Classical relativity and the wave equation for electromagnetic fields
The Michelson and Morley experiment
Einstein postulates
Lorentz transformations
Relativistic dynamics
Applications
2.1 Light as particles, matter as waves
Blackbody radiation
Photoelectric effect
The Bohr atomic model
The De Broglie hypotesis
The Heisenberg uncertainty principle
Wave packets
Examples of quantum interference of matter waves
2.2 The Schroedinger equation
General and stationary equation
Probabilistic interpretation of the wave function
Particle in a box
Harmonic oscillator
Tunnelling
2.3 Atomic models and particle statistics
Hydrogen atom, spin, transitions
Many-electrons atoms
The Pauli exclusion principle
The Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein statistics (in brief)
2.4 Lattice structures
X-ray diffraction
Band theory (in brief)
Metals, insulators, semiconductors
2.5 Applicazioni
Scanning tunnel microscope (STM)
Atomic force microscope (AFM)
Semiconducting devices
Laser
Quantum computation (in brief)