Credits: 2 (2-0-0)
Prerequisites: PYL205 & PYL122
Description
Maxwell’s equations and Gauge invariance,Quantum mechanics of a charged particle as a gauge theory,Vector potential as phase, Aharonov-Bohm Effect,Superconductivity and Magnetic flux quantization in superconductors, Introduction to continuous symmetry groups, U(1) and SU(2) symmetry groups,Classical field theories, Local gauge invariance and the gauge fields,Yang-Mills gauge theories, Spontaneous symmetry breaking, Goldstone bosons, Higgs machanism, Weinberg-Salam Model.
Prerequisite Tree
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PYL433-651[PYL433]
PYL433-651 --> PYL122-651[PYL122]
PYL433-651 --> PYL205-651[PYL205]
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