INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM MECHANICS
cod. 18583

Academic year 2016/17
3° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Fisica teorica, modelli e metodi matematici (FIS/02)
Field
Teorico e dei fondamenti della fisica
Type of training activity
Characterising
72 hours
of face-to-face activities
9 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
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Learning objectives

Wave properties of atomic particles, SCHROEDINGER Equation, simple examples in one dimension, three dimensional systems with spherical symmetry, Hydrogen atom, approximate methods for computing the spectrum, tunnel effect and potential scattering.

Prerequisites

Calculus, classical mechanics, electromagnetism and waves

Course unit content

This course offers the elements of Quantum Mechanics at the basis of the Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Nuclei. The required mathematical methods are developed, including partial differential equations, functional analysis.

Full programme

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Bibliography

Landau Lifshitz, Quantum Mechanics,
Dirac, Principles of Quantum Mechanics
Sakurai, Modern Quantum Mechanics

Teaching methods

Lectures and exercises in classroom

Assessment methods and criteria

Written and oral examination.

Other information

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