Problem sets: 30%; Midterm Exam: 35%; Final Exam: 35%
Homework
Homework will be assigned once every week or once every two weeks,
depending on the amount and
length of the problems.
Course Content
- Formal Quantum Mechanics in Hilbert Spaces
- Bound States of Central Potentials
- Angular Momentum and Rotational Invariance
- Symmetries
- Spin
- Perturbation Theory
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Potential Scattering
Additional Remarks
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Lecture notes are available on-line.
It is expected that students will review the relevant sections
in the textbook or the additional references in conjunction with these
notes.
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Please arrange to obtain computer access either on helios, plato or the
PC lab.
Mathematical References:
- Mathematical Methods for Physicists, G.B. Arfken, H.J. Weber
- Methods of Mathematical Physics, Vol. 1, Courant and Hilbert
- Methods of Theoretical Physics, I and II, Morse and Feshbach
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