PHYS 41014
>< Type/ Status : Compulsory
>< Title : Quantum Mechanics
>< Pre-requisites : All PHYS Core Course
units
>< Objectives :
At the end of course, students will gain an advanced knowledge
of Quantum mechanics which describes the nature of microscopic world more accurately.
>< 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.
>< Scheme of Evaluation : End of course unit
written examination.
>< 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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