• Level of study

    BAC +4

  • ECTS

    5 credits

  • Component

    Faculty of Science

  • Hourly volume

    42h

Description

This teaching is part of the foundation of modern physics. It provides a foundation of knowledge that is strictly necessary for all courses in physics since it lays the foundation for the theoretical description of the interaction between the electromagnetic field and elementary quantum elements such as two-level systems, atoms and molecules. It also provides the necessary teaching for the understanding of LASER, modern optical devices, and spectroscopic methods and analyses.

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Objectives

The objective of this course is to introduce the theoretical concepts and methods used to describe the electronic properties of atoms and molecules and the interaction between light and atomic matter: atoms and molecules interacting with electric and magnetic fields, spin and angular momentum, dielectric permittivity, Rabi oscillations, thermal radiation, introduction to LASER physics.

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Necessary pre-requisites

- Analytical mechanics

- Quantum mechanics

Recommended prerequisites

- Electromagnetism

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Knowledge control

Final written exam

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Syllabus

1) Hydrogen atom

2) Algebra of moments

3) Time independent disturbances

4) Magnetism - Spin and magnetic moment

5) Classical description of the radiation-matter interaction

6) Black body radiation

7) Quantum description of the radiation-matter interaction

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