26.02 Master Degree Programme in Physics (Curriculum 01.10.2007)

I. Compulsory Modules (MaP)

MaP 1 Additional Qualifications

• 260125 SE Supplementary Seminar STEP II
• 260154 SE Experimental instruction 2
• 260155 SE Advanced experimental instruction 2
• 260279 SE Scientific publishing and presentation
• 260306 VO Facets of Scientific Thinking
• 260308 IK Interactions of Scientific Thinking and Development of Society - in sozialwissenschaftlichen und historischen Kontexten
• 260309 IK Interactions of Scientific Thinking and Development of Society - in historical and cultural contexts

MaP 2 Master's Thesis

MaP 3 Master's Examination

II. Optional Modules

Block of Elective Modules: Basic Module (MaG)

MaG 1 Theoretical Physics III: Electrodynamics

MaG 2 Theoretical Physics IV: Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics I

• 260085 VO Theoretical Physics IV: Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics I
• 260289 UE Theoretical Physics IV: Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics I - Exercises

MaG 3 Quantum Mechanics II

• 260080 VO Quantum Mechanics II
• 260113 UE [ de en ] Quantum Mechanics II - Exercises

MaG 4 Statistical Physics II

MaG 5 Mathematical Methods of Physics III

• 260019 UE Mathematical Methods of Physics III - Exercises
• 260063 VO Mathematical Methods of Physics III

MaG 6 Electron Microscopy

• 260086 VO Introduction into Electron Microscopy II
• 260102 UE Introduction into Electron Microscopy II - Exercises

MaG 7 Computational Physics I

• 260313 SE [ de en ] Modeling and Simulation

MaG 8 Computational Physics II

• 260058 SE Applied statistical physics and simulation
• 260072 VO Computational Physics II - Simulation
• 260089 VO Deterministic chaos II: Chaos and irreversibility in the natural sciences
• 260307 UE Computational Physics II Problem Class
• 260310 UE Deterministic chaos II: Computational exercises

MaG 9 Solid State Physics I

• 260002 VO [ de fr ] Introduction to solid state physics (electronic properties) - for students of all semesters
• 260020 VO Phase transitions in solids - statistical models
• 260052 VO Diffusion in metals and alloys
• 260055 VO Critical discussion of Austria’s electrical power-balance from a physicist’s perspective
• 260086 VO Introduction into Electron Microscopy II
• 260102 UE Introduction into Electron Microscopy II - Exercises
• 260136 SE MF 2 Structure and Dynamics of Condensed Systems (MF 4, MaG 9, MaG 10, MaG 13, MaG 14)
• 260147 SE [ de en ] Atomic ordering in alloys
• 260250 VO [ de fr ] Superconductivity II (incl. High-temperature sc.) - for students of all semesters

MaG 10 Solid State Physics II

• 260011 UE Solid State Physics II - Exercises
• 260029 VO Solid State Physics II
• 260039 SE Defects, Kinetics and electronic Structure of Condensed Systems

MaG 11 Nuclear and Isotope Physics I

• 260001 SE [ en ] Seminar on atomic and subatomic physics
• 260062 VO [ de en ] Detector and detector systems for particle and nuclear physics II
• 260070 SE Seminar for isotope research and nuclear physics
• 260135 SE [ de en ] Seminar on experimental particle physics
• 260174 SE [ de en ] Seminar phenomenology of nuclear physics

MaG 12 Nuclear and Isotope Physics II

• 260094 VO Nuclear and Isotope Physics II - Introduction to nuclear physics II
• 260140 VO Ion beam analysis of materials
• 260174 SE [ de en ] Seminar phenomenology of nuclear physics
• 260300 VO [ en ] Experimental Particle Physics II

MaG 13 Materials Physics I

• 260015 SE [ de en ] Seminar on micro- and nanomaterials
• 260020 VO Phase transitions in solids - statistical models
• 260052 VO Diffusion in metals and alloys
• 260055 VO Critical discussion of Austria’s electrical power-balance from a physicist’s perspective
• 260061 VO Optical materials: linear and nonlinear properties
• 260086 VO Introduction into Electron Microscopy II
• 260102 UE Introduction into Electron Microscopy II - Exercises
• 260136 SE MF 2 Structure and Dynamics of Condensed Systems (MF 4, MaG 9, MaG 10, MaG 13, MaG 14)
• 260147 SE [ de en ] Atomic ordering in alloys
• 260254 VO Materials Physics II: Actual methods and materials

MaG 14 Materials Physics I

• 260011 UE Solid State Physics II - Exercises
• 260029 VO Solid State Physics II
• 260033 SE Recent topics of materials physics - (Electron microscopical studies)
• 260039 SE Defects, Kinetics and electronic Structure of Condensed Systems
• 260050 VO [ en ] Research using neutrons and synchrotron radiation - Scientific problems and experimental methods at European large scale facilities: Basics and selected applications

MaG 15 Mathematical Physics I

• 260084 SE Seminar on mathematical physics
• 260116 UE [ en ] Exercises to Complex Systems II - Applications

MaG 16 Mathematical Physics II

• 260040 VO [ de en ] Classical Hamiltonian systems
• 260080 VO Quantum Mechanics II
• 260113 UE [ de en ] Quantum Mechanics II - Exercises
• 260235 SE Complex Stochastic Systems

MaG 17 Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information I

• 260009 VO [ en ] Quantum Foundations
• 260118 SE [ de en ] Workshop "Quantum Physics und Information"
• 260132 VO Photonic Quantum Computing
• 260137 SE Selected problems of quantum theory
• 260213 SE [ en ] Quantum Optics Seminar - The Seminar consists of a series of talks, given by mainly international guests.

MaG 18 Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information II

• 260053 SE [ en ] Seminar coherence of photons
• 260056 VO [ de en ] Decoherence and physics of open quantum systems
• 260097 VO [ en ] Quantum Nanophysics III: The physics of atomic, molecular and cluster matter waves
• 260107 UE [ en ] Quantum Optics IV: Lab Technologies - Advanced Optics, Lasers, Molecular Beam Physics
• 260122 VO [ en ] Complex Quantum Systems Summerschool - Lectures by international guests with exams by Markus Arndt
• 260138 UE [ de en ] Decoherence and physics of open quantum systems - Exercises
• 260159 VO Quantum Information II
• 260160 UE Quantum Information II - Exercises
• 260161 SE [ en ] Quantum Foundations - (Journal Club)
• 260169 VO [ en ] Theory of Complex Quantum Systems
• 260170 SE [ en ] Theory of Complex Quantum Systems
• 260172 UE [ en ] Quantum gases-collisions and statistics
• 260173 VO [ en ] Quantum gases-collisions and statistics
• 260358 SE [ en ] Quantum Optomechanics

MaG 19 Relativity and Cosmology I

• 260130 SE [ de en ] Seminar in special topics in relativity - Geometric models in field theory
• 260137 SE Selected problems of quantum theory

MaG 20 Relativity and Cosmology II

• 260012 VO [ en ] Relativity and Cosmology II
• 260031 UE [ en ] Relativity and Cosmology II - Exercises

MaG 21 Particle Physics I

• 260152 VO Particle Physics: Status and Perspectives
• 260162 VO [ en ] Symmetries in Particle Physics
• 260163 UE [ en ] Symmetries in Particle Physics - Exercises

MaG 22 Particle Physics II

• 260004 VO [ en ] Particle Physics II
• 260249 UE [ de en ] Particle Physics II - Exercises

MaG 23 Condensed Matter Theory I

• 260035 SE Condensed Matter Theory

MaG 24 Condensed Matter Theory II

MaG 25 Environmental Physics and Biophysics I

• 260055 VO Critical discussion of Austria’s electrical power-balance from a physicist’s perspective
• 260111 UE Physics of sailing - Exercises
• 260116 UE [ en ] Exercises to Complex Systems II - Applications
• 260119 SE MF 1 Recent developments in the theory of interconnected dynamical systems (MaG 25)
• 260139 VO Photovoltaics: An option towards energy independency
• 260143 VO Atmospheric aerosols - influence on climate and health
• 260262 VO MF 1 Theory of interconnected dynamical systems II (MaG 25) - from cellular automata to genetic and artificial neural network models
• 260285 SE Introduction to environmental sciences, seminar
• 260296 VO Physics of sailing - The true mechanisms of sailing

MaG 26 Environmental Physics and Biophysics II

• 260111 UE Physics of sailing - Exercises
• 260119 SE MF 1 Recent developments in the theory of interconnected dynamical systems (MaG 25)
• 260139 VO Photovoltaics: An option towards energy independency
• 260143 VO Atmospheric aerosols - influence on climate and health
• 260262 VO MF 1 Theory of interconnected dynamical systems II (MaG 25) - from cellular automata to genetic and artificial neural network models
• 260285 SE Introduction to environmental sciences, seminar
• 260296 VO Physics of sailing - The true mechanisms of sailing
• 300362 VO+SE [ en ] Selected Topics at the Biology - Physics Interface

MaG 27 Seminars on Scientific Topics

• 260001 SE [ en ] Seminar on atomic and subatomic physics
• 260030 SE Literature seminar (Gravitation Theory)
• 260066 SE [ en ] Seminar on applications of high-temperature superconductors
• 260070 SE Seminar for isotope research and nuclear physics
• 260083 SE ERG 2 Current topics in aerosol dynamics and optics (MaG 26, MaG 27, MaV 8)
• 260130 SE [ de en ] Seminar in special topics in relativity - Geometric models in field theory
• 260209 SE Physics of functional materials
• 260235 SE Complex Stochastic Systems
• 260247 SE Seminar on a Scientific Topic - Quantum information, entanglement and geometry

MaG 28 Laboratory Aerosolphysics

• 260291 PR Laboratory Aerosolphysics - for advanced students

MaG 29 Laboratory Computational Physics

MaG 30 Laboratory Computational Quantum Mechanics

MaG 31 Laboratory Solid State Physics

• 260005 PR Laboratory Solid State Physics: Advanced Materials - Advanced lab course in solid state physics

MaG 32 Laboratory Electronics

• 260108 PR Laboratory Electronics - Electronics for Physicists

MaG 33 Laboratory Materials Physics

• 260046 PR Special Lab Course Nanocrystalline materials
• 260060 PR Laboratory course on materials physics

MaG 34 Laboratory Modern methods in experimental physics

MaG 35 Laboratory Practical Class on Modern Microscopical Methods

• 260193 PR Practical Class on Modern Microscopical Methods

MaG 36 Laboratory Quantum Optics

• 260211 PR Laboratory Quantum Optics

MaG 37 Laboratory Nuclear and Isotope Physics

• 260045 PR Laboratory Nuclear and Isotope Physics - Isotope detection and application
• 260057 PR [ de en ] Laboratory Nuclear and Isotope Physics

MaG 38 Laboratory Structure and Dynamics

MaG 39 Laboratory Theoretical Physics

• 260087 PR Laboratory Theoretical Physics

MaG 40 Laboratory Low Temperature Physics

Block of Elective Modules: Supplement (MaE)

• 260081 UE Practical work at machineshops
• 260137 SE Selected problems of quantum theory
• 260162 VO [ en ] Symmetries in Particle Physics
• 260163 UE [ en ] Symmetries in Particle Physics - Exercises
• 260203 VO Introduction to vector and tensor calculus II

Block of Elective Modules: Advances (MaV

MaV 1 Advanced Module Computational Physics

• 260026 VO [ en ] Computational quantum mechanics
• 260058 SE Applied statistical physics and simulation
• 260072 VO Computational Physics II - Simulation
• 260089 VO Deterministic chaos II: Chaos and irreversibility in the natural sciences
• 260171 VO Introduction into PC hardware for scientists II
• 260175 UE Practical class PC hardware for science II
• 260307 UE Computational Physics II Problem Class
• 260310 UE Deterministic chaos II: Computational exercises
• 260313 SE [ de en ] Modeling and Simulation

MaV 2 Advanced Module Nuclear and Isotope Physics

• 260001 SE [ en ] Seminar on atomic and subatomic physics
• 260070 SE Seminar for isotope research and nuclear physics
• 260094 VO Nuclear and Isotope Physics II - Introduction to nuclear physics II
• 260135 SE [ de en ] Seminar on experimental particle physics
• 260140 VO Ion beam analysis of materials
• 260174 SE [ de en ] Seminar phenomenology of nuclear physics
• 260271 VO Science based dating methods
• 260300 VO [ en ] Experimental Particle Physics II

MaV 3 Advanced Module Materials Physics

• 260013 SE Physical materials testing II
• 260015 SE [ de en ] Seminar on micro- and nanomaterials
• 260021 SE Seminar on advanced materials
• 260033 SE Recent topics of materials physics - (Electron microscopical studies)
• 260039 SE Defects, Kinetics and electronic Structure of Condensed Systems
• 260050 VO [ en ] Research using neutrons and synchrotron radiation - Scientific problems and experimental methods at European large scale facilities: Basics and selected applications
• 260076 VO [ de en ] Physics of molecular Nanostructures: Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Graphene - The beauty of instabilities and the influence of basic correlation effects on the properties of molecular nanostructures such as fullerenes, nanotubes und graphene as well as implications on their application potential
• 260140 VO Ion beam analysis of materials
• 260147 SE [ de en ] Atomic ordering in alloys
• 260209 SE Physics of functional materials
• 260254 VO Materials Physics II: Actual methods and materials
• 260377 SE [ en ] Seminar in low dimensional quantum solids - Seminar on new results on the properties of low dimensional quantum solids such as fullerenes, nanotubes and graphene, high temperature superconductors and optoelectronic materials as well as implications on their application potential

MaV 4 Advanced Module Mathematical and Gravitation Physics

• 260030 SE Literature seminar (Gravitation Theory)
• 260040 VO [ de en ] Classical Hamiltonian systems
• 260065 UE [ de en ] Exercises to "Introduction to relativistic cosmology"
• 260151 VO Quantization and Geometry
• 260235 SE Complex Stochastic Systems
• 260280 VO [ de en ] Introduction to relativistic cosmology

MaV 5 Advanced Module Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information

• 260009 VO [ en ] Quantum Foundations
• 260053 SE [ en ] Seminar coherence of photons
• 260056 VO [ de en ] Decoherence and physics of open quantum systems
• 260097 VO [ en ] Quantum Nanophysics III: The physics of atomic, molecular and cluster matter waves
• 260107 UE [ en ] Quantum Optics IV: Lab Technologies - Advanced Optics, Lasers, Molecular Beam Physics
• 260122 VO [ en ] Complex Quantum Systems Summerschool - Lectures by international guests with exams by Markus Arndt
• 260137 SE Selected problems of quantum theory
• 260138 UE [ de en ] Decoherence and physics of open quantum systems - Exercises
• 260146 SE [ en ] Advanced seminar on quantum many-body theory - (Journal Club)
• 260151 VO Quantization and Geometry
• 260159 VO Quantum Information II
• 260160 UE Quantum Information II - Exercises
• 260161 SE [ en ] Quantum Foundations - (Journal Club)
• 260169 VO [ en ] Theory of Complex Quantum Systems
• 260170 SE [ en ] Theory of Complex Quantum Systems
• 260172 UE [ en ] Quantum gases-collisions and statistics
• 260173 VO [ en ] Quantum gases-collisions and statistics
• 260213 SE [ en ] Quantum Optics Seminar - The Seminar consists of a series of talks, given by mainly international guests.
• 260358 SE [ en ] Quantum Optomechanics

MaV 6 Advanced Module Condensed Matter Physics

• 260021 SE Seminar on advanced materials
• 260023 VO Physics of the earth - Structure and physical properties of the earth
• 260039 SE Defects, Kinetics and electronic Structure of Condensed Systems
• 260076 VO [ de en ] Physics of molecular Nanostructures: Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Graphene - The beauty of instabilities and the influence of basic correlation effects on the properties of molecular nanostructures such as fullerenes, nanotubes und graphene as well as implications on their application potential
• 260147 SE [ de en ] Atomic ordering in alloys
• 260171 VO Introduction into PC hardware for scientists II
• 260175 UE Practical class PC hardware for science II
• 260209 SE Physics of functional materials
• 260377 SE [ en ] Seminar in low dimensional quantum solids - Seminar on new results on the properties of low dimensional quantum solids such as fullerenes, nanotubes and graphene, high temperature superconductors and optoelectronic materials as well as implications on their application potential

MaV 7 Advanced Module Particle Physics

• 260004 VO [ en ] Particle Physics II
• 260123 SE [ en ] Seminar in particle physics
• 260151 VO Quantization and Geometry
• 260162 VO [ en ] Symmetries in Particle Physics
• 260163 UE [ en ] Symmetries in Particle Physics - Exercises
• 260249 UE [ de en ] Particle Physics II - Exercises

MaV 8 Advanced Module Environmental Physics and Biophysics

• 260083 SE ERG 2 Current topics in aerosol dynamics and optics (MaG 26, MaG 27, MaV 8)
• 260088 VO Condensation processes and their influence on the dynamics of aerosols and clouds
• 260285 SE Introduction to environmental sciences, seminar
• 300362 VO+SE [ en ] Selected Topics at the Biology - Physics Interface

Block of Elective Modules: Specialization (MaS)

MaS 1 Specialization Module Computational Physics

• 260093 PR Specialization Module Computational Physics

MaS 2 Specialization Module Nuclear and Isotope Physics

• 260068 PR Specialization Module Nuclear and Isotope Physics
• 260148 PR Specialization Module Nuclear and Isotope Physics - Supervision of master theses in the framework of subatomic physics, experimental work on international accelerator centres: CERN-AD, Geneva, Switzerland; GSI, Darmstadt, Germany; J-PARC, Tokai, Japa and DAFNE, Frascati, Italy. (Additional information on SMI-homepage: www.oeaw.ac.at/smi)

MaS 3 Specialization Module Materials Physics

• 260032 PR Specialization Module Condensed Matter Physics - Electronic properties of condensed matter
• 260150 PR Specialization Module Materials Physics
• 260177 PR Specialization Module Condensed Matter Physics

MaS 4 Specialization Module Mathematical and Gravitation Physics

• 260037 PR Specialization Module Mathematical and Gravitation Physics

MaS 5 Specialization Module Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information

• 260165 PR Specialization Module Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information - Introduction to the work methods of experimental and theoretical quantum physics - Preparation towards the masterthesis

MaS 6 Specialization Module Condensed Matter Physics

• 260032 PR Specialization Module Condensed Matter Physics - Electronic properties of condensed matter
• 260177 PR Specialization Module Condensed Matter Physics

MaS 7 Specialization Module Particle Physics

• 260036 PR Specialization Module Particle Physics

MaS 8 Specialization Module Environmental Physics and Biophysics