The course is given in the first semester, 4 hours each week plus 2
hours exercises.
Hours
Lecture:
Tuesday 10-12 in Engineering 101
Thursday 10-12 in Engineering 101
Exercise session (1,2):
Monday 11-13 in Orenstein 111
or
Thursday 8-10 in Orenstein 111
Syllabus
- Addition of angular momenta, Clebsch-Gordan coefficients
- Symmetry in quantum mechanics, the rotation group
- Perturbation theory for stationary states
- Perturbations in the hydrogen atom: Stark effect, relativistic
corrections, spin-orbit coupling,
hyperfine structure
- Tensor operators and the Wigner-Eckart Theorem; Zeeman effect
- Variational method; the WKB approximation
- Identical particles, the Pauli exclusion principle, the helium
atom
- Time-dependent perturbation theory, the Fermi Golden Rule
- Interaction of electromagnetic radiation with charged
particles; radiative transitions in atoms
- Quantum theory of scattering
- Multi-electron atoms; the Periodic Table of the Elements
Textbooks:
Other recommended books:
- R. Eisberg and R. Resnick, Quantum
Physics of Atoms, Molecules, ...
- L. I. Schiff, Quantum
Mechanics
- C. Cohen-Tannoudji, B. Diu, and F. Laloë, Quantum
Mechanics
- E. Merzbacher, Quantum
Mechanics
- A. Messiah, Quantum
Mechanics
- G. Baym, Lectures
on Quantum Mechanics
Advanced books: