Program M1 at École polytechnique (2024-2025)

This program holds for the academic year 2024-2025.

The academic year is organized in 2 administrative semesters, and the lectures take place in 3 periods (the third period corresponding to the research internship).

The lectures are taught in English. The links below still point to the 2023-2024 courses, but they will be updated as soon as the new links are available.

SEMESTER 1

Core courses (2x5 ECTS - period 1):
Elementary particle physics (5 ECTS)
Relativistic fields and their quantization (5 ECTS)

Optional courses (1x5 ECTS - period 1):
Stellar astrophysics (5 ECTS) [recommended]
Quantum optics: lasers (5 ECTS)
Quantum physics of electrons in solids (5 ECTS)

Training subject (1x5 ECTS - period 1):
Symmetry groups in subatomic physics (5 ECTS) [recommended; mandatory if stellar astrophysics not chosen]
Numerical physics (5 ECTS)
Cosmology (5 ECTS)

Foreign language (2 ECTS - period 1)
French language course for non-French speaking students; or English language

Core courses (2x5 ECTS - period 2):
Perturbative quantum field theory (5 ECTS)
Advanced particle physics (5 ECTS)

SEMESTER 2

Optional course (1x5 ECTS - period 2):
General relativity (physics) (5 ECTS) [recommended]
Quantum optics 2: photons (5 ECTS)

Training subject (1x5 ECTS - period 2):
Experimental aspects of high-energy physics (5 ECTS) [recommended, mandatory if general relativity not chosen]
Black holes, neutron stars and associated phenomena (5 ECTS)

Research internship  (1x20 ECTS - period 3):
Fields, particles, matter (20 ECTS)
Astrophysics and cosmology (20 ECTS)
Spatial astrophysics (20 ECTS)