Alexander Penin, PhD
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 311 and MATH 337.
PHYS 244 - Classical Mechanics I
Particle dynamics; oscillating systems and normal modes; conservative forces and energy; introduction to Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics; central forces; orbital motion and scattering. Prerequisite: one of PHYS 124, PHYS 144, or EN PH 131, and one of PHYS 126, PHYS 146, or PHYS 130. Corequisite: MATH 120 or 125 or 127 or 102 or equivalent, and MA PH 251, MATH 201, MATH 334, or MATH 336 or equivalent.