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PROJECTS
You need to do a project
on a topic of your choice selected after consultation with the
Instructor, write a paper on it and present it in class at the
end of the semester. This is not meant to be original work. You just
need to understand a certain subject described in one of the recommended
textbooks
and not covered in class or in a research paper you happen to be interested in.
DEADLINES
- Consult with Instructor and agree on scope of project by Wed., Sep. 30
- First draft due by Fri., Nov. 6
- Paper due by Tue., Dec. 1
- Presentations Wed., Dec. 9 (10:15 - 12:15)
LIST OF LAST YEAR'S PROJECTS
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Title
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References
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Presentation
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Michael Bertolli
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Relativistic symmetry in nuclei
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J. N. Ginocchio, arXiv:nucl-th/9812035, arXiv:nucl-th/0012078. |
Mon., Dec. 1, 10:10 am |
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Giordano Cerizza
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Decay rate of W --> e anti-nu in the Weinberg-Salam model
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Mon., Dec. 1, 10:22 am |
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Hua Chen
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The Klein paradox and its realization in graphene
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N. Dombey, A. Calogeracos, Phys. Rep. 315 (1999) 41-58.
M. I. Katsnelson, K. S. Novoselov, A. K. Geim, Nature Physics 2 (2006) 620-625.
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Mon., Dec. 1, 10:34 am |
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James Kettner
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Representations of the Lorentz group
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Mon., Dec. 1, 10:46 am |
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Savan Kharel
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Hawking radiation
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Mon., Dec. 1, 10:58 am |
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Shuhua Liang
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Particle production in an expanding Universe
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Fri., Dec. 5, 10:15 am |
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Jordan McDonnell
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Asymptotic freedom in QCD
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An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory, by Michael E. Peskin and Daniel V. Schroeder, Addison Wesley - Chapter 16.
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Fri., Dec. 5, 10:27 am |
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Matthew Musgrave
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Effective theory for mesons
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The Quantum Theory of Fields, by Steven Weinberg, Vol. II, Cambridge University Press - Section 19.7
An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory, by Michael E. Peskin and Daniel V. Schroeder, Addison Wesley - Section 19.3.
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Fri., Dec. 5, 10:39 am |
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Andrew Nicholson
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Magnetic monopoles
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The Quantum Theory of Fields, by Steven Weinberg, Vol. II, Cambridge University Press - Section 23.3
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Fri., Dec. 5, 10:51 am |
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Erik Olsen
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Spinors in curved space
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Quantum fields in curved space, by N. D. Birrell and P. C. W. Davies, Cambridge University Press - Section 3.8.
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Fri., Dec. 5, 11:03 am |
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Kyle Schmitt
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The Lamb shift and the Casimir energy
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Quantum Field Theory, by Claude Itzykson and Jean-Bernard Zuber, McGraw Hill - Sections 2-3 and 3-2.
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Fri., Dec. 5, 11:15 am |
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Alaska Subedi
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Critical exponents and the Landau-Ginzburg theory
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An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory, by Michael E. Peskin and Daniel V. Schroeder, Addison Wesley - Section 13.1.
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Fri., Dec. 5, 11:27 am |
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Jason Therrien
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Superconductivity
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The Quantum Theory of Fields, by Steven Weinberg, Vol. II, Cambridge University Press - Section 21.6
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Fri., Dec. 5, 11:39 am |
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Rachel Wooten
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The nonlinear sigma model
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An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory, by Michael E. Peskin and Daniel V. Schroeder, Addison Wesley - Section 13.3.
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Fri., Dec. 5, 11:51 am |
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Andrew York
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Quantum Hall Fluids
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Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell, by A. Zee, Princeton University Press - Section VI.2
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Fri., Dec. 5, 12:03 pm |
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