Physics 6320/7320

QUANTUM MECHANICS I

D. G. Ellis, Fall Semester 2010

Office: MH4027A

Phone: 419 530 4634

Email: David.Ellis@utoledo.edu

Office Hours: MWF 10:00-12:00

FINAL EXAM
The Riemann zeta function

Course Description
Book list
Schedule

Problem Set #1
Problem Set #2
Problem Set #3
Problem Set #4
Problem Set #5
Problem Set #6

Part I: Fundamentals
Introduction
Linear Algebra: I
Linear Algebra: II
Amplitudes and Measurements
The Schrődinger Equation
Examples
Continuous Bases
The Schrődinger Wave Equation
The Energy Spectrum
Summary of Elementary Solutions
Wave Packets and the Uncertainty Relation
Free Particle Propagator
Harmonic Oscillator I: Operators and Spectrum
Harmonic Oscillator II: Eigenstates
Harmonic Oscillator III: Wavefunctions
Harmonic Oscillator IV: Sample Problems
Harmonic Oscillator V: Matrix Representation
Harmonic Oscillator in the Heisenberg Picture

Part II: Three Dimensions
Operators in Three Dimensions
Angular Momentum
Angular Momentum Operators and Eigenfunctions in Spherical Coordinates
Precession
Central Potentials
Isotropic Harmonic Oscillator
The Two-Body Problem
The Hydrogen Atom
Hydrogen Spin and Parity
Perturbation Theory
Degenerate Perturbation Theory
Time-dependent Perturbation Theory
Periodic Perturbations