UFTFA02 Mathematical Methods in Physics

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2020
Extent and Intensity
3/2/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Filip Blaschke, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Josef Juráň, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Filip Blaschke, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Martin Blaschke, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Josef Juráň, Ph.D.
Centrum interdisciplinárních studií – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
Graduated in basic course of mathematics for Bachelor of Physics.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is focused to obtain an overview about basic mathematical methods used in Physics. The core of the course lays in the following parts of mathematics: introduction to functional analysis, complex analysis, equations of mathematical physics, introduction to theory of distributions and group theory. The mathematical techniques and methods gained from previous mathematical courses are also applied. An emphasis is put on understanding of the concept, calculation skills and applications in Physics.
Syllabus
  • Selective parts of functional analysis: Banach and Hilbert spaces, linear
    operators and functionals and their applications basis of calculus of
    variations.
    Theory of functions of a complex variable: Analytic functions, Cauchy's
    integral theorem and Cauchy's integral formula, residue theorem, Laurent
    series injective domains and inverse functions.
    Equations of mathematical physics: Classification of differential equations, solutions of differential equations, Laplace and Poisson equations, wave equation, heat equation; Fourier series, Fourier and Laplace transformations; special functions.
    Basis of theory of distributions: Definitions, operations with distributions, Dirac delta distribution and its properties, convolution of distributions; differential equations with distributions.
    Group theory: Groups and their representation, groups of symmetries SU(2) and SU(3), physical applications.
Literature
    required literature
  • Kvasnica, J. Matematický aparát fyziky. Academia, 2004. ISBN 80-200-0603-6. info
  • Děmidovič Boris Pavlovič. Sbírka úloh a cvičení z matematické analýzy. 2003. ISBN 80-7200-587-1. info
    recommended literature
  • Čihák Pavel a kolektiv. Matematická analýza pro fyziky (V). Praha, 2003. ISBN 80-86732-12-6. info
  • Kopáček Jiří a kolektiv. Příklady z matematiky pro fyziky [V]. Praha, 2003. ISBN 80-86732-15-0. info
  • Arfken George B., Weber Hans J. Mathematical methods for physicists. 2001. info
  • Rektorys Karel a spolupracovníci. Přehled užité matematiky I, II. Praha, 2000. ISBN 80-7196-179-5. info
  • Riley K.F., Hobson M.P., Bence S.J. Mathematical methods for physics and engineering. 1998. info
  • Bartsch Hans-Jochen. Matematické vzorce. Praha, 1987. info
Teaching methods
One-to-One tutorial
Monological (reading, lecture, briefing)
Internship
Students' self-study
Assessment methods
Test
Written exam
Credit
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
* attendance in lectures and tutorials, active participation
and/or self-study of selected parts of recommended literature (homeworks)
* a few short written tests during semester (success rate 50 %)
* written and oral exam
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2019, Summer 2021, Summer 2022.
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