Renato Renner: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2021 |  |
| Name | Prof. Dr. Renato Renner |
| Field | Theoretical Physics |
| Address | Institut für Theoretische Physik ETH Zürich, HIT K 41.2 Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 27 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 633 34 58 |
| Fax | +41 44 633 11 15 |
| renner@itp.phys.ethz.ch | |
| URL | http://www.itp.phys.ethz.ch/people/renner/ |
| Department | Physics |
| Relationship | Full Professor |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 402-2203-01L | Classical Mechanics  | 7 credits | 4V + 2U | R. Renner | |
| Abstract | A conceptual introduction to theoretical physics: Newtonian mechanics, central force problem, oscillations, Lagrangian mechanics, symmetries and conservation laws, spinning top, relativistic space-time structure, particles in an electromagnetic field, Hamiltonian mechanics, canonical transformations, integrable systems, Hamilton-Jacobi equation. | ||||
| Objective | Fundamental understanding of the description of Mechanics in the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulation. Detailed understanding of important applications, in particular, the Kepler problem, the physics of rigid bodies (spinning top) and of oscillatory systems. | ||||