Igor Boettcher
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science - Physics
Director, Theoretical Physics Institute, Faculty of Science - Physics
Contact
Director, Theoretical Physics Institute, Faculty of Science - Physics
- iboettch@ualberta.ca
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Theoretical Physics Condensed Matter Theory Quantum Field Theory
Research
Courses
PHYS 130 - Wave Motion, Optics, and Sound
Geometrical optics, optical instruments, oscillations, waves, sound, interference, diffraction. Prerequisites: Mathematics 30-1, Mathematics 31, Physics 30. Corequisite: MATH 100 or 113 or 114 or 117 or 134 or 144 or equivalent. Restricted to Engineering students. Other students who take this course will receive 3 units.
PHYS 524 - Classical Electrodynamics
Wave guides, radiating systems; special relativity, dynamics of relativistic particles and electromagnetic fields; radiation by moving charges; multiple fields. Additional special topics will be discussed.