PHYSICS C201 INTRODUCTION TO NANO-SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 units]
Prerequisites: major in physical science such as chemistry, physics, etc., or engineering; consent of advisor or instructor. May be repeated for credit. A four-module introduction to the fundamental topics of Nano-Science and Engineering (NSE) theory and research within chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering. This course includes quantum and solid-state physics; chemical synthesis, growth fabrication, and characterization techniques; structures and properties of semiconductors, polymer and biomedical materials on nanoscales, and devices based on nanostructures. Students may take either 3 or 4 units to satisfy the NSE Designated Emphasis requirement. Also listed as Materials Science and Engineering C261 and Nanoscale Science and Engineering C201. (SPRING)

PHYSICS C203 COMPUTATIONAL NANOSCIENCE [3 units]
Prerequisites: Major in physical science such as chemistry, physics, etc. or engineering; consent of advisor or instructor. A multidisciplinary overview of computational nanoscience for both theorists and experimentalists. This course teaches the main ideas behind different simulation methods; how to decompose a problem into "simulatable" constituents; how to simulate the same thing two different ways; knowing what you are doing and why thinking is still important; the importance of talking to experimentalists; what to do with your data and how to judge its validity; why multiscale modeling is both important and nonsense. Also listed as Nanoscale Science and Engineering C242. (SPRING)

PHYSICS 205A - 205B ADVANCED DYNAMICS  (4, 4)
205A prerequisites: Physics 105 or the equivalent. Lagrange and Hamiltonian dynamics, variational methods, symmetry, kinematics and dynamics of rotation, canonical variables and transformations, perturbation theory, non-linear dynamics, KAM theory. 205B prerequisites: Physics 205A.  Continuous systems, dissipative systems, attractors.  Emphasis on recent developments including turbulence.  (205A: SPRING, 205B: not offered)
    
PHYSICS 208A - 208B INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM ELECTRONICS AND NONLINEAR OPTICS (4, 4)
208A prerequisites: Physics 110AB, 137AB. 209, 221A or their equivalents are recommended. Semiclassical theories of emission and absorption, theory and operation of common laser systems, wave propagation in anisotropic and nonlinear media, nonlinear optical phenomena such as second harmonic generation and parameter amplification. 208B prerequisites: Physics 208A or consent of instructor.  Various topics in nonlinear optics and coherent optical phenomena such as stimulated Raman and Brillouin scatterings, self-focusing, photon echoes, self-induced transparency, two-photon absorption and high resolution spectroscopies, multiphoton processes. (Not Offered)
    
PHYSICS 209  CLASSICAL ELECTROMAGNETISM (5)
Prerequisites: 110A-110B or consent of instructor. Maxwell's equations, gauge transformations and tensors.  Complete development of special relativity, with applications.  Plane waves in material media, polarization, Fresnel equations, attenuation, dispersion. Wave equation with sources, retarded solution for potentials and fields, Cartesian and spherical multipole expansions, vector spherical harmonics, examples of radiating systems, diffraction, optical theorem.  Fields of charges in arbitrary motion, radiated power, relativistic (synchrotron) radiation, radiation in collisions. (FALL)    
    
PHYSICS 211  EQUILIBRIUM STATISTICAL PHYSICS  (4)
Prerequisites: Physics 112 or equivalent. Foundations of statistical physics.  Ensemble theory.  Degenerate systems. Systems of interacting particles. (SPRING)
    
PHYSICS 212  NONEQUILIBRIUM STATISTICAL PHYSICS  (4)
Prerequisites: Physics 112, 221AB or equivalents.  Time dependent processes. Kinetic equations. Transport processes. Irreversibility. Theory of many particle systems. Fluctuation phenomena. (Not Offered)
    
PHYSICS 216   SPECIAL TOPICS IN MANY-BODY PHYSICS  (4)
Prerequisites: Physics 212, 221AB or equivalent recommended.  Quantum theory of many-particle systems.  Applications of theory and techni-que to physical systems.  Pairing phenomena, superfluidity, equation of state, critical phenomena, phase transitions, nuclear matter. (SPRING)
    
PHYSICS 221A - 221B QUANTUM MECHANICS  (5, 5)
221A prerequisites: Physics 137AB or equivalent.  Basic assumptions of quantum mechanics; quantum theory of measurement; matrix mechanics, Schroedinger theory; symmetry and invariance principles; theory of angular momentum; stationary state problems; variational principles; time independent perturbation theory; time dependent perturbation theory; theory of scattering. 221B prerequisites: Physics 221A.  Many-body methods, radiation field quantization, relativistic quantum mechanics, applications.
(221A: FALL, 221B: SPRING)     

PHYSICS 222  SPECIAL TOPICS IN MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS  (2-4)
With consent of instructor, may be repeated for credit.  Application of a branch of mathematics to physical problems.  Topics to be announced by the department.  Particular attention will be given to recent developments in methods and to unifying mathematical ideas. (Not Offered)
    
PHYSICS 223  GROUP THEORY AND QUANTUM MECHANICS  (4)
Prerequisites: Physics 221AB or consent of instructor.  Introduction to theory of groups and group representations; brief survey of quantum mechanics of atoms, molecules and solids, emphasizing applications of group theoretical methods. (Not Offered)
    
PHYSICS 226  PARTICLE PHYSICS PHENOMENOLOGY  (4)  
Prerequisites: 221AB or equivalent or consent of instructor.  Introduction to particle physics phenomena.  Emphasis is placed on experimental tests of particle physics models.  Topics include:  Quark model spectroscopy; Weak decays; Overview of detectors and accelerators;  e+e- annihilation; Parton model; ep and _p scatterings; special topics of current interest. (FALL)   
    
PHYSICS C228  EXTRAGALACTIC ASTRONOMY AND COSMOLOGY  (3)
A survey of physical cosmology - the study of the origin, evolution, and fate of the universe. Topics include the Friedmann-Robertson-Walker model, thermal history and big bang nucleosynthesis, evidence and nature of dark matter and dark energy, the formation and growth of galaxies and large scale structure, the anisotropy of the cosmic microwave radiation, inflation in the early universe, tests of cosmological models, and current research areas. The course complements the material of Astronomy 218. Also listed as Astronomy C228. (SPRING)

PHYSICS 229A-B-C and 230A-B have been replaced by PHYSICS 232A-B, PHYSICS 233A-B, and PHYSICS 234A-B.

PHYSICS 231  GENERAL RELATIVITY (4)
Prerequisites:  Physics 209 or equivalent or consent of instructor.  An introduction to Einstein’s theory of gravitation.  Tensor analysis, general relativistic models for matter and electromagnetism, Einstein’s field equations. Applications, for example, to the solar system, dense stars, black holes and cosmology. (SPRING)

232A - 232B Quantum Field Theory I-II (4, 4)
232A prerequisites: 221A-221B or equivalent or consent of instructor (concurrent enrollment in 226 is recommended).  Introduction to quantum field theory: canonical quantization of scalar, electromagnetic and Dirac fields; derivation of Feynman rules; regularization and renormalization; introduction to the renormalization group; elements of the path integral. 232B Prerequisites: 232A or equivalent or consent of instructor. Renormalization of Yang-Mills gauge theories; BRST quantization of gauge theories; nonperturbative dynamics; renormalization group; basics of effective field theory; large N; solitons; instantons; dualities. Selected current topics.
(232A: FALL, 232B: SPRING)

233A - 233B Standard Model and Beyond I - II (4, 4)
233A prerequisites: 232A or equivalent or consent of instructor (concurrent enrollment in 232B is recommended). Introduction to the standard model of particle physics and its applications: construction of the standard model; Higgs mechanism; phenomenology of weak interactions; chiral Lagrangian; QCD and scaling violation. 233B Prerequisites: 233A or equivalent or consent of instructor. Advanced topics in the standard model and beyond: open problems in the standard model; supersymmetric models; grand unification; neutrino physics; theories with flat and warped extra dimensions; models at the TeV scale; low string/gravity scale. Selected current topics.
(233A: SPRING, 233B: FALL)

234A - 234B String Theory I - II (4, 4)
234A prerequisites: 232A or equivalent or consent of instructor (232B is recommended). Perturbative theory of the bosonic strings, superstrings, and heterotic strings: NSR and GS formulations; 2d CFT; strings in background fields; T-duality; effective spacetime supergravity; perturbative description of D-branes; elements of compactifications and string phenomenology; perturbative mirror symmetry. 234B may be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. 234B Prerequisites: 234A or equivalent or consent of instructor. Nonperturbative aspects of string theory. Topics selected from: black holes; black branes; Bekenstein-Hawking entropy; D-branes; string dualities; M-theory; holographic principle and its realizations; AdS/CFT correspondence; gauge theory/gravity dualities; flux compactifications; cosmology in string theory; topological string theories. Selected current topics. (234A: FALL, 234B: SPRING)

PHYSICS 240A - 240B QUANTUM THEORY OF SOLIDS  (4, 4)
Prerequisites:  Physics 221AB, 141AB, or equivalents or consent of instructor.  Phonon, magnon, plasmon, polaron, and electron fields in solids and their interactions, superconductivity, many-body techniques; Green’s functions; Brillouin zones and symmetry; excitons; impurity states; transport processes; Fermi surfaces; neutron scattering; recoilless emission; theoretical methods in magnetic resonance.
(240A: FALL, 240B: SPRING)

PHYSICS 242A - 242B THEORETICAL PLASMA PHYSICS  (4, 4)
Prerequisites:  Physics 142, or consent of instructor.  Analysis of plasma behavior according to the Vlasov, Fokker-Planck equations, guiding center and hydromagnetic descriptions.  Study of equilibria, stability, linear and nonlinear electromagnetic waves, transport, and interaction with radiation.  Rigorous kinetic theory. (Not Offered)

PHYSICS 250  SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICS  (4)
Prerequisites:  Consent of instructor.  May be repeated for credit.  Topics will vary from semester to semester.  See Departmentof Physics course announcements.
(FALL, SPRING)

PHYSICS 251  INTRODUCTION TO GRADUATE RESEARCH IN PHYSICS  (1) Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis only.
Prerequisites:  Graduate standing in the Dept. of Physics or consent of instructor.  A survey of experimental and theoretical research in the Department of Physics, designed for first-year graduate students.  One regular meeting each week with supplementary visits to experimental laboratories.  Meetings include discussions with research staff.
(FALL)

PHYSICS C254  HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS  (3) (Also listed as Astronomy C254)
Prerequisites:  Astronomy 201 or consent of instructor.  Basic physics of high energy radiation processes in an astrophysics environment.  Cosmic ray production and propagation.  Applications selected from pulsars, x-ray sources, supernovae, interstellar medium, extragalactic radio sources, quasars, and big-bang cosmologies. (Not Offered)

PHYSICS C285 THEORETICAL ASTROPHYSICS SEMINAR (2) (Also listed as Astronomy C285) Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis only. The study of theoretical astrophysics. (FALL, SPRING)

PHYSICS 290A-Z SEMINARS (2) Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis only.
Weekly seminars on specific fields of research. Please consult Department for seminar offering. (FALL, SPRING)

PHYSICS 295 SPECIAL STUDY FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS  (1-4) Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis only.
Prerequisites:  Graduate standing.  This course allows qualified graduate students to investigate possible research fields prior to passing the preliminary exams or to pursue problems of interest through reading or non-laboratory study under the direction of faculty members who agree to give such supervision. (FALL, SPRING)

PHYSICS 299  RESEARCH  (1-12) Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis only.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing; must have passed preliminary exams.  Official credit for research. (FALL, SPRING)

PHYSICS 300 PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION:  SUPERVISED TEACHING OF PHYSICS  (2) Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis only. Prerequisites:  Graduate standing, appointment as a teaching assistant or consent of instructor.  Discussion, problem review and development, guidance of physics laboratory experiments, course development, supervised practice teaching. (FALL-teaching seminar offered only in Fall, SPRING)

PHYSICS 602  INDIVIDUAL STUDY FOR DOCTORAL STUDENTS (1-8) Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis only.
Individual study in consultation with the major field advisor intended to provide an opportunity for qualified students to prepare themselves for the various examinations required of candidates for the Ph.D. May not be used for unit or residence requirements for the doctoral degree. (FALL, SPRING)