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260044 VO The Physics of Matter-Waves (2020S)

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Language: English

Examination dates

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Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Dear students,
Due to the current situation, there will be an oral exam (via Collaborate) instead of the written exam originally intended. The exam will take place on the 22nd of June at 13:15-15:30.
Please register online to the exam soon, so that we can allocate the time slots.

Monday 09.03. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
Monday 16.03. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
Monday 23.03. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
Monday 30.03. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
Monday 20.04. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
Monday 27.04. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
Monday 04.05. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
Monday 11.05. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
Monday 18.05. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
Monday 25.05. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
Monday 08.06. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
Monday 15.06. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
Monday 22.06. 13:00 - 15:15 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

You will learn to understand the experimental and theoretical tools around modern matter-wave interferometry, a field that is rapidly growing:
1 Fundamentals of coherence
2 Fundamentals of diffraction
3 Transmission electron microscopy
4 Coherent beam splitter technologies for "everything"
5 Fermionic Degeneracy
6 Interferometer realizations across all systems
7 Matter-Wave Theory: Wave functions & Path Integrals
8 Matter-Wave Theory: Density Matrices & Wigner Formalism
9 Matter-wave sensors
10 Decoherence & Dephasing
11 Matter-wave search for Physics Beyond the Standard Model
12 Ultrafast electron optics
13 Topological and Information Concepts

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

1 Fundamentals of coherence
2 Fundamentals of diffraction
3 Transmission electron microscopy
4 Coherent beam splitter technologies for "everything"
5 Fermionic Degeneracy
6 Interferometer realizations across all systems
7 Matter-Wave Theory: Wave functions & Path Integrals
8 Matter-Wave Theory: Density Matrices & Wigner Formalism
9 Matter-wave sensors
10 Decoherence & Dephasing
11 Matter-wave search for Physics Beyond the Standard Model
12 Ultrafast electron optics
13 Topological and Information Concepts

Reading list

Lecture notes prepared during the course as well as
1. Berman PR. Atom Interferometry. Academic Press (1997).
2. Nimmrichter S. Macroscopic Matter Wave Interferometry. Springer (2014).
3. Tino G, Kasevich M. Atom Interferometry. IOS (2014).
4. Rauch H, Werner SA. Neutron Interferometry: Oxford University Press (2015).
5. Hasselbach, Progress in electron- and ion-interferometry. Rep. Prog. Phys. 73, 016101 (2010).
6. Arndt, M., et al., Matter-wave interferometry with composite quantum objects, in Atom interferometry, G.M. Tino and M.A. Kasevich, Editors. 2014, IOS Press: Varenna.
7. Many individual articles as appropriate

Association in the course directory

M-VAF A 2, M-VAF B, MaG 17, MaG 18, MaV 5

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