Contents
This course gives an introduction to non-relativistic quantum mechanics. A discussion of the motivation for a quantum theory is followed by a presentation of the basic ingredientsin a quantum description of a physical system: the wave function, Schrödinger's equation, representation of observables and interpretation rules. Simple one-dimensional problemsare studied, including the potential step, well and barrier (tunneling) and the harmonic oscillator. Motion in three dimensions, angular momentum and the hydrogen atom arediscussed next. The course ends with a presentation of time independent perturbation theory and the variational method, with applications to the Stark effect and the ground state of helium.
Textbook
Stephen Gasiorowicz: Quantum Physics (2nd ed., Wiley, New York 1996).
Evaluation
4-hour written exam.
ECTS-credits
10
Semester
Spring