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INTRODUCTION TO MODERN PHYSICS
cod. 18842

Academic year 2008/09
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Fisica sperimentale (FIS/01)
Field
Formazione di base
Type of training activity
Basic
24 hours
of face-to-face activities
3 credits
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Learning objectives

The knowledge of the elements of modern physics required to understand the physical techniques used in the cultural heritage field.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of the contents of the course of  "Fisica Sperimentale": mechanics and electro-magnetism.

Course unit content

 1) Optics<br />
Geometrical optics<br />
Electro-magnetic waves<br />
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2) Crisis ot classical physics<br />
Black-body radiation, photoelectric effect, Compton scattering<br />
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3) Quantum Mechanics<br />
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Quantization of energy<br />
De Broglie wavelenght<br />
Indetermination principle<br />
Schroedinger equation<br />
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4) ATOMS<br />
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Hydrogen atom and spectrum<br />
Orbitals, Pauli's principle, Quantum numbers<br />
Electronic transitions, Emission and absorption of light, X-rays<br />
Nuclear physics<br />
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5) MOLECULES<br />
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Molecular orbitals, vibrations, transitions<br />
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6) SOLID-STATE<br />
Energy bands<br />
Conductors, semiconductors, insulators<br />
Vibrations, phonons<br />
Properties of solids<br />
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