Antti Knowles: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2016

Name Dr. Antti Knowles
URLhttp://www.math.ethz.ch/~aknowles
DepartmentMathematics
RelationshipLecturer

NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
401-3600-16LStudent Seminar in Probability Theory: Interacting Particle Systems Information Restricted registration - show details
Limited number of participants.
Registration to the seminar will only be effective once confirmed by email from the organizers.
4 credits2SA.‑S. Sznitman, J. Bertoin, A. Knowles, P. Nolin
AbstractSelected topics from Probability Theory will be discussed.
ObjectiveThe seminar is a natural complement to the material discussed in the lecture on probability theory in the 5th semester.
ContentThe seminar is centered around a topic in probability theory which changes each semester. Example of topics are random walks and electric networks, Markov chains, stochastic integrals, coupling methods, etc.
Prerequisites / NoticeThere is only a limited number of slots available for this seminar. Participation will only be effective once confirmed by the organizers.
401-5600-00LSeminar on Stochastic Processes Information 0 credits1KJ. Bertoin, A. Knowles, A. Nikeghbali, P. Nolin, B. D. Schlein, A.‑S. Sznitman, W. Werner
AbstractResearch colloquium
Objective
402-0224-00LTheoretical Physics
Only eligible if neither 402-0204-00L Electrodynamics nor 402-0205-00L Quantum Mechanics I is recognised for credits (neither in the Bachelor's nor in the Master's programme).
This course unit will not be offered regularly after FS 2016.
11 credits4V + 2UA. Knowles
AbstractIntroduction to electrodynamics and nonrelativistic quantum mechanics for mathematics students.
Objective
ContentElectrodynamics:
electrostatics, boundary value problems, magnetostatics, Maxwell equations, electromagnetic waves, retarded potentials, special relativity

Quantum Mechanics:
wave mechanics (with simple examples), abstract formalism of quantum mechanics, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, harmonic oscillator, symmetries and angular momentum, hydrogen atom, quantum mechanics and classical physics (EPR paradox)