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LIST OF THE COURSES AND WEEKLY SCHEDULE. FIRST PART OF THE TERM
Morning Afternoon
Monday Probability Nano-photonics and quantum optics
Tuesday Soft matter and interfaces Numerical methods for differential equations in physics
Student seminar
Wednesday Relativistic quantum mechanics and introduction to quantum field theory Experimental physics
Thursday Introduction to General Relativity Thermodynamics and statistical physics of out-of-equilibrium systems
Friday Symmetries in physics Phase transitions

 

LIST OF THE COURSES AND WEEKLY SCHEDULE. SECOND PART OF THE TERM
Morning Afternoon
Monday Superfluidity Nano-photonics and quantum optics
Tuesday Soft matter and interfaces Numerical methods for differential equations in physics
Student seminar
Wednesday Relativistic quantum mechanics and introduction to quantum field theory Experimental physics
Thursday Introduction to General Relativity Thermodynamics and statistical physics of out-of-equilibrium systems
Friday Biophysics Cosmology

 

Click on the name of a course to get its description.

In addition to these courses there is an optional course which will be taught at Ecole Polytechnique: Quantum optics: lasers and atoms (3 ECTS).

Check the calendar.

Students can also perform a Self-directed work: library-based project, considered as a full course (6 ECTS), doing personal research and presenting a short seminar in january.

There is also the possibility to do a supervised research project, considered as a full course (6 ECTS).

One teaching unit = one full course (6 ECTS) or two half courses (2x3 ECTS) at will. At most 9 ECTS can be obtained by following courses not organized by the Masters program.

It is indeed possible to follow other lectures, in particular in some M2 of associated universities (Interface physique-biologie, Océanologie et météorologie, Géodynamique et physique de la terre, Mécanique), conditioned on the agreement of the faculties in charge of the Masters program and of the lecture followed.

Students must have chosen their five teaching units by the end of September, inquiries will be made via email by the people in charge. Individual meetings will be organized if necessary.

 

 

 

Cosmology

Lectures: Nick Kaiser Exercises: Niall Jeffrey ECTS credits: 3 Language of instruction: English Keywords: Exam: written Description | ↦ Read more

Soft Matter and interfaces

Lectures: Sylvie Cohen-Addad and Frédéric Restagno Exercises: Raphaël Jeanneret and Alessandro Siria ECTS: 6 Language of instruction: french and english Key words: scales, capillarity, wetting, fluctuations, entropic forces, brownian motion Exam: (...) | ↦ Read more

Nano-photonics and quantum optics

Lectures: Christophe Voisin and Nicolas Treps Exercises: Emmanuel Baudin ECTS: 6 Langue d’enseignement: French and English Keywords: electromagnetic confinement, opto-electronic, photons, entanglement Exam: written Description The quantum (...) | ↦ Read more

Biophysics

Lectures: Massimo Vergassola Exercises: Raphaël Jeanneret ECTS credits: 3 Language of instruction : English Keywords: Statistical Physics, Information, Development, Biology Exam: oral Description The course provides an introduction to the (...) | ↦ Read more

Superfluidity

Lectures: Kris Van Houcke Exercises: Félix Werner ECTS credits: 3 Language of instruction : English Keywords: Classical field theory, hydrodynamics, two-fluid model, Kostelitz-Thouless theory Exam: written Description Superfluidity (like its (...) | ↦ Read more

Symmetries in physics

Lectures: Frédéric Chevy Exercises: Ludwig Hruza ECTS credits: 3 Language of instruction : English Description The goals of the course are twofold: to introduce mathematical tools relevant in many fields of physics such as quantum mechanics, (...) | ↦ Read more

Thermodynamics and statistical physics of out-of-equilibrium systems

Lectures: Stephan Fauve Exercises: Baptiste Coquinot and Antonio Costa ECTS credits: 6 Language of instruction : English Key words: Dynamical systems, instabilities, fluctuations, stochastic processes Exam: written Covid-19 alternative (...) | ↦ Read more

Supervised research project

Faculty: Stephan Fauve ECTS credits: 6 Language of instruction: English or French Validation: written report and oral defense The supervised research project offers the possibility to pursue an experimental research project within a team of (...) | ↦ Read more

Probability

Lectures: Raphael Cerf Exercises: Guilhem Semerjian ECTS credits: 3 Language of instruction : English Key words: Exam: written Description This course will present the probabilistic model and the fundamental limit theorems for sums of (...) | ↦ Read more

Phase transitions

Lectures: Guilhem Semerjian Exercises: Gabriel Gouraud, Ludwig Hruza ECTS credits: 3 Language of instruction : English Key words: Exam: written Covid-19 alternative examination: Oral examination Description Several physical systems (...) | ↦ Read more

Quantum optics: lasers and atoms

Faculty: Alain Aspect and Fabien Bretenaker Tutor: Marie-Claire Schanne-Klein ECTS credits: 3 Language of instruction : English This course will take place at Ecole Polytechnique on following Mondays: 21/9, 28/9, 12/10, 19/10, 2/11, 9/11, (...) | ↦ Read more

Relativistic quantum mechanics and introduction to quantum field theory

Lectures: Adel Bilal Exercises: Guilhem Semerjian ECTS credits: 6 Language of instruction: English Keywords: relativistic quantum mechanics, Dirac equation, free quantum fields, Feynman diagrams Exam: written (3 to 4 hours) Prerequisites: A good (...) | ↦ Read more

Experimental Physics

Faculty: Jakob Reichel ECTS credits: 6 Language of instruction : French and English Keywords: experiments, project, initiative, personalised programme Exam: oral and written Pré-requis : des connaissances d’optique géométrique, d’optique (...) | ↦ Read more

Numerical methods for differential equations in physics

Lectures: Laurette Tuckerman Exercises: Nathan Martin-Fornier Projects supervision: Laurette Tuckerman, Kris Van Houcke et Nathan Martin-Fornier ECTS credits: 6 Language of instruction: English Keywords: numerical methods, differential (...) | ↦ Read more

Introduction to General Relativity

Lectures: Marios Petropoulos Exercises: Vassilis Papadopoulos ECTS credits: 6 Language of instruction: English Web site: | ↦ Read more

Self-directed work: library-based project

Faculty: Werner Krauth ECTS credits: 6 Language of instruction: English Web site: http://www.lps.ens.fr/ krauth/index.php/ICFP_Projets_bibliographiques_2019 Description Personal work plays an essential role in the undergraduate studies at (...) | ↦ Read more

Quick links

Next student seminar :
Access to the program

Here you can find information about your internships:
Experimental Internship - Undergraduate program
Master ICFP first year Internship

News : ICFP Research seminars
November 14 - 18, 2022 :

All information about the program

Contact us - Student support and Graduate School office :
Tél : 01 44 32 35 60
enseignement@phys.ens.fr