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Physics – (M.Sc.)
Bilkent University
Masters Programmes in English| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 9,200 - | ||
| Location: | Ankara / Turkey / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | February, September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Bilkent University
Bilkent University is a contemporary center of excellence in higher education and research, beautifully located at the fringe of Ankara, in the Anatolian heartland of the Republic of Turkey. Faculty members received their Ph.D.s mostly from prominent universities in North America, Europe and home.
Research and publication standarts are very high, and there are many international cooperations. Research facilities, such as computers, software, Internet connection, books, journals, CD-ROMs, a fully computerized library seach system, etc., are excellent and up-to-date. Bilkent University follows the US academic model, and the language of all education and research is English. The potential candidates are encouraged to examine the university homepage pointed above.
The graduate program in Physics emphasizes research in various fields of condensed matter physics, in relation to the rapidly developing high technology fields. Presently, research is in progress in the theoretical and experimental study of tunneling, physics of electrons in lower dimensional systems, high temperature superconductivity, statistical mechanics, properties of new materials, fabrication and theoretical analysis of new devices.
The department recently established a new compound semiconductor research and technology laboratory consisting of Class 100 and Class 10000 clean rooms housing a mask aligner, SEM, PECVD, RIE, UHV evaporator, magnetron sputterer, RTP, I-V, C-V and microwave measurement setups. Experimental research areas include STM, PL and Raman Spectroscopy and III-V micro and optoelectronic device technologies.
Contents
1)M.S. students have to complete 24 credits of course-work. These are normally the eight "core courses" that are offered to the students during their first year of study.
2)The student must complete and defend a thesis before his/her fifth semester as a graduate student. A copy of the proposed thesis must be given to the jury members and the Graduate School at least two weeks before the defense.
* Electromagnetic Theory I
Electrostatics. Magnetostatics. Boundary-value problems. Time varying fields and Maxwell's equations. Plane electromagnetic waves. Wave guides and resonant cavities. Simple radiating systems and diffraction.
* Electromagnetic Theory II
Magnetohydrodynamics and plasma physics. Special theory of relativity. Relativistic particle kinematics and dynamics. Collisions. Radiation by moving charges. Bremsstrahlung. Radiative Beta-process. Multipole fields. Radiation damping. Self-fields of particles.
* Advanced Quantum Mechanics I
Basic principles of wave mechanics and Schr"{odinger Equation. Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions. Angular momentum. Matrix formulation of quantum mechanics. Symmetry in quantum mechanics. Approximation methods. Many particles system. Scattering theory.
* Advanced Quantum Mechanics II
Quantum theory of radiation. Relativistic wave equations. Covariant perturbation theory and applications. Introduction to field quantization.
* Solid State Theory I
Crystals. Group theory. One-electron approximation. Energy-band theory. Pseudopotential theory. Total energy and force calculations. Dynamics of electrons. Electron transport theory. Localization of electron states. Impurity states. Surfaces. Green's functions for defect states.
* Solid State Theory II
Lattice vibrations and phonons. Electron-phonon interactions. Collective excitations. Optical properties. Magnetic properties of solids. Superconductivity.
* Advances in Condensed Matter Physics I
Quantum theory of tunneling. Scanning tunneling microscopy. Scanning tunneling spectroscopy. Development of a formal theory for scanning tunneling electron microscopy. Tunneling in semiconductor superstructures. Applications in surface physics.
* Advances in Condensed Matter Physics II
Semiconductor heterostructures and quantum well structures. Theory of 2-D electron systems. Electronic energy structure of semiconductor superlattices. Phase transitions in semiconductor superlattices. Collective excitations in 2-D electron systems. Electronic and optical properties of semiconductor superlattices. Magnetoconductivity and Quantum Hall effect.
* Physics of Semiconductor Devices I
Schottky Barrier formation. Metal-semiconductor, metal-insulator-semiconductor surface field-effect transistor. Integrated circuit technology. Opto-electronic devices. Review of MBE and MOCVD techniques. Epitaxial semiconductor superlattices. Strained (pseudomorphic) superlattices. Band-lineup and quantum well states. New electronic devices based on the semiconductor superlattices.
* Physics of Semiconductor Devices II
Schottky Barrier formation. Metal-semiconductor, metal-insulator-semiconductor surface field-effect transistor. Integrated circuit technology. Opto-electronic devices. Review of MBE and MOCVD techniques. Epitaxial semiconductor superlattices. Strained (pseudomorphic) superlattices. Band-lineup and quantum well states. New electronic devices based on the semiconductor superlattices.
* Analytical Mechanics
Constraints. Principle of least action and Lagrange equations. Symmetry and conservation laws. Hamilton equations of motion. Canonical transformations. Hamilton-Jacobi theory. Small oscillations. Mechanics of continuous media.
* Statistical Mechanics
Distribution functions; the concept of entropy, the H-function; classical statistical mechanics; ensembles; partition functions. The equipartition theorem. Quantum statistical mechanics: partition function, Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein distributions.
* Methods of Mathematical Physics
Sturm-Liouville theory. Special functions: Gamma functions; Bessel functions; Legendre polynomials; integral transforms; integral equations; calculus of variations.
* Special Topics in Condensed Matter Physics I
* Special Topics in Condensed Matter Physics II
* Special Topics in Applied Physics I
* Special Topics in Applied Physics II
* Master's Thesis
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Requirements
M.S. and Ph.D. candidates (of all nationalities) can apply twice a year (for the Fall and Spring semester beginning in September and February respectively), upon sending a filled-in form, official transcripts, scientific proficiency test scores (such as GRE general & subject tests, or a local exam to sit ), English proficiency test scores (such as TOEFL, TSE, TWE, or a local exam to sit, except for native speakers), and two letters of recommendation. Successful applicants are offered free tuition, free on-campus housing, and a handsome monthly allowance (enough for comfortable life according to the local life standarts) for teaching assistantship duties.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
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