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PHYS 41014

>< Type/ Status : Compulsory
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Title : Quantum Mechanics
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Pre-requisites : All PHYS Core Course units
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Objectives :
At the end of course, students will gain an advanced knowledge of Quantum mechanics which describes the nature of microscopic world more accurately.
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Course Content :

Formalism of quantum mechanics, Linear harmonic oscillators; Angular momentum; 3-Dimensional motion in a centrally symmetric field; Hydrogen atom; Matrix formulation in quantum mechanics; Total angular momentum; Spin; System of identical particles; Time independent perturbation theory; Spin orbit effect; Zeeman effect; Stark effect; Time dependent perturbation theory; Transition rates; Golden rule; Variational principle; Helium atom; Scattering; Partial wave analysis; Relativistic wave equation; The Dirac equation and its solution for a free particle.

>< Methodology : A combination of lectures, seminars, and tutorial discussions.
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Scheme of Evaluation : End of course unit written examination.
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Recommended Reading :
1. Messiah, A. (1985). Quantum Mechanics Volumes I & II, North-Holland.
2. Schiff L. I. (1965, 3rd Edition). Quantum Mechanics, McGraw Hill.
3. Greiner, W. (1994). Quantum Mechanics, Springer.

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