laboratory Electronics - Electronics for Physicists

MaG 33 Laboratory Materials Physics

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

MaG 34 Laboratory Modern methods in experimental physics

MaG 35 Laboratory Practical Class on Modern Microscopical Methods

• 260095 PR Laboratory Modern Microscope Methods

MaG 36 Laboratory Quantum Optics

• 260211 PR Laboratory Quantum Optics

MaG 37 Laboratory Nuclear and Isotope Physics

• 260045 PR Laboratory Nuclear and Isotope Physics - Isotope detection and application
• 260051 PR Methods of instrumentation in high energy physics
• 260057 PR [ de en ] Laboratory Nuclear and Isotope Physics

MaG 38 Laboratory Structure and Dynamics

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

MaG 39 Laboratory Theoretical Physics

• 260087 PR Laboratory Theoretical Physics

MaG 40 Laboratory Low Temperature Physics

Block of Elective Modules: Supplement (MaE)

• 260034 VO Introduction to vector and tensor calculus I
• 260081 UE Practical work at machineshops
• 260168 VO Introduction into PC hardware for scientists I
• 260205 UE Practical Class PC hardware for science I - (mit Realisierung von Messaufbauten)

Block of Elective Modules: Advances (MaV

MaV 1 Advanced Module Computational Physics

• 260058 SE Applied statistical physics and simulation

MaV 2 Advanced Module Nuclear and Isotope Physics

• 260001 SE [ en ] Seminar on atomic and subatomic physics
• 260062 VO Trace isotopes in environment and technology - analytical methods
• 260070 SE Seminar for isotope research and nuclear physics
• 260090 SE [ de en ] Seminar on experimental particle physics
• 260103 VO Physics of Exotic Atoms
• 260133 VO Particle Physics: Concepts and experimental tests
• 260174 SE [ de en ] Seminar phenomenology of nuclear physics

MaV 3 Advanced Module Materials Physics

• 260015 SE [ de en ] Seminar on micro- and nanomaterials
• 260021 SE Seminar on advanced materials
• 260076 VO [ 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
• 260094 VO [ de en ] Lecture - low dimensional solids - synthesis, characterization and device applications
• 260096 SE [ de en ] Defects, Kinetics and electronic Structure of Condensed Systems
• 260128 VO [ de en ] Introduction to the Physics of Metals and Alloys
• 260147 SE [ de en ] Atomic ordering in alloys
• 260209 SE Physics of functional materials
• 260377 SE [ 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

MaV 4 Advanced Module Mathematical and Gravitation Physics

• 260030 SE Literature seminar (Gravitation Theory)
• 260043 VO [ en ] Statistical Physics II
• 260067 VO [ en ] Gravitation and quantum theory
• 260071 UE Statistical Physics II - Exercises
• 260077 UE Gravitation and quantum theory: Exercises
• 260110 VO Lie groups and Lie algebras for physicists
• 260112 UE Exercises to Lie groups and Lie algebras for physicists
• 260183 VO Tensors, Spinors, Twistors and all that

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

• 260024 VO Biological Frontiers of Physics: From New Tools for Bio-imaging to Quantum Biology
• 260049 VO [ en ] Advanced Linear Algebra for Quantum Information and Computational Physics
• 260052 VO [ en ] Experimental and conceptual foundations of quantum physics and quantum information - Part II
• 260053 SE [ en ] Seminar coherence of photons
• 260063 SE [ en ] Optical trapping of atoms, molecules and macroobjects
• 260119 VO Quantum Information Theory
• 260122 SE Current topics in Quantum Information
• 260146 SE [ en ] Entanglement Coffee - (Journal Club)
• 260213 SE [ en ] Quantum Optics Seminar - The Seminar consists of a series of talks, given by mainly international guests.
• 260355 SE [ en ] Molecular quantum nanophysics, at the interface to biophysics and physical chemistry
• 260358 SE [ en ] Quantum Optomechanics

MaV 6 Advanced Module Condensed Matter Physics

• 260021 SE Seminar on advanced materials
• 260076 VO [ 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
• 260096 SE [ de en ] Defects, Kinetics and electronic Structure of Condensed Systems
• 260128 VO [ de en ] Introduction to the Physics of Metals and Alloys
• 260147 SE [ de en ] Atomic ordering in alloys
• 260201 SE [ en ] Introduction: high-temperature superconductivity
• 260209 SE Physics of functional materials
• 260377 SE [ 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

MaV 7 Advanced Module Particle Physics

• 260110 VO Lie groups and Lie algebras for physicists
• 260112 UE Exercises to Lie groups and Lie algebras for physicists
• 260123 SE [ en ] Seminar in particle physics
• 260133 VO Particle Physics: Concepts and experimental tests

MaV 8 Advanced Module Environmental Physics and Biophysics

• 260024 VO Biological Frontiers of Physics: From New Tools for Bio-imaging to Quantum Biology
• 260083 SE ERG 2 Current topics in aerosol dynamics and optics (MaG 26, MaG 27, MaV 8)

Block of Elective Modules: Specialization (MaS)

MaS 1 Specialization Module Computational Physics

• 260093 PR Specialization Module Computational Physics

MaS 2 Specialization Module Nuclear and Isotope Physics

• 260068 PR Specialization Module Nuclear and Isotope Physics
• 260148 PR 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)

MaS 3 Specialization Module Materials Physics

• 260150 PR Specialization Module Materials Physics

MaS 4 Specialization Module Mathematical and Gravitation Physics

• 260037 PR Specialization Module Mathematical and Gravitation Physics

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

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

MaS 6 Specialization Module Condensed Matter Physics

MaS 7 Specialization Module Particle Physics

• 260036 PR Specialization Module Particle Physics

MaS 8 Specialization Module Environmental Physics and Biophysics