PHYSICS 7032 - Advanced Dynamics and Relativity
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| Course Code | PHYSICS 7032 |
| Course | Advanced Dynamics and Relativity |
| Coordinating Unit | The School of Chemistry & Physics , Faculty of Sciences |
| Term | Semester 1 2013 |
| Mode | Internal |
| Level | Postgraduate Coursework |
| Location/s | North Terrace |
| Units | 3 |
| Contact | Up to 4 hours per week |
| Prerequisites | PHYSICS 2532, PHYSICS 2534, MATHS 2101 or MATHS 2201, MATHS 2102 or MATHS 2202 |
| Corequisites | Not applicable |
| Incompatible | PHYSICS 3006 |
| Assumed Knowledge | Not applicable |
| Restrictions | Not applicable |
| Quota | Not applicable |
| Course Description | This course will give students a working knowledge of analytical mechanics and relativity to the standard required for further study in physics. Mechanics: Lagrangian mechanics, variational techniques, conservation laws, Noether's theorem, small oscillations, Hamiltonian mechanics, Poisson brackets. Relativity: space-time vectors and tensors, relativistic mechanics, electrodynamics, field-strength tensor, Lienard-Wiechert potentials. |
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