PhD courses
Faculty:
of Physics and Technology
Qualification:
- Scientific and pedagogical direction - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Model of graduating student
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Mandatory
disciplines
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Elective
disciplines
- Professional
ON1 Systematize and interpret in practice a set of theoretical principles for solving a various type of problems of the theoretical physics and physics-chemical principles of plasma technology;
ON2 Develop modern technologies used to solve actual problems of theoretical physics and plasma physics;
ON3 To propose new mathematical methods for solving problems in modified theories of gravity, in the general theory of relativity, in the theory of the scattering of waves and particles, and also to analyze and discuss the obtained results;
ON4 Generate new ideas and knowledge by conducting original research in the field of theoretical physics, plasma physics, cosmology and astrophysics;
ON5 Development of educational-methodological documentation based on credit technologies, taking into account the individual characteristics of students, conducting practical and lecture lessons using various strategies and learning technologies;
ON6 Design physical models for describing various phenomena in the theory of gravity, in the physics of compact objects, in the theory of elementary particles and in the physics of extreme states;
ON7 Conduct educational work based on the theory of education management and self-analysis of teaching, analyze and evaluate educational situations from the perspective of the theory of the pedagogical process;
ON8 To plan and organize research in a scientific-research institutions, in universities, to determine the direction of fundamental and applied research;
ON9 To make a description of the physical picture of the Universe and its Evolution, to describe new cosmological effects; describe the current state of elementary particle physics and fundamental interactions within the framework of the standard model;
ON10 develop fundamental and applied research in the field of theoretical physics and plasma physics based on theoretical and experimental studies;
ON11 Conduct experimental studies and observations on experimental installations, scientific instruments to obtain new knowledge;
ON12 Work in a scientific team, write scientific articles with a high impact factor, organize various scientific conferences, lead a conversation and discuss internationally with the scientific community on topics close to the topic of research in the field of theoretical physics, nuclear physics, and plasma physics.
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Gauge theories in physics
- Number of credits: 5
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline - to form the ability to use gauge theories in modern high-energy physics, and also in physics. Will be considered: electromagnetism, weak and strong interactions as gauge theories, the mathematical foundations of classical gauge field theories, monopoles and instantons in gauge theories.
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Academic writing
- Number of credits: 2
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline. The discipline "Academic writing" is aimed at developing future specialists' skills in writing scientific articles, reports, applications and written scientific communication.
In studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: Scientific text and academic writing. Features of academic writing. General requirements for scientific work. Publicity and communication. Types of academic texts. The integrity of the academic text. Academic literacy. Style of presentation. Work with different sources. References and citation rules. Features of writing articles in the field of physics. Structuring and preparation for writing a scientific text in the field of professional activity. To write scientific articles in international scientific journals. Conversation and discussion at the international level with the scientific community in the field of professional activity.
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Methodology of physics and technique of energy saving and renewable energy
- Number of credits: 5
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline - to form the ability to use new directions of energy saving and energy production.
Will be considered: Status and prospects for the use of non-traditional and renewable energy sources. The accumulation and transmission of renewable energy. Use of secondary energy resources (SER). Ecological problems of the use of non-traditional and renewable energy sources. Green energy of Kazakhstan.
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Scientific Research methods
- Number of credits: 3
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline. The discipline "Scientific Research methods" is aimed at the formation of knowledge among future specialists related to the application of methods for organizing theoretical and experimental research in professional activities.
In studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: Theoretical methods of physical research. Experimental methods of physical research. Features of research planning. Methods of processing and analyzing the results. Development of scientific and experimental research base. The structure of the organization of science and scientific and technological activities. Research institutes. Fundamental and applied research in priority and specialized scientific fields. Intellectual Property on Copyright.
Data for 2023-2026 years
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Additional Chapters of Relativistic Astrophysics
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline - develop the ability to use the latest achievements of relativistic astrophysics. Will be considered: the physics of compact objects such as white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes, the nature of dark energy, dark matter and supermassive black holes, the behavior of test particles and light particles in the field of a rotating deformed object.
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Selected chapters of GR mechanics
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline - to form the ability to apply various methods to solve a class of problems of classical GТR and celestial mechanics. Will be considered: the Schwarzschild problem , the Lense-Thirring problem, the two-body problem in general relativity, the problem of stability in the mechanics of general relativity, the use of the method of hydrodynamic analogy, etc. will be considered by involving the formalisms of Lagrange, Hamilton, Hamilton-Jacobi, and so on.
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Modern cosmology and astrophysics
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline – to form the ability to use modern theoretical knowledge of new areas of modern cosmology and astrophysics. Will be considered: cosmological models, the main stages of the universe development, age of the universe, cosmic microwave background radiation, the cosmological redshift, the expansion of the universe, the cosmological equation of state, dark matter and dark energy; evolution of stars and their structures, stellar dynamics, evolution of galaxies.
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Modern problems of quantum gravity
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline - to form the ability to use modern problems of combining the theory of gravity with quantum theory. Will be considered: Theoretical justification of combining the theory of gravity with quantum theory. The notion of quantum cosmology. Description of the initial stage of the existence of the universe. Inflationary cosmological models. A review of existing approaches to combining gravity and quantum theory.
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Experimental methods in plasma studies
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline - to form the ability to use a complex of knowledge and competencies related to the study of pulsed plasma flow physics. Will be considered: Parameters of impulse plasma. Devices for obtaining a pulsed plasma flow. Physical processes in high-power impulse discharges. Use of pulsed plasma flows in thermonuclear energy. Physics of interaction of pulsed plasma flows with matter.
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The theory of fundamental interactions elementary particles
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline - to form the ability to use modern ideas about the structure of matter and fundamental interactions. Will be considered: Quantization of gauge fields. Quantum theory of superfields and the foundations of quantum chromodynamics. The theory of electroweak interaction. Physical basis of the theory of renormalizations of gauge fields and superfields. Modern ideas about the structure of matter and fundamental interactions.
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Theory of waves and particles scattering
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline – to form the ability to use the theory of the scattering of waves and particles in scientific research. Will be considered: Motion in the central field, special cases of different types of potentials, plane wave and monochromatic wave, polarization of the scattered beam, multipole decomposition of electromagnetic waves, Rayleigh-Hans approximation, Born approximation
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Elementary particles and symmetries
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline – to form the ability to use modern theories of symmetry in elementary particle physics. Will be considered: Symmetries and conservation laws. Isospin selection rules and strangeness in weak and electromagnetic interactions. Electromagnetic Structure of Nucleons. Weak interactions and parity violation. Kabibo's theory, chiral symmetry, current algebra. The combination of weak and electromagnetic interactions and charms.
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Physics of nuclear clusters
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline - to form the ability to use nuclear clusters in research. Will be considered: nuclear reaction, nucleons in nuclei, shell model of nucleus, formation of clusters in the atomic nucleus, effective numbers of clusters in nuclei, energy and spatial distributions of clusters in nuclei.
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Selected Topics of the dense non ideal plasma physics
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline - to form the ability to use modern theories of highly compressed plasma in research. Will be considered:introduction to the modern theory of strongly compressed plasma. The main characteristics and properties of dense plasmas. The static and dynamic properties of strongly coupled plasmas. Pseudopotential models of various types of plasmas Taking into account the effects of interparticle interactions, the collective events and quantum mechanical effects of diffraction and symmetry.
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Application of artificial intelligence for computational problems in physics
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline - to develop the ability to use AI tech-nologies in solving and modeling physical processes.
During the study of the discipline students will learn following as-pects:
Neural network architectures. Types of neural networks, Ma-chine learning in quantum mechan-ics. Using AI for optimization. Convolutional neural networks in astrophysics. Modeling of astro-physical processes. AI in materials science. Predictive modeling with AI. Ethics and safety in the use of AI.
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Modern computational methods in theoretical physics
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline - to develop the ability to use modern computing technologies.
Will be considered: Classification of methods. Finite element meth-ods. Monte Carlo methods. Meth-ods of molecular dynamics. Fun-damentals of parallel computing. Using GPU in scientific calcula-tions. Optimization algorithms. Software and tools for theoretical physics. Computer methods in general relativity. Using special-ized software packages Maple, Mathematica, MATLAB.
Data for 2023-2026 years
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Pedagogical
- Type of control: Защита практики
- Description: Formation of practical, educational-methodical skills of conducting lectures, seminars, creatively apply scientific, theoretical knowledge, practical skills in teaching activities, conduct training sessions in the disciplines of the specialty; own modern professional techniques, methods of training, use in practice the latest theoretical, methodological advances, make educational, methodological documentation.
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Research
- Type of control: Защита практики
- Description: The purpose of the practice: gaining experience in the study of an actual scientific problem, expand the professional knowledge gained in the learning process, and developing practical skills for conducting independent scientific work. The practice is aimed at developing the skills of research, analysis and application of economic knowledge.
Data for 2023-2026 years
