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PHYS660: Quantum Mechanics I (PAST/FUTURE SEMESTER)
Offering:
Fall, Spring, Class 3, cr. 3.
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: PHYS 530, PHYS 550, PHYS 600, and PHYS 610, or equivalent; Corequisite: PHYS 601.
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Description:
Origins of the quantum theory, the uncertainty and complementarity principles. The Schrodinger equation and its solutions for simple physical systems. Mathematical formulation of the quantum theory. Applications: simple harmonic oscillator, theory of angular momentum, the hydrogen atom. Time-independent and time-dependent perturbation theory. The Pauli exclusion principle. Spin of the electron. Elementary theory of scattering.
Instructor(s):
RODRIGUEZ, JORGE
Email:
jhrodrig@purdue.edu
Textbook(s) for Fall 2018
| Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | Req/Opt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schaum's Outline of Mathematical Handbook of Formulas and Tables | Murray R. Spiegel | 4th | 978-0071795371 | McGraw-Hill | Required | |
| Quantum Mechanics, Vol. 1 | Cohen-Tannoudji, Diu, Laloe | 1st | 978-0471164333 | Wiley & Sons | Optional | On reserve at Purdue Libraries. |
| Quantum Mechanics, Vol. 2 | Cohen-Tannoudji, Diu, Laloe | 1st | 978-0471569527 | Wiley & Sons | Optional | On reserve at Purdue Libraries. |
| Quantum Mechanics | Eugen Merzbacher | 2011 | 978-8126533176 | Wiley & Sons | Optional | On reserve at Purdue Libraries. |
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