Computational Physics
7.5 ECTS creditsThe course introduces important numerical physical computation methods in different fields. The numerical simulations are implemented in a suitable programming language (for instance Fortran, C, MATLAB, Python) or carried out in specific simulation software.
Course content:
The basics of electronic structure theory and calculation methods.
The solution to the Schrödinger equation using the variation method. Computation of the electronic structure of crystalline materials: introduction to the Hartree-Fock method and density functional theory (DFT).
Simulations using molecular dynamics, introduction to quantum-molecular dynamics. The Monte Carlo method.
Parallelisation and high-performance computations.
Course content:
The basics of electronic structure theory and calculation methods.
The solution to the Schrödinger equation using the variation method. Computation of the electronic structure of crystalline materials: introduction to the Hartree-Fock method and density functional theory (DFT).
Simulations using molecular dynamics, introduction to quantum-molecular dynamics. The Monte Carlo method.
Parallelisation and high-performance computations.
Progressive specialisation:
A1F (has second‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)
Education level:
Master's level
Admission requirements:
Numerical Methods, 7.5 ECTS credits, Solid State Physics, 7.5 ECTS credits, and registered for Mathematical Physics, 7.5 ECTS credits, and Quantum Physics II, 7.5 ECTS credits, plus upper secondary level English 6 or English level 2, or equivalent.
Selection:
Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.
This course is included in the following programme
- Master of Science in Engineering Physics (studied during year 5)
- Master's Programme in Physics - Nanomaterials (studied during year 1)
- Master's Programme in Physics - Theoretical physics (studied during year 1)
- Master of Science in Engineering, Degree Programme in Engineering Physics (studied during year 1)