Admission requirements
Quantum Theory and Statistical Physics a
If you are a first year master’s student interested in these courses for credit, please consult with your local contact, before registering for the course.
Description
The course “Advanced Topics in Theoretical Physics” is an advanced level master course with the dual purpose of teach the advanced theoretical physics concepts that are shared between all research directions as well as bridging the remaining gap to the research frontier. It is therefore also highly recommended to beginning PhD students.This course is organized by the Delta ITP, which is a joint initiative between the Universities of Leiden (UL), Utrecht (UU), and Amsterdam (UvA). The lectures are given by professors from these three universities, on topics that change every year.
Details of the course can be found at the Delta-ITP/DRSTP Advanced Topics in Theoretical Physics website. For more information and registration please see the ATTP page on the DRSTP website.
Please note that the location of each module is different.
The topic of the Leiden module wil be Renormalization Group and Criticality. This course introduces the renormalization group (RG) in the context of phase transitions and critical phenomena. Starting from mean-field theory and the Landau framework, students develop real-space and field-theoretic RG techniques to understand universality, scaling, and fixed points, culminating in the epsilon expansion and Wilson-Fisher critical exponents.
Course objectives
Schedule
The timetables are available through My Timetable (see the button in the upper right corner).
Teaching method
See the Delta-ITP/DRSTP Advanced Topics in Theoretical Physics website for course details.
Assesment method
Three pass/fail exams: all three exams must be passed in order to pass the course.
Resit, review & feedback
For missed or failed module assignments, replacement assignments are available from the lecturers responsible for that module. For more information, see Brightspace.
Reading list
Announced by lectures. See website of DRSTP
Registration
Enrolment through MyStudyMap (button in upper right corner) is mandatory. General information about course and exam enrolment is available on the website.
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer(s) (listed in the right information bar).
Remarks
Software
Starting from the 2024/2025 academic year, the Faculty of Science will use the software distribution platform Academic Software. Through this platform, you can access the software needed for specific courses in your studies. For some software, your laptop must meet certain system requirements, which will be specified with the software. It is important to install the software before the start of the course. More information about the laptop requirements can be found on the student website.