Undergraduate Course: Quantum Mechanics (PHYS09017)
This course will be closed from 31 July 2013
Course Outline
| School | School of Physics and Astronomy |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www2.ph.ed.ac.uk/~ldd/QM.html |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | **** This course is now discontinued. Please see the new courses PHYS09051 Foundations of Quantum Mechanics (10 credit) or PHYS09053 Quantum Mechanics (20 credit) ****
This course covers non-relativistic quantum mechanics, supplying the basic concepts and tools needed to understand the physics of atoms, molecules, and the solid state. One-dimensional wave mechanics is reviewed. The postulates and calculational rules of quantum mechanics are introduced, including Dirac notation. Angular momentum and spin are shown to be quantized, and the corresponding wave-function symmetries are discussed. The Schrodinger equation is solved for a number of important cases, including the harmonic oscillator and the Hydrogen atom. Approximate methods of solution are studied, including time-independent perturbation theory, with application to atomic structure. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course it is intended that a student will be able to:
1)State the basic postulates of quantum mechanics
2)State the compatibility theorem
3)Know how to separate the time dependent Schrodinger Equation into temporal and spatial eigenvalue equations
4)Know how to write the 3-d time independent Schrodinger equation with central potential in terms of a radial and an angular equation
5)Be able to solve the Schrodinger Equation for the 1-d and 3-d harmonic oscillator
6)Be able to solve the Schrodinger Equation for the hydrogen atom
7)Be able to solve the harmonic oscillator problem using purely operator methods
8)Understand angular momentum both in terms of solutions to the angular part of the 3-Schrodinger Equation and in terms of purely operator methods
9)Be able to state the Angular Momentum Addition Theorem and the Spin-Statistics Theorem
10)Understand how to use perturbation theory for approximatly solving the Schrodinger Equation |
Assessment Information
Coursework, 10%
Degree Examination, 90%
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
Coursework, 10%
Degree Examination, 90% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Keywords | QMech |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Luigi Del Debbio
Tel: (0131 6)50 5212
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Course secretary | Miss Jillian Bainbridge
Tel: (0131 6)50 7218
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