INTRODUCTION TO MODERN PHYSICS
cod. 18842

Academic year 2007/08
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Fisica sperimentale (FIS/01)
Field
Formazione di base
Type of training activity
Basic
24 hours
of face-to-face activities
3 credits
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course unit
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Learning objectives

Illustrate the passage from traditional to modern physics using the concept of dissymmetry as the bridge that unifies intellectual activity in art and in science. Explain the basic concepts of the quantum revolution and illustrate the effects in the interpretation of the properties of materials, with special reference to those of artistic interest. Illustrate some of the techniques important in the diagnostics and study of works of art.

Prerequisites

Have taken the first year courses and sat the Physics exams

Course unit content

<br />Symmetries in physics and in art. Conservation laws and symmetries in space and in time. Phenomenological introduction to quantum mechanics. Light scattering and its role in the aesthetics of paintings and fabrics. Absorption and luminescence spectroscopy: fundamentals and phenomenology. Quantum interpretation of optical and electrical properties of materials: discussion and examples. 

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Teaching methods

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lectures, discussions with students, oral exam

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