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2300101 PHYSICS FOR NON-SCIENTISTS I 3 5 0 3 Physical quantities; vectors and scalars; static equilibrium; uniformly accelerated motion; Newton`s laws; work and energy; conservation of energy; linear momentum; impulse; collisions; angular motion; Newton`s law of gravitation; rotational work, energy, and momentum; mechanical properties of matter.
2300102 PHYSICS FOR NON-SCIENTISTS II 3 5 0 3 Static electricity, interaction of charges, electric field, electric potential, electric current and circuits, magnetism, Faradays law of induc-tion, electromagnetic waves, light and optics.
2300105 GENERAL PHYSICS I 4 6 2 3 Vectors; kinematics; particle dynamics work and energy; conservation of energy; system of particles; collisions; rotational motion; oscillations.
2300106 GENERAL PHYSICS II 4 6 2 3 Electric charge; electric field; Gauss` law, electric potential; capacitance; current and resistance; circuits; magnetic field; Ampere`s law; Faraday`s law of induction; electro-magnetic oscillations; alternating currents.
2300107 PHYSICS LABORATORY I 2 5 2 1 Experimental Studies of Mechanics.
2300108 PHYSICS LABORATORY II 2 5 2 1 Experimental studies of electricity and magnetism.
2300109 MECHANICS 5 15 -- 2 0 5 Vectors, translational kinematics and dynamics work and energy, system of particles, rotational kinematics and dynamics, equilibrium, gravitation oscillations, waves, fluid mechanics, statistical mechanics, heat and thermodynamics.
2300110 ELECTROMAGNETISM 5 15 -- 2 0 5 Electric field and Gauss law, electric potentials capacitors, current and DC circuits, magnetic field, magnetic field due to currents, induction, magnetism of matter, Maxwell`s equations, electromagnetic oscillations and AC circuits, electromagnetic waves.
2300111 PHYSICS I (MECHANICS) 5 6 2 4 Fundamental principles and theories of mechanics; translational motion; rotational motion; gravitation; oscillations.
2300112 PHYSICS II (ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM) 5 6 2 4 Electric charge, Coulomb`s law, electric field and Gauss`s law, electric potential and electric potential energy, capacitance and capacitors, current and resistance, circuits and loop theorems, magnetic field and Ampere`s law, Faraday`s law of induction, alternating currents, Maxwell`s equations, electromagnetic oscillations and waves.
2300181 BASIC PHYSICS I 5 5 2 4 Physics and measurement; vector and scalar quantities; describing motion: one dimensional motion; two dimensional motion; motion and force: dynamics; circular motion; work and energy; conservation of energy; linear momentum; rotational motion; static equilibrium and elasticity; vibrations and waves; sound.
2300182 BASIC PHYSICS II 5 5 2 4 Electric charge and electric field; electric potential and electric potential energy; electric currents; DC circuits and instruments; magnetism; electromagnetic induction andd Faraday`s law; electromagnetic waves; semiconductors, diodes and transistors.
2300200 BASICS OF SCIENTIFIC COMPUTATION 3 5 2 2 Conducting basic computer-based tasks such as document preparation, plotting graphs, analysis and presentation of errors that may arise from computation as well as more complex ones such as converting a problem into an algorithm and solving it using a computer language.
2300202 MODERN PHYSICS 4 6 0 4 Special theory of relativity; particle properties of waves; wave properties of particles; Atomic structure; elementary quantum mechanics; many electron atoms; nuclear structure and radioactivity.
2300203 INTRODUCTORY ELECTRONICS I 4 6 2 3 DC circuit analysis: branch, mesh and node analysis, and the superposition, Thevenin and Norton theorems; Phasers and complex numbers; AC circuit analysis using the same methods used in DC circuits; Power and energy; RLC circuits; Transformers; Diodes and transistors, and their applications; Intro-duction to digital electronics; Transducers.
2300209 MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS I 4 6 0 4 Ordinary differential equations; boundary value problems and characteristic function representations; Fourier transforms; partial differential equations and the methods separation of variables.
2300210 MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS II 4 6 0 4 Vector analysis; orthogonal curvilinear coordinates; functions of a complex variable.
2300213 GENERAL PHYSICS III 3 5 0 3 Temperature, heat and laws of thermodynamics. Thermal expansion, ideal gases, kinetic theory of gases. The wave nature of light, diffraction, interference, polarization and related phenomena. Special theory of relativity. Early quantum theory and atomic models, introduction to quantum mechanics. Time-independent Schrodinger,s equation and application to simple potentials.
2300221 OPTICS AND WAVES 4 6 0 4 Introduction; geometrical optics; matrix methods in paraxial optics; aberrations; optical instrumentation and the optics of the eye. superposition of waves; interference of light; coherence; polarization; Fraunhofer diffraction.
2300222 OPTICS AND WAVES LABORATORY 3 5 4 1 Various experiments on mechanical oscillations, properties of light, geometrical and physical optics, optical properties of matter. Labaratoryteractice
2300251 PROPERTIES OF MATTER I 3 5 0 3 States of matter; classes of materials; atomic bonding; structural properties of matter; X-ray diffraction; experimental diffraction methods; imperfections in solids; atom movements and diffusion; mechanical properties of matter; electrical properties of matter; semiconductors.
2300252 PROPERTIES OF MATTER II 3 5 0 3 Electrical properties; semiconductors; semiconducting devices; thermal properties; phase diagrams; magnetic properties; optical properties, transport properties, super-conductivity.
2300260 PHYSICS OF SPORTS AND GAMES 3 5 0 3 Fundamental ideas and concepts of physics are reviewed and applied to a large number of sports and games. Some demonstrations will be performed.
2300283 OPTICS AND MODERN PHYSICS 4 5 0 4 Optics: ray model of light; reflection and refraction; mirrors; thin lenses, simple optical instruments, waves, interference, diffraction, polarization. Modern Physics: special theory of relativity, particle properties of waves, wave properties of particles, Bohr model of atoms; introduction to quantum mechanics, nucleus and radioactivity.
2300300 QUANTUM PHYSICS 4 6 0 4 Historical experiments and theories; the postulates of quantum mechanics; function spaces and Hermitian operators; superposition and computable observables; time development; conservation theorems and parity; one-dimensional problems; bound and unbound states.
2300305 ANALOG ELECTRONICS 4 5 2 3 Operational amplifiers; feedback; signal processing circuits; power supplies; waveform generators; contemporary semiconductor devices; complex measurement systems.
2300306 DIGITAL ELECTRONICS 4 5 2 3 Number systems and Boolean algebra; logic gates and their applications; memory elements; counters, registers and readout systems; A/D and D/A converters; microprocessors.
2300307 APPLIED MODERN PHYSICS 3 6 4 1 Several experiments in modern physics. Labaratoryteractice
2300308 EXPERIMENTS IN PHYSICS 3 6 4 1 Selected experiments in various areas of physics, designed to familiarize the student with experimental techniques and laboratory instruments. Labaratoryteractice
2300312 ELEMENTARY CONDENSED MATTER PHYS. 4 6 0 4 Crystalline state; interatomic bonding; lattice vibrations and thermal properties; free electron theory of metals; band structure.
2300318 PHYSICS OF FLUIDS 3 5 0 3 Properties of fluids; molecular structure and the continuum hypothesis; the fundamental law of viscosity; pressure variation in static compressible and incompressible fluids; description of fluid motion using Lagrangian and Eulerian methods; principle of mass conservation and Bernouilli`s equation; analysis of rotational and potential flows; stream function, velocity potential and Cauchy-Riemann conditions.
2300328 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND PARTICLES 4 6 0 4 Nuclear properties and nuclear models; alpha, beta and gamma decays; the Mössbauer effect; excited states of nuclei; fission and fusion; elementary particles; nucleon forces; fundamental interactions and conservation laws; hyper charge and quarks; isospin; pions and muons.
2300331 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY I 4 6 0 4 Principles of electrostatics and magnetostatics.
2300332 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY II 4 6 0 4 Fundamentals of electrodynamics.
2300335 CLASSICAL MECHANICS I 4 6 0 4 Newtonian mechanics with the use of an advanced calculus.
2300336 CLASSICAL MECHANICS II 4 6 0 4 Essential principles of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulation of classical systems.
2300343 INTRODUCTORY COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR PHYSICISTS 3 5 2 2 Introduction to the use of compiled and pre-compiled computer languages in basic problems in Physics.
2300353 PHYSICS OF ENERGY 3 5 0 3 Introduction to basic energy principles and thermodynamics, descriptions of various forms of energy, energy resources and fundamental physical principles of various energy processes, physics in energy technologies, energy production, storage and transmission.
2300360 SCIENCE IN HISTORY 3 5 0 3 Development of science and technology, and their effects on human society.
2300400 SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN PHYSICS 3 6 2 2 One-term short research project to give practical experience.
2300402 NUCLEAR PHYSICS I 3 5 0 3 General properties of the nucleus, nuclear force and two-nucleon systems; models of nuclear structure; nuclear decay and radioactivity: alpha, beta and gamma decay.
2300403 NUCLEAR PHYSICS II 3 5 0 3 Nuclear reactions; nuclear fission; nuclear fusion; fundamental interactions in nuclei: nucleon structure, the strong interaction, the electroweak interaction; nuclear astrophysics.
2300404 NUCLEAR ELECTRONICS 3 5 0 3 Nuclear radiation and its detection; detectors and equivalent circuits; pulse electronics and processing circuits; gamma-ray spectroscopy and other applications.
2300407 PARTICLE PHYSICS I 3 5 0 3 Introduction to particles; discoveries of particles; classification of particles and their interactions; relativistic kinematics; measurement techniques, accelerators, detectors; introduction to Feynman calculus.
2300408 PARTICLE PHYSICS II 3 5 0 3 Quantum electrodynamics; the Feynman rules for QED; Parton model; Bjorken scaling; quantum chromodynamics and color forces; weak interactions of leptons and quarks; electroweak unification; introduction to gauge theories.
2300409 PHYSICS OF CONDENSED MATTER I 3 5 0 3 Energy bands, p-n junctions, Fermi surfaces, electron dynamics in external fields, optical properties, dielectric properties, magnetic properties.
2300410 PHYSICS OF CONDENSED MATTER II 3 5 0 3 Superconductivity, review of magnetic properties, magnetic resonance, Masers and Lasers, devices, defect and alloys.
2300415 PROJECTS IN PHYSICS 3 5 6 0 Small research and development projects under the supervision of a faculty member. Term ProjectPractice
2300417 PRIN.OF MEASUREMENT AND INSTRUMENT. I 4 6 2 3 Special purpose circuitry for sensors, computer interfacing, GPIB interface system, data acquisition, principles of sensors, temperature sensors, pressure sensors, motion and acceleration sensors. LabaratorytePractice
2300418 PRIN.OF MEASUREMENT AND INSTRUMENT.II 4 6 2 3 Fundamentals of light detectors. Photoconductors, photodiodes, and solar cells. Semiconductor UV light detectors. p-i-n detectors for visible light. Schottky type infrared detectors. Charge Couple Devices (CCD) for imaging. Semiconductor x-ray sensors. Gas sensors. Humidity sensors, Biosensors, Sound sensors and ultrasonic measurement systems. LabaratorytePractice
2300419 INTRODUCTION TO PHOTONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS I 4 6 2 3 Maxwell`s Equations; the planar slab waveguide, step-index circular waveguides, dispersion, graded-index waveguides, attenuation and nonlinear effects.
2300420 INTRODUCTION TO PHOTONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS II 4 6 2 3 The beam propapation method, coupled mode theory and application, coupling between optical sources and waveguides, noise and dedection, optical detectors, optical radiation and amplification, fiber-optic sensors.
2300425 INTRODUCTION TO LASER PHYSICS 3 5 0 3 Basic principles of laser light; properties of laser and physical background of production; laser resonators, mirrors and modes; the types of lasers; solid-state lasers, gas lasers, liquid lasers, semiconductor lasers and lasers to come.
2300426 LASERS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS 3 5 0 3 Laser principles and properties; laser spectroscopy; measurement with laser; isotope separation with laser; laser fusion; LIDAR; laser communications; laser as a heat source; holography.
2300427 INTRODUCTION TO PLASMA PHYSICS 3 5 0 3 Definition of plasma, plasma frequency, gyro frequency, Debye length, Orbit theory; plasmas as fluids; waves in plasmas; CMA diagram; diffusion and resistivity in weakly ionized gates.
2300428 INTRODUC. TO MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS 3 5 0 3 Ideal MHD equations; single and two fluid equations; equilibrium and stability; equations of kinetic theory; derivation of fluid equations; Landau damping; nonlinear plasma physics; shock waves; parametric instabilities.
2300429 STATISTICAL MECHANICS 4 10 0 4 The macroscopic and microscopic states; statistical basis of thermodynamics; proba-bility concept; quantum and statistical nature of probability; elements of ensemble theory; macrocanonical, canonical and grand canonical ensembles quantum and classical statistics; Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein systems, and some other applications.
2300430 STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS 4 6 0 4 Characteristic features of macroscopic systems, introduction to concept of ensembles, states accessible to a closed system; thermal interaction, entropy and temperature, mec-hanical and diffusive interactions, canonical ensembles and its applications, introduction to Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein statistics.
2300431 QUANTUM MECHANICS I 4 6 0 4 Postulates of quantum mechanics; Dirac delta function and Dirac notation; the Schrödinger equation in three-dimensions; angular momentum; the radial equation; the hydrogen atom; interaction of electrons with electro-magnetic field; operators, matrices, and spin; the addition of angular momenta; time-independent perturbation theory.
2300432 QUANTUM MECHANICS II 4 6 0 4 The real hydrogen atom; atomic and molecular structure; time dependent perturbation theory; radiation; radiation; collision theory.
2300434 MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS III 3 5 0 3 Series; calculus of variations; integral transforms: integral equations; Green`s function.
2300435 INT. TO NONLINEAR DYNAMICAL SYS.& CHAO I 3 5 0 3 Systems of first order differential equations; classification of fixed points; flows on a circle; bifurcations; phase portraits; limit cycles; Poincarè-Bendixson theorem; closed orbits and periodic motion; Lienard systems.
2300436 INT.TO NONLINEAR DYNAMICAL SYS.& CHAO II 3 5 0 3 Hopf bifurcations and spontaneous symmetry breakdown; hysteresis in driven oscillators; coupled oscillators and quasiperiodicity; Lorenz equations; chaos on a strange attractor; one-dimensional maps; Liapunov exponents; universality; renormalization group equations; self similarity and fractals.
2300437 PRACTICAL QUANTUM COMPUTING FOR SCIENTISTS 3 5 2 2 This course is a hands-on introduction to the use of Quantum Computers with a focus on basic sciences. Students will learn concepts such as Quantum Fourier transform, Quantum Walk Algorithms, Hamiltonian Simulation, Common error channels and Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computation, Quantum Machine Learning and Other paradigms in Quantum computing (Quantum cluster state model, Bosonic sampling, etc.)
2300439 PHYSICS OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES I 3 5 0 3 Main processes and systems for the production of integrated circuits.
2300440 PHYSICS OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES II 3 5 0 3 Junction effects; minority injection; transport phenomena; recombination-generation mechanism; tunneling; a.c equivalent circuit; breakdown of a junction; light absorption and emission of a semiconductor.
2300443 COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS I 4 6 2 3 Errors; distributions; interpolation techniques; linear system of equations; numerical quadrature; estimation of mean and errors; linear least square minimization and data fitting; maximum likelihood; goodness of fit.
2300444 COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS II 4 6 2 3 Numerical solution techniques of nonlinear equations and ordinary differential equations; optimization and non-linear least squares; simulation and random numbers; time series analysis and Fourier techniques; method of finite differences; partial differential equations.
2300448 INTRO.TO STOCHASTIC PROCESSES IN PHYSICS 3 5 0 3 Fundamental concepts of stochastic processes; special processes in physics; Brownian motion, Fokker Planck equation; diffusion; noise.
2300450 HEALTH PHYSICS 3 5 0 3 Atomic and nuclear structure, radioactivity, interaction of radiation with matter, radiation detection and measurement, radiation dosimetry, biological effects of ionizing radiation, radiation protection and non-ionizing radiation.
2300455 INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM INFORMATION THEORY 3 5 0 3 An overview of quantum information. A review of classical information theory. Foundations of quantum mechanics from a quantum information point of view. Quantum entanglement and its uses. Entropy.
2300471 SOLAR ENERGY I 3 5 0 3 Measurements and estimations of solar radiation; calculation of solar energy reaching inclined surfaces; fundamentals of heat transfer and applications to solar energy; low temperature solar energy conversion; solar heating and cooling; energy storage; economical aspects; special topics.
2300481 SPECIAL RELATIVITY 3 5 0 3 Galilean relativity and absolute motion in space; Axiomatic formulation of special relativity; Minkowski spacetime; Lorentz transformations and physical consequences; Covariant formulations of relativistic mechanics, Optics and electrodynamics.
2300482 GENERAL RELATIVITY 3 5 0 3 General introduction, tensor calculus; The principles of general relativity; The field equations of general relativity; General relativity from a variational principle; The energy-momentum tensor; The Schwarzchild solution; Experimental tests of general relativity.
2300485 STRING THEORY I 3 5 0 3 Review of special relativity and electromagnetism, relativistic point particle, relativistic strings, Nambu-Goto action, string parameterization and classical motion, world-sheet currents, light-cone gauge formulation of particles, fields and strins. Quantization of the relativistic point particle, open and closed strings in the light-cone gauge. Aspects of covariant quantization.
2300486 STRING THEORY II 3 5 0 3 D-branes and gauge fields, string charge and D-branes charges, T-duality of closed and open strings on D-branes, non-linear and Born-Infeld electrodynamics, introduction to superstrings
2300491 GEOMETRY AND TOPOLOGY IN PHYSICS I 3 5 0 3 Vector spaces; algebras; topological spaces; simplicial homology; homotopy groups; differentiable manifolds; vectors and tensors; calculus of exterior forms; Stokes theorem; conservation laws and de Rham cohomology; parallel transport; connection and covariant derivative; geodesics; curvature and torsion. geometry of space-time.
2300492 GEOMETRY AND TOPOLOGY IN PHYSICS II 3 5 0 3 Lie groups on manifolds; Lie algebras; differential forms with values in a Lie algebra; fibre bundles; connection in a fibre bundle; curvature form. Gauge invariance; Maxwell and Yang-Mills equations; systems with spontaneous symmetry breakdown; Higgs mechanism; Hopf invariants; magnetic monopoles; characteristic classes; instantons.
2300493 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS FOR PHYSICISTS 3 5 0 3 Differential equations of physics and the method of separation of variables; Legendre polynomials; associated Legendre polynomials; Laguerre polynomials; Hermite polynomials; Bessel functions; Gauss hypergeometric functions; Sturm-Liouville theory.
2300495 GROUP THEORY IN PHYSICS 3 5 0 3 Basic group theory. Group representations. Discrete and continuous groups. Orthogonal, unitary groups. Lorentz and Poincare groups. Applications to quantum mechanics, solid state physics, atomic, nuclear and particle physics.
2300500 M.S. THESIS 0 50 0 0 Program of research leading to M.S. degree arranged between the student and a faculty member. Students register to this course in all semesters starting from the beginning of their second semester. M.S. ThesisePractice
2300501 STATISTICAL MECHANICS 3 8 0 3 Elements of the classical and quantum statistics, the partition function, ideal Fermi gas, ideal Bose gas, Ising model and some applications of statistical mechanics. Master'sisePractice
2300502 ANALYTICAL MECHANICS 3 8 0 3 Lagrange's equation, central force problem, Rigid body problem, small oscillations, Hamilton's equations, canonical transformations, Hamilton-Jacobi theory, introduction to continuous systems and fields. Master'sisePractice
2300503 METHODS OF MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS I 3 8 0 3 Functions of a complex variable, special functions of mathematical physics, partial differential equations. Master'sisePractice
2300504 METHODS OF MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS II 3 8 0 3 Integral equations, Series, calculus of variations, Green's function, group theory and applications. Master'sisePractice
2300505 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY I 3 8 0 3 Electrostatics and magnetostatics; associated boundary-value problems and their solutions: introduction to Maxwell's equations and their simple consequences. Master'sisePractice
2300506 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY II 3 8 0 3 Diffraction radiation; introduction to special relativity and the covariant formulation; radiation from moving charges; multiple expansions; radiation reaction. Master'sisePractice
2300507 QUANTUM MECHANICS I 3 8 0 3 Fundamental concepts; quantum dynamics; theory of angular momentum and central potential problems; Wigner-Eckart theorem and addition of angular momenta; symmetry in quantum mechanics; approximation methods for time-independent and time-dependent perturbations. Master'sisePractice
2300508 QUANTUM MECHANICS II 3 8 0 3 Systems of identical particles and second quantization; semiclassical and quantum theory of radiation; scattering theory; relativistic single-particle equations; Dirac equation and central potential problems. Master'sisePractice
2300513 GRAVITATION AND COSMOLOGY I 3 8 0 3 Spacetime manifold. Causal structure. Lorentzian metric. Tensors on manifolds. Orthonormal frame bundles. Connection and curvature. Einstein equations. Variational methods. Noether's theorem. Conservation laws. Schwarzchild geometry. Kruskal extension. Interior solutions. Formation of black holes. Black hole temperature and entropy. Charged rotating black holes. Gravitational waves. Master'sisePractice
2300514 GRAVITATION AND COSMOLOGY II 3 8 0 3 Homogeneity and isotropy of the universe. Maximally symmetric spaces. Bianchi types. Standard cosmological model. Observational cosmology: expansion of the universe. Dust filled and radiation filled universes. Inflationary models. Initial and final singularities (Big bang and big crunch). Chaotic mixmaster cosmology. Quantum cosmology. Wheeler-deWitt equation. Quantum field theory in curved spacetimes. Master'sisePractice
2300515 GROUP REPRESENTATIONS 3 8 0 3 Lie groups. Lie algebras. Symmetry groups of differential equations. Invariant forms on Lie groups. Ideals, solvability and nilpotency. Cartan subalgebras and root spaces. Coxeter-Dynkin diagrams. Classical Lie algebras. Representation theory. Tensor products. Enveloping algebras and Casimir operators. Physical applications. Master'sisePractice
2300516 THEORY OF SPINORS 3 8 0 3 Vector spaces and inner products. Algebra and their representations. Clifford calculus on manifolds. Spinor fields. Dirac equation. Covariances of the Dirac equation. Conversed currents. Master'sisePractice
2300517 NONLINEAR EVOLUTION EQUATIONS AND SOLITONS 3 8 0 3 Integrable nonlinear partial differential equations such as the Korteweg-de Vries and the Nonlinear Schrodinger equations, Solitons, Hamiltonian systems, Inverse scattering transform technique, Lax pairs, Painleve analysis. Master'sisePractice
2300518 SIMULATIONS OF MANY-PARTICLE SYSTEMS 3 8 0 3 Computer simulation methods, empirical potential energy functions (PEFs), useful and practical relations for empirical PEFs, surface models of cubic crystals, some sampler computer programs and data, algorithms for thermostat in MD and MC simulations. Master'sisePractice
2300523 MOLECULAR PHYSICS I 3 8 0 3 Introduction to molecular structure: Electronic, vibrational and rotational energies of molecules. Dipole transitions; electronic structure analysis of diatomic molecules, hybridization; general methods of molecular calculations; spectroscopic methods and spectroscopic analysis of small molecules. Master'sisePractice
2300526 PLASMA PHYSICS 3 8 Master'sisePractice
2300527 OPTOELECTRONICS 3 8 0 3 Principles of quantum optics; optoelectronic materials; rare-earth-doped silica fiber lasers; cw performance of fiber optics; Q-switching of optical fiber lasers; digital optics; atmospheric and intersattelite optical communications; thermal imaging; ring laser gyro. Master'sisePractice
2300531 SOLID STATE THEORY I 3 8 0 3 Lattice vibrations (phonons), lattice Green s functions, local modes, electron energy bands, density of states calculations, optical properties of solids, transport properties. Master'sisePractice
2300532 SOLID STATE THEORY II 3 8 0 3 Energy band theory, localized states, surface states and adsorption, many-body techniques, superconductivity, magnetism. Master'sisePractice
2300533 THEORY OF MANY-PARTICLE SYSTEMS I 3 8 0 3 Nonrelativistic many-particle systems, ground-state formalism, Green's function, Fermi systems, Bose systems, linear response and collective modes. Master'sisePractice
2300535 FUNDAMENTALS OF SILICON TECHNOLOGY I 3 8 0 3 Basic processes: oxidation, doping, silicon thin film growth (amorphous, polycrystalline, single- crystalline). Master'sisePractice
2300536 FUNDAMENTALS OF SILICON TECHNOLOGY II 3 8 0 3 Bipolar transistors, unipolar transistors; bipolar transistor theory, integrated circuit transistors, junction field effect transistors, surface field effect transistors, design considerations for unipolar transistors in integrated circuits, applications. Master'sisePractice
2300537 MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS I 3 8 0 3 The dia-and paramagnetic behavior of solids for static applied fields, the properties of ferro-magnetic, antiferromagnetic, ferrimagnetic solids; magnetic properties depending on the frequency of an alternating applied magnetic fields, the maser. Master'sisePractice
2300539 OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF SEMICONDUCTORS 3 8 0 3 Optical constant of solids, band structure of semiconductors, absorption processes in semiconductors, radiative recombination and photoconductivity in semiconductors. Master'sisePractice
2300541 QUANTUM FIELD THEORY I 3 8 0 3 Classical field theory. Canonical quantization of Klein-Gordon, Dirac and Maxwell fields. Interacting fields, perturbation theory and Feynman diagrams. Elementary processes of quantum electrodynamics. Radiative corrections. Divergences, regularization and renormalization. Master'sisePractice
2300542 QUANTUM FIELD THEORY II 3 8 0 3 Gauge field theories and functional integral formulation. Systematics of renormalization. Renormalization and symmetries. Renormalization group. Non-Abelian gauge theories and their quantization. Quantum chromodynamics. Anomalies. Gauge theories with spontaneous symmetry breaking. Master'sisePractice
2300543 ADVANCED PARTICLE PHYSICS 3 8 0 3 Group theory, anomalies in gauge theories, Wilson operator expansion in gauge theories, current algebra, CVC and PCAC. Master'sisePractice
2300545 PARTICLE PHYSICS I 3 8 0 3 Electromagnetism as a gauge theory; Klein-Gordon and Dirac wave equations; introduction to quantum field theory of bosons and fermions. Quantum electrodynamics: interactions of spin 0 particles and spin 1/2 particles, deep inelastic electron-nucleon scattering and the quark parton model. Master'sisePractice
2300546 PARTICLE PHYSICS II 3 8 0 3 Non-Abelian gauge theories; introduction to quantum chrodynamics, phenomenology of weak interactions; hadronic weak current and neutral currents; hidden gauge invariance; spontaneous symmetry breakdown; Hooft's gauges; Glashow-Salam-Weinberg gauge theory of electro-weak interactions; intermediate bosons; Higgs sector; grand unification; supersymmetry. Master'sisePractice
2300547 TECHNIQUES OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS 3 8 0 3 Design philosophy of high energy particle physics experiments, developments in accelerators and beam optics, neutrino beams, hybrid detector systems, scintillation counters, Cherenkov counters, wire chambers, drift chambers, emulsion chambers, calorimeters, spectrometers. On-line and off-line analysis techniques. Selected recent experimental set-ups at CERN, DESY, SLAC and FERMILAB. Master'sisePractice
2300548 SUPERSYMMETRY AND SUPERGRAVITY 3 8 0 3 Lie superalgebras. Superspace and superfields. Dynamics of spinning point particles. Spinning string dynamics. Wess-Zumino model. Supersymmetric Yang-Mills theories. Simple supergravity theory. Extended supergravities. Master'sisePractice
2300549 GEOMETRY OF GAUGE FIELDS 3 8 0 3 Principal fibber bundles and connections. Curvature and G-valued differential forms. Particle fields and gauge invariant Lagrangians. Principle of least action and Yang-Mills field equations. Free Dirac electron fields. Interactions. Orthonormal frame bundle. Linear connections and Riemannian curvature. Unification of gauge fields and gravitation. Master'sisePractice
2300551 NUCLEAR PHYSICS I 3 8 0 3 General properties of the nucleus and the nuclear many-body problem, nuclear forces, static properties, nuclear matter, Hartre-Fock theory, nuclear shell model. Collective models of the nucleus, deformed nuclei, nuclear rotations. Particle hole states and pairing in nuclei. Master'sisePractice
2300552 NUCLEAR PHYSICS II 3 8 0 3 Electromagnetic and weak interactions with nuclei; electron scattering, beta decay, muon capture, neutrino reactions, weak neutral current effects. Hadronic interactions; pion-nucleus interaction, optical potential, nuclear reactions, heavy ion collisions. Master'sisePractice
2300557 INTRODUCTION TO NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY 3 8 0 3 General features of nanoscience and nanotechnology, experimental techniques for characterization of nanosystems, fabrications of nanosystems, atomistic simulations of nanosystems, methods of quantum calculations for nanosystems, types of nanoscale materials and their properties, physics of atomic and molecular clusters and nanoparticles, carbon Nanostructures, applications of nanotechnology. Master'sisePractice
2300561 MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS 3 8 0 3 Derivation of fluid and MHD equations; hydrostatic equilibrium and hydromagnetic stability; MHD instabilities; hydrodynamic waves; current topics. Master'sisePractice
2300562 PLASMA PHYSICS 3 8 0 3 The basic equations and conservation laws; first order orbit theory; adiabatic invariants; ideal MHD model; plasma equilibrium and stability; energy principle; plasma waves; waves-particle interaction; wave-wave interaction; weak turbulence theory. Master'sisePractice
2300563 SOLAR AND PLANETARY PLASMA PHYSICS 3 8 0 3 Kinetic properties of coronal gas; hydrostatic properties of coronal atmosphere; extension of the solar wind into space; interplanetary magnetic fields; interplanetary irregularities; propagation of energetic solar particles; pulsars. Master'sisePractice
2300564 FUNDAMENTALS OF FUSION PLASMA SYSTEMS 3 8 0 3 Energy alternative thermonuclear fusion; inertial and magnetic confinement systems; Tokomak, stellorators and mirror machines; plasma focus and pinches; alternative magnetic confinement systems; Laser fusion systems; concept of fusion reactors; formation and heating of a plasma. Master'sisePractice
2300569 APPLICATIONS OF PLASMA PHYSICS 3 8 0 3 Basic plasma parameters; plasma production and plasma diagnostics; plasma waves and instabilities; space plasma physics and plasma astrophysics; physics of plasma propulsion; thermonuclear fusion; industrial plasma applications. Master'sisePractice
2300573 PHYSICS OF SOLAR ENERGY 3 8 0 3 Solar thermal properties, solar materials, alternative energy sources. Master'sisePractice
2300577 X-RAY DIFFRACTION AND ULTRASONICS I 3 8 2 2 Production and properties of x-rays; absorption and scattering of x-rays; geometry of crystals; theory of x-ray diffraction; structure factors; experimental diffraction methods; space group and structure determination; ultrasonic wave propagation in solids, elasticity in crystals, determination of elastic wave velocities and the elastic module Master'sisePractice
2300578 X-RAY DIFFRACTION AND ULTRASONICS II 3 8 2 2 Various applications of x-ray diffraction methods; determination of unknowns, precise parameter measurements; orientation of single crystals; x-ray fluorescence and chemical analysis; x-ray effects due to phase transformations; x-ray scattering due to amorphous and disordered matter; high pressure x-ray diffraction methods; neutron and electron diffraction ultrasonic pulse echo methods and sound velocity measurements. Master'sisePractice
2300583 NEUTRINO PHYSICS 3 8 0 3 This course covers the phenomenological and experimental aspects of neutrino physics. The topics include the history of neutrino physics, neutrinos in the Standard Model, neutrino mass, neutrino interaction, neutrino mixing, neutrino oscillations, Solar neutrinos, atmospheric neutrinos neutrino oscillations experiments, supernova and relic neutrinos and direct measurement of neutrino masses. Master'sisePractice
2300584 INTRODUCTION TO SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY (SPM) 3 8 0 3 Principles of tunneling phenomena & Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) Theory, scanning mechanisms: piezoelectric and coil, course approach, vibration isolation, data acquisition, feedback control: analog, digital, feed forward etc., Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM): theory, force detection methods in AFM, contact mode AFM, tapping mode AFM, non-contact mode operation of AFM & true atomic resolution, atomic manipulation, nanolithography, fast SPMs, SPM in liquids, operation in extreme environments, other SPM methods: MFM, SHPM, EFM, NSOM etc. Master'sisePractice
2300585 COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN PLASMA PHYSICS 3 8 2 2 Analysis of different fluid methods of computational plasma physics with application to space, laboratory, and industrial plasmas. The applicability of the models, their theoretical foundations, and methods of numerical solution are considered. Computational experiments on the basis of the Matlab/Octave and COSMOL Multiphysics models are carried out in computer class. Topics include finite volume, finite difference, and finite element methods, applied to the problems related to plasma phenomena. Master'sisePractice
2300586 INTRODUCTION TO NANOOPTICS 3 8 0 3 Optical properties of nanoscale matter, far-field imaging techniques, scanning near-field imaging techniques, field enhancement at conducting surfaces, metal nanoparticles, localized surface plasmons, plasmon polaritons, plexitons, surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy, tip-assisted optical spectroscopy and microscopy, Förster resonant energy transfer, plasmonic solar cells, single molecule optics, metamaterials and nanophotonics, optical antennae, Fano resonance, nonlinear plasmonics. Master'sisePractice
2300591 SEMINAR IN PHYSICS 0 10 2 0 Students prepare and present a progress report or literature review on their thesis topic. The course is normally taken by students in their third semester. SeminarisePractice
2300599 RESEARCH METHODS AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN PHYSICS 0 10 0 1 Discussion of research methods and various ethical issues facing practicing physicist when obtaining, recording and analyzing data; publishing research results; collaborating with other scientist; interacting with society. Historical and sample case studies; N-ray affair; cold fusion affair. EthicssisePractice
2300704 PHENOMENOLOGY OF QUARKS AND LEPTONS 3 8 0 3 Master'sisePractice
2300705 STELLAR OSCILLATIONS&STABILITY PROBLEMS 3 8 0 3 - Master'sisePractice
2300709 NUM.SIM.METH.IN CRYSTAL GROWTH FROM MELT 3 8 0 3 - Master'sisePractice
2300710 QUANTUM COMPUTATION 3 8 0 3 - Master'sisePractice
2300715 PARTICLE DATA ANALY.IN HIGH ENERGY PHYS. 3 8 0 3 - Master'sisePractice
2300716 MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT DEVICES OF PLASMA 3 8 0 3 - Master'sisePractice
2300718 COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES IN PHYSICS 3 8 0 3 DoctoralisePractice
2300719 SILICON BASED LARGE AREA ELECTRONICS I 3 8 0 3 DoctoralisePractice
2300722 SILICON BASED LARGE AREA ELECT. II 3 8 0 3 Master'sisePractice
2300723 NONLINEAR EVOLUTION EQUATIONS AND SOLITONS 3 8 0 3 Master'sisePractice
2300724 ADVANCED HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS 3 8 0 3 Master'sisePractice
2300725 FUNDAMENTALS OF INTER.AND THIN FILM ANA 3 8 0 3 FUNDAMENTALS OF INTER.AND THIN FILM ANA Master'sisePractice
2300726 OPT.PROPER.OF SEMIN.HETEROJ.AND NANOC. 3 8 0 3 Master'sisePractice
2300728 ELECTROMAG.WAVES AND ELECTRO-OPTICS 3 8 0 3 ELECTROMAG.WAVES AND ELECTRO-OPTICS Master'sisePractice
2300730 HIGGS BOSON THEORY AND PHENOMENOLOGY 3 8 0 3 Master'sisePractice
2300735 INTRODUCTION TO NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY 3 8 0 3 DoctoralisePractice
2300736 EFFECTIVE FIELD THEORIES IN HEP 3 8 0 3 Effective Theory Concept, Standard Model, Renormalization, Effective Theory of Weak Interactions, Chiral Perturbation Theory DoctoralisePractice
2300737 TOPICS IN QUANTUM INFORMATION THEORY 3 8 0 3 Quantum Communication. Quantum Computation: quantum gates and circuits, quantum algorithms. Quantum error correction. Physical implementations. Master'sisePractice
2300738 OPTICAL SYSTEM DESIGN 3 8 0 3 Review of basic principles of optics, functions of parallel plates, mirrors, lenses and prisms in optical systems. Design and diagnosis of an optical system, minimization of aberrations, computer aided design applications. Master'sisePractice
2300741 COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE I 3 8 2 2 Introduction to computational methods in modern solid state physics and materials science. Ground state density functional theory and classical/ab initio molecular dynamics. Solid-state theory based approach with and emphasis on the calculation of basic materials properties from an atomistic point of view. Theoretical background supplemented by exercises in the laboratory. DoctoralisePractice
2300743 COMPUTATIONAL SYMMETRY IN SOLID STATE 3 8 0 3 Master'sisePractice
2300745 SPECTROSCOPY IN X-RAY AND GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY 3 8 0 3 Satellite missions in X-rays and Gamma-rays, data processing, detector descriptions. Theory of spectroscopy and analysis spectroscopic data from several satellite missions. Identification of lines and characteristics of space plasma in different astrophysical sources. Master'sisePractice
2300749 SPIN RESONANCE 3 8 2 2 Fundamentals of magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Electron spin resonance (ESR). Magnetic properties of materials.Spin dynamics. Bloch Equations. Longitudinal and transverse relaxation. Principles of time domain spectroscopy: Quadrature detection, Phase Cycling, Spin echo. MW and RF pulses. Advanced pulsed ESR experiments: ESEEM, HYSCORE, ENDOR. Resonators. Electronic structure determination. Simulation with spin-Hamiltonian formalism. Calculation of ESR parameters with DFT. Applications for transition metal complexes, catalysts, organic radicals, metalloenzymes, proteins, thin film solar cells, perovskites, nanomaterials, quantum computing (coherence time for qubits). Master'sisePractice
2300750 MODIFIED THEORIES OF GRAVITY 3 8 0 3 Principles of Einsteins gravity theory, massive gravity, higher order derivative gravity theories, perturbation methods in modified GR theories, vacua of modified GR theories, scattering amplitudes in higher order derivative gravity, Born-Infeld (BI) type gravity theories, unitarity of BI theories. DoctoralisePractice
2300751 INTRODUCTION TO NANOOPTICS 3 8 0 3 Optical properties of nanoscale matter, far-field imaging techniques, scanning near-filed imaging techniques, field enhancement at conducting surfaces, metal nanoparticles, localized surface plasmons, plasmon polaritons, plexitons, surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy, tip-assisted optical spectroscopy and microscopy, Förster resonant energy transfer, plasmonic solar cells, single molecule optics, metamaterials and nano photonics, optical antennae, Fano resonance, nonlinear plasmonics. Master'sisePractice
2300752 PHOTONICS LIGHT - MATTER INTERACTIONS 3 8 0 3 Classical theory of absorption and dispersion, elementary quantum theory of light-matter interactions, rate equations, absorption, transition dipole moment, local density of states, spontaneous emission, stimulated emission, line shape functions, broadening mechanisms (collision, Doppler, lifetime), analysis of 2-, 3-, 4-, level systems, optimal amplification, gain and saturation. Gaussian optics: Derivation of Gaussian electromagnetic beams, application of matrix transformation to Gaussian beams, and beam characterization, introduction to basic Fourier optics: Optical resonators and cavities: resonant modes and frequencies of an optical resonator. Introduction to nonlinear optics. Master'sisePractice
2300753 QUANTUM FIELD THEORIES ON FUZZY SPACES 3 8 0 3 Geometry of Moyal-Weyl spaces, star products and their uses in quantum physics. Description of fuzzy spaces and their properties. Scalar, spinor, gauge field theories and topologically nontrivial configurations over fuzzy spaces.Fuzzy spaces as extra dimensions in gauge theories. Matrix models in string and M-theory and their fuzzy vacua. Master'sisePractice
2300754 QUANTUM OPTICS 3 8 0 3 Quantization of the electromagnetic field, coherent states, squeezed states, Glaubers optical coherence measures, atom-field interaction, two-level atoms, Rabi model, Jaynes Cummings model and cavity-QED, three-level atoms, electromagnetically-induced transparency. Master'sisePractice
2300755 QUANTUM MATTER AND MANY-BODY THEORY 3 8 0 3 Quantum statistics, classical and quantum fields, second quantization, Bose and Fermi Hubbard models, Electron gas and Landau-Fermi liquid theory, Feynman path integral and Functional integral formalism, Phase transitions and spontaneous symmetry breaking, Bose-Einstein condensates, Superconductivity, Magnetism and quantum spin models. Master'sisePractice
2300771 FUNDAMENTALS OF PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS 3 8 0 3 A theoretical course on plasma diagnostics, describing experiments to study plasma diagnostics and instrumentation. Basic approach to invasive and non-invasive diagnostic in general, physics probes, plasma emission and radiation probes, fusion grade plasma diagnostic, laser spectroscopy, particle beam diagnostics, analysis of active and passive diagnostic data, fluctuation analysis. Master'sisePractice
2300799 ORIENTATION GRADUATE SEMINARS 0 10 2 0 SeminarisePractice
8640200 INTRODUCTORY ASTRONOMY 3 4 0 3 Scales in the universe, general view of history of astronomy, universal gravitation, Kepler,s Law, properties of light, tools of astronomy, Solar System, planets, moons, minor bodies of the solar system, The Sun, formation and evolution of stars, exploding stars, Milkyway, other galaxies, cosmology. Undergraduate
8640201 ASTRONOMY I 3 5 0 3 Solar System; sun and planets; astronomical coordinates; Keplers Law, properties of light; Tools and Astronomy. Undergraduate
8640202 ASTRONOMY II 3 5 0 3 Basic concepts in astronomy; parallax method; brightness classification; color-magnitude relations; binary stars; internal structure of stars; evolution of stars; unusual stars; interstellar matter; galaxies universe. Undergraduate
8640301 SOLAR SYSTEM ASTRONOMY 3 5 0 3 Fundamental concepts; size of the solar system and its place in the galaxy; measurements, units, reference frames; historical background; the sun; the earth-moon system; the planets and their satellites; other members of the solar system. Undergraduate
8640311 MODERN ASTROPHYSICS I 3 5 0 3 The language of astrophysics: the ideal-gas law, black-body radiation, and stellar spectra. stellar evolution: pre-main sequence, main sequence, post-main sequence and final configurations of matter. Undergraduate
8640312 MODERN ASTROPHYSICS II 3 5 0 3 Newtonian Gravity, The Geometry of the Universe, Simple Cosmological Models, Cosmological Constant, The age of the Universe, The Density of the Universe and Dark Matter, The Cosmic Background Radiation, The Inflationary Universe, General Relativistic Cosmology, Baryogenesis, Nucleosynthesis, Structures in the Universe. Undergraduate
8640321 STELLAR ASTROPHYSICS 3 5 0 3 Newton,s Law of Gravitation & Keplerian Motion, Binary Stellar Systems, Blackbody Radiation and General Radiation Laws, Discrete Spectra of stars and Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram, Doppler Effect, Spectral Classification of stars, Boltzmann and Saha Equations, Stellar Atmospheres (Stellar Opacity, Eddington Approximation), Radiative Transfer Equations and Einstein Relations, Internal Structure of stars (Hydrostatic Equilibrium), Energy Production in stars (Kelvin-Helmholtz Mechanism, Thermonuclear Reactions, Neutrinos) and Energy Transport, Stellar Evolution in Sun-like, Low-mass, and High-mass stars (Birth inside Interstellar Clouds mentioning Jean,s Limit and Death of stars), Supernova Explosions, Remnants of stars: Supernova Remnants and Compact Objects (Brown Dwarfs, White Dwarfs with an explanation to Nova Explosions, Neutron Stars, Black Holes), Binary Systems of Compact Objects mentioning the Gravitational Wave Detection of Compact Binaries. Undergraduate
8640322 HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS 3 5 0 3 Supernova explosions; Gamma-ray bursts; Dead stars; Supernova remnants;Pulsar wind nebulae; White dwarfs; Neutron stars; Black holes; Electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational; Gravitational waves; Gas dynamic; Radiative processes Undergraduate
8640401 ASTROPHYSICS I 3 5 0 3 Observational aspects of astrophysics; stellar magnitudes and stellar colors; stellar spectra; temperature estimates for stars; radiative transfer in stellar atmosphere; convective energy transport; depth dependence of source function; theoretical temperature stratification; continuous absorption coefficient; pressure stratification; hydrostatic equilibrium equation. Undergraduate
8640402 ASTROPHYSICS II 3 5 0 3 Aspects of observational astronomy: distance, brightness, magnitude, spectrum analysis; overview of stellar structure and evolution: time scales, equation of state, viral theorem; thermodynamics of gaseous systems; static stellar structure equations; nuclear energy sources; phases of stellar evolution: fully convective stars, main sequence, evolution away from the main sequence; solar neutrinos. Undergraduate
8640404 INTRODUCTION TO COSMOLOGY 3 5 0 3 Universe at large scale, NeMonian gravity; Simplified general relativity for cosmology, Friedmann equation, Cosmological dynamics, Model Universes,The parameters of the dynamical evolution of the universe, Dark matter, evidence and alternatives, The cosmic microwave bachground, Big bang nucleosynthesis, Processes in the early universe, Inflation and the very early universe, Structure formation. Undergraduate
8640406 ASTRONOMY SEMINAR II 2 4 0 2 Discussion of current topics in astronomy.Prerequisite: Consent of the Department Undergraduate
8640501 ADVANCED ASTROPHYSICS 3 8 0 3 Basic astronomy and astrophysics are discussed from an advanced viewpoint. Master'suate
8640505 STELLAR ATMOSPHERES 3 8 0 3 Radiative equilibrium and the energy transfer equation; solution of the equation of transfer; the opacity of stellar material; model stellar atmospheres; the theory of line formation; application of line contour theory; curves of growth. Master'suate
8640507 STELLAR INTERIORS 3 8 0 3 The viral theorem and some consequences; equilibrium of a star; energy transfer mechanisms in star; equation of state for stellar material; nuclear reactions in stellar interiors; polytopic gas spheres; stability of convection; structure of white dwarfs. Master'suate
8640515 GALACTIC AND INTERGALACTIC ASTRONOMY 3 8 0 3 Interstellar space; galactic structure; rotation of the Galaxy; neutral hydrogen distribution; magnetic field in the galaxy; intergalactic space; clustering of galaxies; structure of the observable universe. Master'suate
8640516 HIGH-ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS 3 8 0 3 Cosmic ray data; detection of relativistic particles; supernovae, pulsars, quasars, and X-ray sources; particle and photon interaction of astrophysical significance. Master'suate
8640517 ASTRON. INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES 3 8 0 3 Discussion of observational techniques in astronomy and astrophysics; review of modern instruments and interpretation of related data. Master'suate
8640518 ASTROPHYSICAL DATA ANALYSIS 3 8 0 3 Topics will cover recent and ongoing satellite missions in X-ray and Gamma-ray wavelenghts; detailed knowledge of the detectors onboard and data structure; analysis of satellite data with emphasis on spectral and timing analysis of astrophysical point sources. Master'suate
8640519 SPECTROSCOPIC ASTROPHYSICS 3 8 0 3 Discussion of techniques for gathering and interpreting spectroscopic data in astrophysics. Master'suate
8640521 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF CLOSE BINARY SYS. 3 8 0 3 Observational properties of close binary systems; the light, radial velocity and period changes of close binary systems; the circumstellar matter; the mass transfer and mass loss in close binaries; origin and evolution of close binaries. Master'suate