This course consists of an initial compulsory component, followed by a choice of topics in the second half of the semester.  It gives an introduction to many-body quantum mechanics, entanglement, bosons and fermions, occupation number notation, theory of open quantum systems, density matrices and master equations, dynamical calculations and approximations in quantum field theories, non-locality and reality and quantum measurement.

Topics available in the second half of the course include:
Scattering - using quantum physics to understand the dynamic interaction of particles in nuclear and atomic and molecular, incorporating the theory of electron and positron interactions, heavy particles and fusion processes.
Quantum Measurement - covering classical probability, generalised measurement theory (including open quantum systems, quantum operations, quantum probability) and master equations and quantum stochastic differential equations.
Electronics - The topic will tie together much of the physics learnt as an undergraduate in a practical setting. It will introduce the students to electronics practice in a physics research laboratory environment. The course concentrates on the processing of analog signals. Linear circuits are reviewed before moving on to active circuits. The active circuits are primarily investigated using operational amplifiers, though simple transistor circuits are also used. Concepts such as negative feedback, dynamic range, signal to noise ratios, filtering and analog to digital conversion are explored.