Physics 461 Quantum Mechanics II

Selected Lecture Notes
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      Course Outline (Tentative)
0.)  The Postulates Of Quantum Mechanics
1.)  Introduction & Review
2.)  Symmetry In Quantum Mechanics: Space Translations
3.)  Symmetry In Quantum Mechanics: Time Translations
4.)  Symmetry In Quantum Mechanics: Discrete Symmetry- Space Inversion
5.)  Symmetry In Quantum Mechanics: Discrete Symmetry- Time Reversal
6.)  Symmetry In Quantum Mechanics: Space Rotations
7.)  Space Rotations And Spin
8.)  Space Rotations And The Standard Basis
9.)  Wavefunctions: Spin Zero Particles
10.) Wavefunctions: Spin 1/2 Particles
11.) Examples: Zeeman Effect
12.) Examples: Larmor Precession
13.) Addition of Angular Momentum
14.) Identical Particles
15.) Rayleigh-Schrodinger Perturbation Theory
16.) Rayleigh-Schrodinger Perturbation Theory: Non-Degenerate
17.) Rayleigh-Schrodinger Perturbation Theory: Degenerate
18.) Rayleigh-Schrodinger Perturbation Theory: Fine Structure of Hydrogen Atom Spectra
19.) Rayleigh-Schrodinger Perturbation Theory: Hyperfine Splitting
20.) Rayleigh-Schrodinger Perturbation Theory: Zeeman Effect
21.) Rayleigh-Schrodinger Perturbation Theory: Stark Effect
22.) The Rayleigh-Ritz Variational Method
23.) The WKB - Semi-Classical Approximation---See Chapter 8 of Text
24.) Time Dependent Perturbation Theory: Introduction
25.) Time Dependent Perturbation Theory: Fermi's Golden Rule
26.) Time Dependent Perturbation Theory: Semi-Classical Treatment of Radiation
27.) Time Dependent Perturbation Theory: Examples
28.) Schrodinger, Heisenberg and Interaction Pictures
29.) Cross-Sections: Review