Fachgruppe Physik/Astronomie - Kommentiertes Vorlesungsverzeichnis Wintersemester 2020/2021

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Kommentiertes Vorlesungsverzeichnis Wintersemester 2020/2021

physics606	Advanced Quantum Theory Mo 12-14, We 13, HS I, PI
	Instructor(s):	C. Hanhart, B. Kubis
	Prerequisites:	Theoretical courses at the Bachelor degree level, in particular, quantum mechanics; fundamentals of the theory of complex functions.
	Contents:	Relativistic quantum mechanics: relativistic wave equations: Klein-Gordon equation, Dirac equation; representations of the Lorentz group: Lorentz transformations of vectors and spinors; non- relativistic limit: Pauli equation and spin; free solutions. Many-body quantum theory: occupation number representation and second quantization; field operators; absorption and emission of radiation; spin-statistics theorem; fundamentals of propagator theory; Scattering theory: partial wave expansion, scattering phase shift; Lippmann-Schwinger equation; Born approximation; optical theorem.
	Literature:	Relativistic quantum mechanics: R. Shankar, Principles of Quantum Mechanics F. Schwabl, Advanced Quantum Mechanics, Springer J.D. Bjorken, S.D. Drell, Relativistic Quantum Mechanics, McGraw-Hill Many-body quantum theory: L. D. Landau, E. M. Lifshitz, Course of Theoretical Physics, Vol. 3: Quantum Mechanics Scattering theory: J.J. Sakurai, Modern Quantum Mechanics, Addison Wesley R. Shankar, Principles of Quantum Mechanics
	Comments:	The lecture course will, in particular, provide the fundamentally new insights that stem from the combination of quantum mechanics with special relativity and from the many-body formulation of quantum mechanics. The lecture and exercises will be given in English. More information and additional literature will be given on the lecture web page.
physics612	Accelerator Physics Tu 12-14, Th 8-10, HS, HISKP
	Instructor(s):	K. Desch
	Prerequisites:	Experimental Physics 1-5, Theoretical Electrodynamics, Electronics useful.
	Contents:	Understanding of the functional principle of different types of particle accelerators Layout and design of simple magneto-optic systems. Basic knowledge of radio frequency engineering and technology Knowledge of linear beam dynamics in particle accelerators. Elementary overview of different types of particle accelerators: electrostatic and induction accelerators, RFQ, Alvarez, LINAC, Cyclotron, Synchrotron, Microtron Subsystems of particle accelerators: particle sources, RF systems, magnets, vacuum systems Linear beam optics: equations of motion, matrix formalism, particle beams and phase space Circular accelerators: periodic focusing systems, transverse beam dynamics, longitudinal beam dynamics.
	Literature:	Main book for the course: K. Wille, The Physics of Particle Accelerators: An Introduction (Oxford University Press) Others: K. Wille; Physik der Teilchenbeschleuniger und Synchrotronstrahlungsquellen (Teubner) F. Hinterberger; Physik der Teilchenbeschleuniger und Ionenoptik (Springer) H. Wiedemann; Particle Accelerator Physics (Springer) D. A. Edwards, M.J. Syphers; An Introduction to the Physics of High Energy Accelerators (Wiley & Sons) S. Y. Lee, Accelerator Physics and Technology, (World Scientific) Chao, Mess, Tigner, Zimmer, Handbook of Accelerator Physics and Engineering (World Scientfic) and many more
	Comments:
physics615	Theoretical Particle Physics Mo 16-18, Tu 16, HS I, PI
	Instructor(s):	M. Drees
	Prerequisites:	Relativistic quantum mechanics. Introductory courses in particle physics and quantum field theory are helpful, but not essential. Basics of Group Theory can be helpful.
	Contents:	Classical field theory, Gauge theories for QED and QCD, Higgs mechanism, Standard model of strong and electroweak interactions
	Literature:	Cheng and Li, Gauge theories of elementary particle physics Peskin and Schroeder: An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory Aitchison and Hey: Gauge Theories in Particle Physics
	Comments:	The course (both lectures and tutorials) are in English. A condition for participation in the final exam is that 50% of the homework of this class have been solved (not necessarily entirely correctly). The first lecture will take place on Monday, October 26 The exact format of the lecture in times of Corona is not clear yet; please watch the web page listed above.
physics616	Theoretical Hadron Physics We 9-12, HS, HISKP
	Instructor(s):	U. Meißner, A. Rusetsky
	Prerequisites:	Quantum Mechanics, Advanced Quantum Theory
	Contents:	Symmetries and hadron classification schemes Quark models of hadrons Hadronic reactions, kinematics, scattering amplitudes and cross sections Introduction to the dispersion relations Introduction to the chiral symmetry. Chiral effective field theories. Introduction to heavy quark physics. Heavy quark effective field theory.
	Literature:	F. Halzen, A.D. Martin; Quarks and Leptons (Wiley 1984) D.H. Perkins; Introduction to High Energy Physics (Addison-Wesley 1987) J.F. Donoghue et al.; Dynamics of the Standard Model, 2nd ed. (Cambridge University Press 2014) A.W. Thomas, W. Weise; The Structure of the Nucleon (Wiley-VCH 2001) M.E. Peskin, D.V. Schroeder; An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory (Westview Press 1995) F.E. Close; An introduction to Quarks and Partons (Academic Press 1980) J.P. Elliott, P.G. Dawber; Symmetry in Physics (Oxford University Press 1985) W.E. Burcham, M. Jobes; Nuclear and Particle Physics (Prentice Hall 1995) H. Georgi; Lie Algebras in Particle Physics (Westview Press 1999) G. Barton; Introduction to Dispersion Techniques in Field Theory (W.A.Benjamin1965) S. Scherer, M.R. Schindler; A Primer for Chiral Perturbation Theory (Springer 2012) A. Manohar, M.Wise; Heavy Quark Physics (Cambridge University Press 2000)
	Comments:	A basic knowledge of Quantum Field Theory is useful.
physics719	BCGS intensive week (Test beam measurements with a pixel telescope at the DESY electron test beam) September/October 2020
	Instructor(s):	I. Gregor
	Prerequisites:	Basic knowledge of particle physics at the bachelor or master level is assumed. Some programming knowledge (C or C++) would also be very useful but are not mandatory.
	Contents:	This course will be of interest for students starting their master studies, students who start their master project soon, and Ph.D. students from other fields of physics who wish to broaden their horizon. We will discuss particle detectors as mostly used in particle physics with focus on silicon tracking detectors. In the afternoons tests with a pixel telescope will be performed at the DESY test beam and the obtained data analysed. An overview of important parameters for detector testing will be given and some of them tested in laboratory tests. This course will be at DESY in Hamburg (travel costs will be covered)!! While following these lines, particular emphasis is given to - Overview on detectors for particle physics - Passage of particles through matter - Basics on tracking detectors with focus on  semi-conductor detectors - Reconstruction of hits - Important parameters for detector testing and  how to measure those - Radiation damage effects - Simulation of tracks - Taking data with a pixel telescope (electrons at DESY test beam) - Test beam data analysis Of course, not all topics can be addressed to depth within one week. Thus, an effort is made that students will receive an overview and understand the most important concepts. The course is an all-day seminar starting on Monday morning of the selected week. Registration: To take part please register on eCampus: https://ecampus.uni-bonn.de/goto_ecampus_crs_1861366.html before the end of December 2020. Students who wish to receive course credits also need to register on BASIS! Registrations opens on November 1st 2021 until end of January 2021. If the Corona situation does not allow an in-person course at DESY, an all- online course will be offered in the same week. Form of Testing and Examination: Seminar talk. Students who would like to obtain course credit for the intensive week give a seminar talk during or after the intensive week. Please contact gregor@physik.uni-bonn.de as soon as you registered if you would like to give a presentation. The course can also be taken without course credit.
	Literature:	Will be provided.
	Comments:	The course is an all-day workshop in the lecture free time (February or March 2021). The Intensive Week will have lectures in the morning and hands-on exercises in the afternoon.
physics7502	Random Walks and Diffusion
	Instructor(s):	G. Schütz
	Prerequisites:	Quantum mechanics, statistical physics, ordinary and partial differential equations
	Contents:	Random walks, diffusion, central limit theorem, first passage problems, interacting particle systems
	Literature:	Beginning of the course on 5th Nov.
	Comments:	This is an updated and more demanding version of the course with the same title taught previously. Some knowledge in solving partial differential equations (including nonlinear partial differential equations) are required to follow.
physics7508	Quantum Computing Mo 10-12, HS, HISKP, We 10, SR I; HISKP
	Instructor(s):	C. Urbach
	Prerequisites:	Quantum Mechanics Knowledge of a programming language like python or R might be helpful.
	Contents:	Understand the theory of quantum computing and apply it to existing hardware. Quantum circuits Quantum algorithms Quantum computers Quantum noise and quantum operations Quantum error correction Example problems will be implemented and run on IBM's Q experience.
	Literature:	M. A. Nielsen and I. L. Chuang, Quantum Computation and Quantum Information, Cambridge university press.
	Comments:
physics772	Physics in Medicine: Fundamentals of Analyzing Biomedical Signals Mo 10-12, We 12, SR I, HISKP
	Instructor(s):	K. Lehnertz
	Prerequisites:	Bachelor
	Contents:	Introduction to the theory of nonlinear dynamical systems - regularity, stochasticity, deterministic chaos, nonlinearity, complexity, causality, (non-)stationarity, fractals - selected examples of nonlinear dynamical systems and their characteristics (model and real world systems) - selected phenomena (e.g. noise-induced transition, stochastic resonance, self-organized criticality) Time series analysis - linear methods: statistical moments, power spectral estimates, auto- and cross-correlation function, autoregressive modeling - univariate and bivariate nonlinear methods: state-space reconstruction, dimensions, Lyapunov exponents, entropies, determinism, synchronization, interdependencies, surrogate concepts, measuring non-stationarity Applications - nonlinear analysis of biomedical time series (EEG, MEG, EKG)
	Literature:	M. Priestley: Nonlinear and nonstationary time series analysis, London, Academic Press, 1988. H.G. Schuster: Deterministic chaos: an introduction. VCH Verlag Weinheim; Basel; Cambridge, New York, 1989 E. Ott: Chaos in dynamical systems. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK, 1993 H. Kantz, T. Schreiber T: Nonlinear time series analysis. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK, 2nd ed., 2003 A. Pikovsky, M. Rosenblum, J. Kurths: Synchronization: a universal concept in nonlinear sciences. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK, 2001
	Comments:	Beginning: Mo October 26
physics776	Physics in Medicine: Physics of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Tu 10-12, Th 16-18, HS, IAP
	Instructor(s):	T. Stöcker
	Prerequisites:	Lectures Experimental Physics I-III (physik111-physik311)
	Contents:	- Theory and origin of nuclear magnetic resonance (QM and semiclassical approach) - Spin dynamics, T1 and T2 relaxation, Bloch Equations and the Signal Equation - Gradient echoes and spin echoes and the difference between T2 and T2* - On- and off-resonant excitation and the slice selection process - Spatial encoding by means of gradient fields and the k-space formalism - Basic imaging sequences and their basic contrasts, basic imaging artifacts - Hardware components of an MRI scanner, accelerated imaging with multiple receivers - Computation of signal amplitudes in steady state sequences (Phase Graphs) - Advanced MRI Sequences: quantifying flow, diffusion, susceptibility and more - Applications in Neuroimaging
	Literature:	- T. Stöcker: Scriptum zur Vorlesung - E.M. Haacke et al, Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Physical Principles and Sequence Design, John Wiley 1999 - M.T. Vlaardingerbroek, J.A. den Boer, Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Theory and Practice, Springer - Z.P. Liang, P.C. Lauterbur, Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Signal Processing Perspective, SPIE 1999
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physics653	Seminar on Recent Topics in Hadron Physics Fr 12-14, SR I, HISKP
	Instructor(s):	A. Thiel
	Prerequisites:
	Contents:	This seminar will cover different topics, which are currently of interest in the field of hadron physics. These topics will - among others - include: Magnetic moment of the proton Proton radius puzzle Investigation of Proton Polarizabilities via Compton scattering Baryon spectroscopy - Excited states of protons and neutrons the d(2380)-hexaquark and its implications for Astrophysics Investigation of exotic states like hybrids and glueballs Pentaquark states Charmonium spectroscopy D-meson spectroscopy Magnetic moment of the muon Electric Dipole Moment measurements Future Developments
	Literature:	Will be provided during the seminar.
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physics655	Computational Physics Seminar on Analyzing Biomedical Signals Mo 14-16, SR I, HISKP
	Instructor(s):	K. Lehnertz, B. Metsch
	Prerequisites:	Bachelor, basics of programming language (e.g., Fortran, C, C++, Pascal)
	Contents:	- time series: chaotic model systems, noise, autoregressive processes, real world data - generating time series: recursive methods, integration of ODEs - statistical properties of time series: higher order moments, autocorrelation function, power spectra, corsscorrelation function - state-space reconstruction (Takens theorem) - characterizing measures: dimensions, Lyapunov-exponents, entropies, testing determinism (basic algorithms, influencing factors, correction schemes) - testing nonlinearity: making surrogates, null hypothesis tests, Monte-Carlo simulation - nonlinear noise reduction - measuring synchronisation and interdependencies
	Literature:	- H. Kantz, T. Schreiber T: Nonlinear time series analysis. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK, 2nd ed., 2003 - A. Pikovsky, M. Rosenblum, J. Kurths: Synchronization: a universal concept in nonlinear sciences. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK, 2001 - WH. Press, BP. Flannery, SA. Teukolsky, WT. Vetterling: Numerical Recipes: The Art of Scientific Computing. Cambridge University Press - see also: http://www.mpipks-dresden.mpg.de/~tisean/ and http://www.nr.com/
	Comments:	Location: Seminarraum I, HISKP Time: Mo 14 - 16 and one lecture to be arranged Beginning: Mo October 26 (preliminary discussion)
6826	Praktikum in der Arbeitsgruppe: Neurophysik, Computational Physics, Zeitreihenanalyse pr, ganztägig, ca. 4 Wochen, n. Vereinb., HISKP u. Klinik für Epileptologie
	Instructor(s):	K. Lehnertz u.M.
	Prerequisites:	basics of programming language
	Contents:	This laboratory course provides insight into the current research activities of the Neurophysics group. Introduction to time series analysis techniques, neuronal modelling, complex networks. Opportunity for original research on a topic of own choice, with concluding presentation to the group.
	Literature:	Working materials will be provided.
	Comments:	Contact: Prof. Dr. K. Lehnertz email: klaus.lehnertz@ukbonn.de
6835	Special Topics in Quantum Field Theory: Anomalies and their consequences Blockvorlesung: 26.10. bis 30.10.2020
	Instructor(s):	E. Kraus
	Prerequisites:	Quantum field theory (physics 755) Basics of quantization of gauge theories
	Contents:	The anomaly of the axial current Nonrenormalization of the anomaly Anomalies in gauge theories: Nonrenormalizabiliy and symmetries
	Literature:	N. N. Bogoliubov, D.V. Shirkov; Introduction to the theory of quantized fields (J. Wiley & Sons 1959) M. Kaku, Quantum Field Theory (Oxford University Press 1993) M. E. Peskin, D.V. Schroeder; An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory (Harper Collins Publ. 1995)
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astro8503	Radio and X-Ray Observations of Dark Matter and Dark Energy Fr 13-15, Raum 0.008, AIfA Exercises/lab course arranged by appointment
	Instructor(s):	T. Reiprich, F. Pacaud
	Prerequisites:	Introduction to astronomy.
	Contents:	Introduction into the evolution of the universe and the theoretical background of dark matter and dark energy tests. Cosmology with clusters of galaxies using X-rays and the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect. Cosmic microwave background. Cosmic distance scale. Cosmic baryon budget and the warm hot intergalactic medium.
	Literature:	A lecture script will be distributed.
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astro856	Quasars and Microquasars Th 13-15, Raum 0.01, MPIfR
	Instructor(s):	M. Massi
	Prerequisites:
	Contents:	Stellar-mass black holes in our Galaxy mimic many of the phenomena seen in quasars but at much shorter timescales. In these lectures we present and discuss how the simultaneous use of multiwavelength observations has allowed a major progress in the understanding of the accretion/ejection phenomenology. 1. Microquasars and Quasars Definitions Stellar evolution, white dwarf, neutron star, BH 2. Accretion power in astrophysics Nature of the mass donor: Low and High Mass X-ray Binaries Accretion by wind or/and by Roche lobe overflow Eddington luminosity Mass function: neutron star or black hole ? 3. X-ray observations Temperature of the accretion disc and inner radius Spectral states Quasi Periodic Oscillations (QPO) 4. Radio observations Single dish monitoring and VLBI Superluminal motion (review, article) Doppler Boosting Synchrotron radiation Plasmoids and steady jet 5. AGN
	Literature:
	Comments:	http://www3.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/staff/mmassi/#microquasars1
6954	Seminar on galaxy clusters Th 15-16:30, Raum 0.006, AIfA
	Instructor(s):	T. Reiprich
	Prerequisites:	Introductory astronomy course.
	Contents:	The students will report about up-to-date research work on galaxy clusters based on scientific papers.
	Literature:	Will be provided.
	Comments: