PHYS 486 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Course Description
Atomic phenomena integrated with an introduction to quantum theory; evidence for the atomic nature of matter and the properties of the Schrodinger equation, single particle solutions in one dimension, the hydrogen atom, perturbation theory, external fields, and atomic spectroscopy of outer electrons.
4 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: PHYS 214 and PHYS 435 or ECE 329.
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Uncertainty Principle
- Solutions to the Schroedinger Equation
- Hilbert spaces and observables
- Spin and angular momentum
- Hydrogen atom
- (Non)degenerate Perturbation Theory
- Two-particle systems
- (time permitting) WKB approximation
Textbook (required)
D. Griffiths, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, 2nd Edition
Supplemental Texts
L. Landau, Quantum Mechanics: Non-Relativistic Theory, 3rdEedition
R. Feynman, Feynman Lectures on Physics v.3
Eisberg and Resnick, Quantum Physics: Of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particles, 2nd Edition
M.A. Nielsen, Quantum Computation and Quantum Information
Bransden and Joachaim, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
Cohen and Tannoudji, Quantum Mechanics
R. Shankar, Principles of Quantum Mechanics, 2nd Edition
Lectures
The lectures will be delivered over Zoom.