PHYS 598

Fall 2013 All Classes

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Special Topics in Physics

Credit: 1 TO 4 hours.

Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in physics intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or departmental course information for topics and prerequisites.

May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary.

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PHYS 598 class schedule data for fall 2013
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	61725	Lecture	ADS	3:30PM -4:50PM	TR	Loomis Laboratory	Leigh, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/13-12/11/13 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: AdS/QFT Correspondence Section Info: This course will give students a working knowledge of the AdS/QFT correspondence, and its applications in particle physics, hydrodynamics, fluid mechanics, and condensed matter physics. Although students will benefit from having already a good knowledge of quantum field theory (such as from Physics 582-583), all other necessary material will be introduced in class, including rudimentary material on general relativity and string theory. Throughout the course, we will collaboratively develop code using Mathematica and/or Matlab to calculate interesting holographic observables. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
	34941	Lecture	PTD	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	Loomis Laboratory	Leggett, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/13-12/11/13 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Physics in Two Dimensions Section Info: PHYSICS IN TWO DIMENSIONS. This course is intended as an introduction to some of the peculiarities of physics in systems which are effectively two-dimensional. It will emphasize the comparison of theory with experiment, especially in those cases in which the two apparently do not agree. Specimen topics include the question of long-range order in two dimensions, weak localization, the (integral and fractional) quantum Hall effect, the apparently metallic behavior seen in Si MOSFETs and other quasi-two-dimensional systems, and the general idea of topological quantum computation and some of its proposed implementrations. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.