Physics and astronomy
Quantum Mechanics 2
Module code: F3225
Level 6
15 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Lecture
Assessment modes: Coursework, Unseen examination
In this module:
- you’ll employ the Dirac notation and algebraic methods (for example, spin and the harmonic oscillator)
- you’ll be introduced to basic approximation methods, such as perturbation theory and WKB
- you'll look at scattering theory.
Pre-requisite
Pre-requisites:
Level 4: (F3201) Maths Methods 1 [T1] ; (F3202) Maths Methods 2 [T2]
Level 5: (F3204) Electrodynamics [T1] ; (F3205) Maths Methods 3 [T1] ; (F3239) Quantum Mechanics 1 [T2]
Level 6: (F3211) Atomic Physics [T1]
Module learning outcomes
- Apply algebraic approaches to selected quantum mechanical problems, in particular to angular momenta and their addition.
- Understand the principles of time-independent and time-dependent perturbation theory and apply them to simple standard situations.
- Apply differential and integral calculus to calculating properties of quantum mechanical systems.