This course introduces the framework and basic tenets of quantum mechanics. * Wave mechanics - probability interpretation of interference; wavefunctions, wave packets and momentum representation * Schrodinger equation - operators; eigenfunctions and eigenvalues; solutions for free particle and barrier * Bound states - zero-point energy; orthogonality and normalisation; expansion in basis states; expectation values; harmonic oscillator; 3D box and separation of variables * Operator methods - Dirac notation; postulates of quantum mechanics; observables and operators; probability of measurement outcomes; orthogonality and completeness; degeneracy; discrete and continuous spectra; operator commutations and observables; generalised uncertainty relations; ladder operators; time-dependence; Ehrenfest's theorem; time evolution operator * Angular momentum - operators, eigenvalues and eigenstates; parity, rotational invariance and conservation; hydrogen atom; quantum numbers * Spin and identical particles - Stern-Gerlach experiment; symmetry and multiparticle states; fermions and bosons; exchange operator; Pauli exclusion; helium atom.
| AUs | 4.0 AUs |
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| Prerequisite | MAS281, PAP211, PHYS1C, CY1303, MH2801 |
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| Not Available To All Programme With | (Admyr 2011-onwards) |
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| Mutually Exclusive With | PH3101 |
| Not Offered As BDE | Yes |
| Not Offered As Unrestricted Elective | |
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