PH5411 Quantum Mechanics II ... (0-3-0) s ... 3 Cr
Course Description:
Continuation of PH5410 including the study of symmetries and
their consequences, the variational method, identical particles, the
Hartree-Fock approximation, time-independent perturbation theory,
time-dependent perturbation theory, diatomic molecules with applicaitons
to H2+, many-body perturbation theory, and the Dirac equation.
Prerequisiste: PH5410 or permission of instructor.
Text (Spring, 2006):
- Quantum Mechanics, 3rd Edition, Schiff (ISBN 0755287-8)
Previous Text:
- Principles of Quantum Mechanics, 2 nd ed., R. Shankar (ISBN 0-306-44790-8)
Typical Texts:
- Quantum Mechanics, 3rd ed., E. Merzbacher
- Modern Quantum Mechanics, Sakurai
- Modern Quantum Chemistry, A. Szabo & N. Ostlund
Typical Syllabus
- symmetries and their consequences
- variational method
- identical particles
- Hartree-Fock approximation
- time-independent perturbation theory
- time-dependent perturbation theory
- diatomic molecules with applicaitons to H2+
- many-body perturbation theory
- The Dirac equation
Course Rationale:
The second semester is intended to introduce research
level subject matter, such as computational
techniques for treating correlation,how relativistic
effects are incorporated into quantum mechanics,
principles of the laser, provide a firm
understanding of some technologically important properties,
resonances, and hyperfine structure, and describe the essential features of
molecular quantum mechanics. This course is one of the
required core courses for graduate degrees in Physics.