Physics 622: Quantum Mechanics II

Spring 2016 Course schedule

Week	Material covered	Homework assignment
Jan 22 (short week)	Hydrogen atom (refresher)	Homework #1 Due 1/29 Solutions
Jan 25, 29	Time-independent perturbation theory	Homework #2 Due 2/5 Solutions
Feb 1, 5	Time-independent perturbation theory: degenerate case General formulation Hydrogen atom in external fields	Homework #3 Solutions Due 2/19
Feb 8, 12	Applications: atomic structure Relativistic corrections Zeeman effect: revised Derivation of the hyperfine structure and Zeeman effect, from "Quantum Mechanics" by E. D. Commins
Feb 15, 19	Time-dependent perturbation theory Exact solition, Rabi oscillations Dyson series	Homework #4 Solutions Due 2/26
Feb 22, 26	Applications: time evolution of quantum systems Fermi's golden rule Adiabatic approximation	Homework #5 Due 3/4 Solutions
February 29, March 4	Variational method March. 4: midterm test Midterm solutions
March 7-12	Spring break
March 14, 18	Discrete symmetries Parity operator Parity non-conservation and time inversion operator	Homework #6 Due 3/25 Solutions
March 23, 25	Identical particle and multi-particle systems Lattice symmetry Identical particles	Homework #7 Due 4/1 Solutions
March 28, 30	Quantization of electromagnetic field Second quantization Quantization of the electromagnetic field	Homework #8 Due 4/8 Solutions
Apr 6, 8	QED: spontaneous emission, Lamb shift, Casimir force Scattering theory: basic introduction	Homework #9 Due 4/15 Solutions
Apr 11, 15	Scattering theory: Partial wave approximation Scattering of the fast and slow particles	Homework #10 Due 4/22 Solutions
Apr 18, 22	Introduction of the Dirac equation	Homework #11 Due 4/29 Solutions
Apr 25, 29	Dirac equation Relativistic treatment of H atom
May 9, 2-5pm	Final exam