PHYS2060
Quantum Mechanics II [ Course Website ]
Prerequisites:
PHYS 2050 or equivalent.
Textbooks:
- G. Baym, "Lectures on Quantum Mechanics"
- R. Shankar, "Principles of Quantum Mechanics" (2nd Edition).
Tentative Course Outline:
- Spin
- Addition of Angular momenta, tensor operators, Wigner-Eckart Theorem
- Approximation methods for Stationary States
- Scattering Theory
- Atoms and Molecules
- Time-dependent perturbation theory
- Relativistic Quantum Mechanics and second quantization of the electromagnetic fieldn
Homework:
One problem set every other week
Exams:
One midterm and one final.
