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Quantum mechanics 703


 
Module code PHY 703
Qualification Postgraduate
Faculty Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Module content

Origins of quantum mechanics;  Mathematical tools;  Postulates and quantization;  Conservation laws;  One-dimensional problems;  Linear harmonic oscillator;  Three-dimensional problems;  Angular momentum;  Hydrogen atom;  Addition of angular momenta;  Spin;  Approximate methods (WKB, variational approach, time-independent perturbations);  Time-dependent perturbations;  Scattering; Partial wave scattering;  Identical particles;  Hartree-Fock approach;  Many-body problems and quantum statistics;  Second quantisation;  Relativistic equations.
Module credits 15.00
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 4 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Physics
Period of presentation Semester 1
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