Alexander Penin, PhD
Professor, Faculty of Science - Physics
Contact
Professor, Faculty of Science - Physics
- penin@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-9632
- Address
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2-103 Centennial Ctr For Interdisciplinary SCS II
11335 Saskatchewan Drive NWEdmonton ABT6G 2H5
Overview
About
Research
Perturbative quantum field theory and its application to particle and condensed matter physics
Courses
MA PH 451 - Mathematical Methods for Physics II
Application to problems in physics of method of steepest descent, Fourier and Laplace transforms; boundary-value problems, integral equations, and Green's functions. Prerequisites: either MA PH 351 or both of MATH 337 and MATH 311 or MATH 411.
PHYS 472 - Quantum Mechanics B
Review of the postulates of quantum mechanics; quantization of angular momentum; matrix representations, spin and parity; approximation methods; perturbation theory; variational and other methods; applications; scattering theory; systems of identical particles. Prerequisites: PHYS 372, and MA PH 251 or MATH 337 or ECE 341 or equivalent, and MATH 311 or 411 or MA PH 351.