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Syllabus of the course: Quantum Mechanics I


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CodeΦ-303
TypeA
ECTS7
Hours6
SemesterWinter
InstructorV. Niarchos
ProgramMonday, 15:00-17:00, Amphitheater A201, Department of Math.
Wednesday, 15:00-17:00, Amphitheater A201, Department of Math.
Friday 15:00-17:00, Amphitheater A201, Department of Math.
Web pagehttps://eclass.physics.uoc.gr/courses/PH303
Goal of the courseThe course is intended for third-year undergraduates and its purpose is to give a rather complete presentation of non-relativistic quantum mechanics.
SyllabusBasic principles of quantum mechanics: dynamical variables, theory of measurement, equations of motion. (Trahanas, Chapter 1, 3 weeks)
Mathematical formalism of quantum mechanics: Hilbert spaces, operators, Dirac Formalism, Pictures and representations, symmetry transformations. (Trahanas, Chapters 2-4, 2 weeks)
Simple dynamical systems: free particle, one-dimensional potentials, harmonic oscillator. (Trahanas, Chapter 5, 2 weeks)
Angular momentum, central potentials, angular momentum operators, algebraic theory of angular momentum, solutions to equations of motion, hydrogen atom. (Trahanas, Chapter 6, 3 weeks)
Spin and identical particles. Description of spin, Pauli matrices, Spin/Statistics (Trahanas, Chapters 7-8, 2 weeks)
Introduction to perturbation theory: Types of perturbations, general methodology, simple applications. (Trahanas, Chapter 9, 1 week)
Bibliography1. «Κβαντομηχανική ΙΙ» - Στ. Τραχανάς, Πανεπιστημιακές Εκδόσεις Κρήτης, Νοέμβριος 2008
2. «Εισαγωγή στην Κβαντομηχανική» - K. Ταμβάκης, Leader Books, 2003

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