Physics 6330 / 7330
Quantum Mechanics II
Spring 2011
D. G. Ellis
Home
Page: http://astro1.panet.utoledo.edu/~dellis/phys6330/home.html
(or follow
links from Physics & Astronomy home page).
Class meetings: MWF 2:00-2:50 MH 4012
Instructor: David G. Ellis, emeritus professor
Office MH4027A, hours
MWF 10-12 and by appointment
Phone 4634; email david.ellis@utoledo.edu
Textbook:
Course
content: This is the second half of
the standard graduate course in quantum mechanics. It assumes that you have taken the first
course, PHYS6320, or its equivalent. The
emphasis in the first semester was on the mathematical and conceptual
development of the theory, the Schrödinger equation and stationary states,
one-dimensional examples, applications to simple three-dimensional systems, and
approximation methods for bound states.
This course will include identical particles and statistics, angular
momentum theory, the role of symmetry in quantum mechanics, the density matrix,
applications to atomic physics and transition probabilities, electron-photon
interactions, scattering theory, and the Dirac equation.
Homework
problems will be assigned, with one set due every week or two. Late homework will not be accepted. There will be one midterm examination, and a
final examination. The course grade will
be based on all of the above, plus classroom
participation.
There
are many possible textbooks for this course, but there is no single standard
book, such as the books by
A
list of other possible books is posted on the home page.