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©2010 Physics Department,
Oregon StateUniversity
last update 01/31/2010
Instructor: Prof. Yun-Shik Lee, leeys@physics.oregonstate.edu

Office: Weniger 415, available Tu noon-1pm, F 10-11am or by appointment
Text: Sakurai, Modern Quantum Mechanics, Addison-Wesley, 1994.

Supplementary: Cohen-Tannoudji, Quantum Mecahnics
Also recommended: Griffiths, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics and Gasiorowicz, Quantum Physics

Class Meetings: MWF 9:00-9:50, Weniger 304

COURSE SYNOPSIS

Basic principles of nonrelativistic quantum theory and applications. Schroedinger theory, quantum theory of angular momentum, matrix mechanics, perturbation theory, identical particles, scattering.
PREREQS: PH 435/PH 535 and PH 451/PH 551 or equivalents.

EVALUATION OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE
Students' achievements will be evaluated based on four required activities:
1. Homework (25%) will be assigned nearly every week. Collaboration on homework exercises is encouraged provided proper attribution is given, but each student must write an independent presentation of the solution. Solutions to all assigned problems will be posted on the Web one week after they are assigned. To receive credit, work must be submitted before the solution is posted.
2. Class Participation (10%)
3. Midterm Examination (25%)
4. Final Examination (40%):

COURSE SCHEDULE

Week	Topic	Reading List	Pop Quiz	Homework
1-3	5. Particles in Spherically Symmetric Potentials Separation of variables and spherical harmonics Angular momentum in quantum mechanics Ladder operators and algebraic method Matrix formulation of orbital angular momentum Rotation of diatomic molecules Three dimensional potential well Hydrogen atom	Sakurai – Ch. 3, Section 1, 5, and 6 Cohen-Tannoudji – Ch.VI Cohen-Tannoudji – Ch.VII	PQ#1 PQ#2 PQ#3 PQ#4 PQ#5 PQ#6	HW #1 HW #2 HW #3
4	6. Spin Angular Momentum Experimental evidence for electron spin Theoretical foundation Properties of Pauli spin matrices Spin precession Electron parametric resonance	Sakurai – Ch. 3, Section 2 Cohen-Tannoudji – Ch.IX	PQ#7 PQ#8 PQ#9	HW #4
5-6	7. Addition of Angular Momenta Two spin-1/2 particles General case Spin-orbit interaction and total angular momentum Addition of orbital angular momentum and spin 1/2 Vector operators: the Wigner-Eckart theorem Spin correlation measurements and Bell's inequality	Sakurai – Ch.3, Section 7, 8, 9, an10 Cohen-Tannoudji – Ch.X	PQ#10 PQ#11 PQ#12 PQ#13	HW #5
7-9	8. Stationary Perturbation Theory Nondegenerate bound state perturbation theory Degenerate Perturbation theory Variation method	Sakurai – Ch. 5, Section 1, 2, 3, and 4 Cohen-Tannoudji – Ch.XI Cohen-Tannoudji – Ch.XII
10	9. Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory Approximation solution of the Schrodinger equation Harmonic perturbation Fermi golden rule Einstein A and B coefficients Adiabatic and sudden approximation	Sakurai – Ch.5, Section 5 and 6 Cohen-Tannoudji – Ch.XIII

If you have comments or suggestions, email Prof. Lee at leeys@physics.oregonstate.edu

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