Outline of the Course

1. Macroscopic dielectric theory
   1. Dispersion relations and sum rules
   2. The Lorentz-Drude model
2. Microscopic theory of optical transitions (first quantization)
   1. Optical properties of solids and interband transitions
3. Photoelectron spectroscopy
   1. Valence band photoemission
   2. Core level photoemission
   3. Photoelectron diffraction
4. X-Ray absorption spectroscopy
5. Elements of Group Theory
   1. Definitions
   2. Irreducible representations
   3. Bases
   4. Projection operators
   5. Matrix elements and selection rules
6. Synchrotron Radiation
   1. Lienard-Wiechert potentials
   2. Bending magnet radiation
   3. The undulator
   4. The wiggler
   5. Free Electron Lasers
7. Optical Elements and Beamlines in the EUV and X-Rays

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