This course provides an introduction to several advanced topics in quantum mechanics. We will cover relativistic quantum mechanics and the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics. The focus of this course will be many-body quantum mechanics with elements of non-relativistic quantum field theory.
Course Title PH 654 Advanced Quantum Mechanics
Website http://physics.oregonstate.edu/~schneidg/COURSES/ph654
Credits 3
Instructor Guenter Schneider
Office Weniger 401A
Office hours MF 1pm-2pm, and by appointment.
Syllabus (pdf)
Location Weniger 377 (lectures), Weniger 305 (recitation)
Hours MWF 11am-11:50am, 1st class 1/9, no class on 1/21 (MLK day).
Recitation W 10am-10:50am (recitation is optional, but highly recommended)
Midterm no midterm
Final exam 3/15/2013 @ 11:00am (Friday), Weniger 304, 2 hours.
PH 651-653 Quantum Mechanics or instructors consent.
** Required** Bruus, Flensberg, Many-Body Quantum Theory in Condensed Matter Physics.
** Optional** Shankhar, Principles of Quantum Mechanics (several copies available in Yunker library). The treatment of relativistic quantum mechanics and path i ntegrals follows this book.
Students will solve problems in relativistic quantum mechanics and understand relativistic wave equations such as the Dirac equation and their non-relativistic limit.
Students will solve problems in second quantized notation
Students will use Many-body Green functions
Homework will be given approximately every week and is due one week later. Full solutions to problems will be provided, which are for each students own personal use only. Do not post solutions on the web or otherwise pass them on to others.
- Homework 60%
- Final exam 40%
The final exam is comprehensive and covers material from the entire course.
The recitation session (one hour per week) is optional. To participate, students must be willing to present their solution on the blackboard (during recitation) and answer questions. Only problems for which a student has reasonable belief that he/she has a complete solution are permissible for presentation. The presentation of a problem will not be graded.
For this course it is allowed and encouraged to work together on homework. Working together does not mean copying. Homework solutions from previous years are strictly off-limits. You are on your honor not to use them, and never to share your homework solutions with other students, now or in the future. Likewise, the solutions are for your personal use only. You may keep one copy in your personal files. Each student must write and submit his/her own homework solutions. We will follow the university guidelines, see OSU Student Conduct & Community Standards.
Accommodations are collaborative efforts between students, faculty and Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD). Students with accommodations approved through SSD are responsible for contacting the faculty member in charge of the course prior to or during the first week of the term to discuss accommodations. Students who believe they are eligible for accommodations but who have not yet obtained approval through SSD should contact SSD immediately at 737-4098.