Mar 29, 2024  
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PHYS 401 - Quantum Mechanics


Units: 3
3.5 hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: PHYS 306  and MATH 350 
An introduction to quantum theory, beginning with the Schroedinger equation and the statistical interpretation of the wave function. One-dimensional applications, including the infinite square-well and the harmonic oscillator; in three dimensions, the theory of angular momentum, central potentials, and the hydrogen atom; time-independent perturbation theory, spin, identical particles, and the Pauli exclusion principle. Applications to bound states, tunneling, and the harmonic oscillators applied to photons and phonons in cavities.



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