Quantum Mechanics II
Spring 2021
- Instructor: Y.-C. Lin (my homepage)
- Class Meetings: Thu. 4:10 - 7:00 p.m.
- Course Materials:
This course does not follow a particular text, but the following essentially cover the material:- R. SHANKAR
Principles of Quantum Mechanics - J.J. SAKURAI
Modern Quantum Mechanics (Revised Edition, 1993) - E. Merzbacher
Quantum Mechanics - A. MESSIAH
Quantum Mechanics I & II - C. COHEN-TANNOUDJI, B. DIU, F. LALOË
Quantum Mechanics I & II
- R. SHANKAR
- Topics Covered:
- Angular Momentum
rotations; orbital angular momentum; spin; addition of angular momenta - Central Potential
solution of rotationally invariant problems (bound states); the hydrogen atom - Approximation Methods for Bound States
time-independent perturbation theory; variational method - Time-Dependent Phenomena
the interaction picture; time-dependent perturbation theory; Fermi’s golden rule - Scattering
time-dependent description of scattering; time-independent description of scattering
- Angular Momentum
- Grading: The grade will be based on one midterm, the final exam and homework assignments.