2018 Spring
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FY822: Advanced research topics in fundamental physics (5 ECTS)

STADS: 07013401

Level
Master's level course approved as PhD course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the spring semester.

Teacher responsible
Email: sloth@cp3.sdu.dk

Timetable
Group Type Day Time Classroom Weeks Comment
Common I Monday 12-14 U142 15,19-20,22
Common I Monday 10-12 U155 17
Common I Tuesday 10-12 U142 16
Common I Tuesday 12-14 U154 18
Common I Tuesday 10-12 U154 21
Common I Wednesday 12-14 U154 17,19-21
Common I Thursday 10-12 U154 18
Common I Friday 13-15 U142 16
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Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
Students taking the course are expected to:
  • Have knowledge of and be able to use quantum field theory and general relativity.


Course introduction
The course will provide an introduction to advanced and hot research topics at the intersection of Quantum Field Theory (QFT), General Relativity (GR) and Cosmology. The course is aimed at advanced master students and PhD students.

The course builds on the knowledge acquired in the other courses at the maste’rs level, and gives an academic basis for working with the master thesis or research at the PhD level within these topics.

In relation to the competence profile of the degree it is the explicit focus of the course to:

  • Give the competence and skills to do research, teaching or popularization in relation to these topics.


Expected learning outcome
The learning objectives of the course is that the student demonstrates the ability to:
  • Solve simple problems within these topics.
Subject overview
The following main topics are contained in the course (this is an advanced course and therefore topics may change from year to year):
  • Soft theorems
  • IR issues in QFT and gravity
  • Asymptotic symmetries
  • Quantum information and entropy
  • AdS/CFT
  • Black hole information paradox
  • ER=EPR
  • Quantum complexity
Literature
There isn't any litterature for the course at the moment.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
  1. Two obligatory take-home problem sets. Internal marking by teacher, pass/fail. (5 ECTS). (07013402).
Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.
Intro phase: 28 hours

Educational activities
Two obligatory take-home problem setsEducational form
Lectures and obligatory home problems.

Language
This course is taught in Danish or English, depending on the lecturer. However, if international students participate, the teaching language will always be English.

Remarks
The course can be followed after the course FY8YY: Quantum field theory in curved space that runs earlier in the spring. The course will only run every second year.

Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.

Tuition fees for single courses
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