M2 Physics - Courses

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Presentation of the cours list for each semester of the M2 Physics, concepts and applications (semester 3 and 4).


Description

The academic year is divided into two semesters (Master's S3 and S4). Students are free to choose their UEs ("study units"), according to their interests.

The year is divided into two semesters (S3 and S4 of the Master's programme), each validated by a minimum of 30 ECTS credits. Students can choose their teaching units freely and according to their tastes. 

Click on the titles of the courses listed below to consult their individual course descriptions. Finally, you can consult the schedule and timetables pages to further personalize your academic programme! 

    This semester, divided into two 9-week periods (3a and 3b), is validated by a minimum of 30 ECTS credits. Each proposed module corresponds to 24 hours of in-class instruction and 10 hours of tutorials, and is worth 6 ECTS.

    Semester 3A
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    Advanced soft condensed matter
    6 ECTS
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    Advanced electromagnetism and ultrafast optics
    6 ECTS
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    General relativity and cosmology
    6 ECTS
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    Advanced statistical mechanics
    6 ECTS
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    Advanced Computational Statistical Physics
    6 ECTS
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    Interacting quantum fields
    6 ECTS
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    Nonlinear physics and instabilities
    6 ECTS
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    Path integrals and applications
    6 ECTS
    Semester 3B
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    Advanced aspects of symmetries
    6 ECTS
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    Quantum many-body physics
    6 ECTS
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    Biophysics
    6 ECTS
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    Experimental project
    6 ECTS
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    Gauge theories and applications
    6 ECTS
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    Advanced fluid mechanics and turbulence
    6 ECTS
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    Geophysics
    6 ECTS
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    Nanophysics
    6 ECTS
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    Particle physics
    6 ECTS
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    Phase transitions and critical phenomena
    6 ECTS

    Ce semestre est également divisé en deux périodes (4a et 4b). Les 9 premières semaines sont consacrées aux cours d’option, qui permettent de valider un minimum de 9 ECTS. Chaque module proposé correspond à 18h de cours et est crédité de 3 ECTS. Après accord des responsables, les étudiants peuvent également choisir des unités d’enseignement dans d’autres orientations du Master SdM. Le semestre se termine par un stage de recherche d’une durée minimum de seize semaines qui valide 21 ECTS.

    Période 4A
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    Advanced mechanics and elasticity
    3 ECTS
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    Nuclear and Astro-nuclear Physics
    3 ECTS
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    Statistical mechanics of granular, disordered and jammed media
    3 ECTS
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    Integrable models
    3 ECTS
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    Introduction to Gravitational Wave Physics
    3 ECTS
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    Quantum Technologies - 1 week thematic school
    3 ECTS
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    Large deviation theory and its main applications in physics
    3 ECTS
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    Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics
    3 ECTS
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    Plasma phenomena out of equilibrium
    3 ECTS
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    Standard model of particle physics and beyond
    3 ECTS
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    Introduction to String Theory
    3 ECTS
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    Physics for climate
    3 ECTS
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    Topological phases
    3 ECTS
    Période 4B