Physics 502 Spring 2022
Course Topics
Textbook: Griffiths and Schroeter, "Introduction to Quantum Mechanics", 3rd ed.
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Tentative topics covered in class during the semester.
The listing below should be useful as a
studyguide for the mid-term test and the final exam.
The topics can be found in the textbook and
are as follows:
Schroedinger Eq. |
Identical Particles |
Perturbation Theory |
Variational Principle |
Time-dependent Perturbation Theory
Schroedinger Equation in three dimensions
- Section 4.1 The Schroedinger Equation in Spherical Coordinates.
Section 4.2 The Hydrogen Atom.
Section 4.3 Angular Momentum.
Section 4.4 The Spin Quantum Number.
- Sections 5.1 Two-electron systems
- Sections 5.2.1 The Helium Atom
Chapter 6 in 2nd edition. Chapter 7 in 3rd edition, i.e. sections 6.1 below becomes 7.1, etc. in 3rd edition.
- Sections 6.1 Nondegenerate perturbation theory
- Sections 6.2 Degenerate perturbation theory
- Sections 6.3 The fine-structure of Hydrogen
- Sections 6.4 The Zeeman Effect
- Sections 6.5 The Hyperfine splitting of Hydrogen
Chapter 7 in 2nd edition. Chapter 8 in 3rd edition, i.e. sections 7.1 below becomes 8.1, etc. in 3rd edition.
- Sections 7.1 General Introdution
- Sections 7.2 The Ground State of Helium
Covered if time allows. Chapter 9 in 2nd edition. Chapter 11 in 3rd edition, i.e., section 9.1
becomes section 11.1 in 3rd. edition.
- Sections 9.1 Two-level systems
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