Physics II (in English)

Programme of the course:

1. Theory of relativity
• postulates of Einstein's special theory of relativity,
• properties of time and space in the context of the special theory of relativity,
• work and energy in the context of the special theory of relativity,
• Relativity of time intervals and length,
• Lorentz transformation, spacetime, relativistic dynamics,
• relativistic energy and consequences of Einstein's equation
  (mass defect, limits of signal transmission)
• Doppler effect,
2. Electromagnetism
• electric and magnetic fields, Maxwell equations,
• the spectrum of electromagnetic waves
  (types and their properties) 
• light interference (light intensity, the coherence of light, interferometers)
• Diffraction (Huygens model)
• holography
• light in different media,
• refractive index, light dispersion, group and phase velocity
• total internal reflection, birefringence, optical nonlinearity,
• optical fibers (types and their parameters)