Learning with the basic principles of scientific experimentation. By performing experiments in different fields of experimental physics the students will learn the usage of measurement instruments as well as the correct analysis and the estimation of the accuracy of the measurement results.

Selected laboratory experiments in physics, mechanical and process engineering. With the Laboratory Training held during the fifth semester, the students learn how to handle and apply measurement methods and devices. Students are offered a diversified choice of laboratory experiments at least eleven of which must be completed. Five of the chosen experiments must be in physics.

Introductory lab course in experimental physics

Introductory lab course in experimental physics.

Superconductivity: thermodynamics, London and Pippard theory; Ginzburg-Landau theory: spontaneous symmetry breaking, flux quantization, type I and II superconductors; microscopic BCS theory: electron-phonon mechanism, Cooper pairing, quasiparticle spectrum, thermodynamics and response to magnetic fields. Josephson effect: superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUID) and other applications.

IntroductionPhenomenological OverviewConventional versus Unconventional SuperconductivityFermi Liquids and Superfluid 3HeGeneralization of the BCS theorySuperconductivity of heavy electronsGeneralized Ginzburg-Landau theoryMultiple phase superconductivityHigh-Tc Superconductivity-Experiment-Theory