Linear vector spaces and quantum mechanics; hermitian and unitary linear operators; Schrodinger equation in various representations; the operator method as applied to the harmonic oscillator and to angular momentum eigenvalues; the spin statistics theorem; minimal coupling of electromagnetic fields; time independent perturbation theory and applications. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPrerequisite(s): PHYS 383.3; and MATH 164.3 or MATH 133.4.
Linear vector spaces and quantum mechanics; hermitian and unitary linear operators; Schrodinger equation in various representations; the operator method as applied to the harmonic oscillator and to angular momentum eigenvalues; the spin statistics theorem; minimal coupling of electromagnetic fields; time independent perturbation theory and applications. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPrerequisite(s): PHYS 383.3; and MATH 164.3 or MATH 133.4.
