Natural radioactivity, nuclear radiations their properties and interaction with matter, nuclear-radiation detectors, electrostatic and magnetic analyzers, mass spectrometry, charged particle accelerators, elementary discussion of alpha and beta decay, nuclear isomerism, internal conversion, nuclear reactions, neutron physics, fissions, nuclear spin and magnetic moments, cosmic rays and elementary particles. 723 Topics in Mathematical Physics Subjects vary depending on instructor. Most recently has included topics in nonlinear dynamics. Physics Advanced study of particle physics. 816 Solid State Physics Transport phenomena in solids including semiconductors, optical properties of solids, superconductivity, superfluidity, magnetism.
Topics vary with instructor.
Transport theory and other nonequilibrium phenomena. Field theoretic quantum statistical physics. Theory of complex spectra, fine structure, hyperfine structure, electron spin, Zeeman effect, the theory of atomic collisions, general theory of multiplets and magnetic and radiative properties of atoms. Nuclear Theory Theoretical understanding of nuclear structure. Relativity Mathematical and conceptual aspects of the special and general theories of relativity.