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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Symmetries, rotation and Lorentz groups. 2. Relativistic wave equation: Klein-Gordon equation and its solutions. 3. Dirac equation - free particle, non-relativistic limit. 4. Symmetries of the Dirac equation. 5. Spinors - operators of energy and spin. 6. Particle in the electromagnetic field. 7. Klein paradox.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
- Preparation for the Exam
- 600 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The goal is to introduce students to the topic of relativistic quantum mechanics and its applications.
Knowledge of university-level physics
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge of university-level physics
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam
Knowledge of the problematics in the scope of the lecture
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Recommended literature
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Formánek, J. (2000). Úvod do relativistické kvantové mechaniky a kvantové teorie pole. Praha: Karolinum.
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Greiner W. Relativistic Quantum Mechanics.
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