PHYSICS 402 COURSE DESCRIPTION Spring 2019
DESCRIPTION
Physics 402: Quantum Physics II: Quantum states as vectors; spin and spectroscopy, multiparticle systems, the periodic table, perturbation theory, band structure, etc. The second semester of the two-term sequence on introduction to quantum physics for physics majors.
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LECTURE NOTES:
- Lecture 1: QM review
- Lecture 2: H atom (brief version), angular momentum and spin review; H atom (long version)
- Lecture 3: Stern-Gerlach experiment, spin precession
- Lecture 4: Zeeman effect, transition rules
- Lecture 5: Addition of angular momenta, Clebsch-Gordan; more notes on angular momenta; even more notes on angular momenta
- Lecture 6: Spin-orbit interaction: fine structure
- Lecture 7: Perturbation theory (time-independent): energy correction
- Lecture 8: Perturbation theory (time-independent): wavefunction correction; energy correction (2nd order)
- Lecture 9: Perturbation theory (time-independent): complete example
- Lecture 10: Degenerate perturbation theory
- Lecture 11: Degenerate perturbation theory: example
- Lecture 12: Midterm Review
- Lecture 13: Weak/strong Zeeman effect in perturbation theory
- Lecture 14: Identical particles, bosons, fermions
- Lecture 15: Exchange forces
- Lecture 16: Atom wavefunctions, simplified model; He atom
- Lecture 17: Ground state of atoms; Hund's rules
- Lecture 18: Free electron gas, Fermi surface and energy
- Lecture 19: Solids, Bloch wave
- Lecture 20: Time-dependent perturbation theory
- Lecture 21: Time-dependent pert. theory: example
- Lecture 22: Time-dependent pert. theory: exact solution, Rabi flopping
- Lecture 23: Incoherent perturbations
- Lecture 24: Spontaneous emission
- Lecture 25: Midterm Review
- Lecture 26: Quantum statistical mechanics
- Lecture 27: Photons in a box
- Lecture 28: Phonons in a solid
- Lecture 29: Superconductivity
- Lecture 30: The WKB approximation; more on WKB
- Lecture 31: WKB Tunnelling
- Lecture 32: The Variational Principle
- Lecture 33: More on Variational Principle
- Lecture 34: Aharonov-Bohm effect
- Lecture 35: Quantum Computing (Prof. Davoudi)
- Lecture 36: Fine and hyperfine structure of H atom;scattering
- Lecture 37: Final Review
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