PHY 6646 QUANTUM MECHANICS II - Spring 2019
INSTRUCTOR
Pierre SikivieOffice: NPB 2063
email: sikivie@phys.ufl.edu
tel: 352.392.1923
CLASS TIMES
MWF, 10:40am - 11:30pm, in NPB 1101OFFICE HOURS, NPB 2063
MWF, 11:45am - 12:35pm, in NPB 2063GRADER
Suzanne RosenzweigOffice: NPB 53
email: srhelfrich@ufl.edu
Office hours: Mondays, 2-3 pm
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK
"Principles of Quantum Mechanics" by R. Shankar, 2d edition, Springer 1994. We will cover chapters 13 - 20.There are many other useful textbooks on quantum mechanics. You are encouraged to explore alternatives. Here are four that are commonly used in graduate level courses:
- L. Landau and E. Lifchitz, `Quantum Mechanics', Pergamon Press.
- L.I. Schiff, `Quantum Mechanics', 3d Edition, McGraw-Hill 1968.
- E. Merzbacher, `Quantum Mechanics', 2d Edition, Wiley 1970.
- J.J. Sakurai and J. Napolitano, `Modern Quantum Mechanics', 2d Edition, Cambridge University Press 2017.
COURSE OUTLINE
- The Hydrogen atom
- Spin
- Addition of angular momentum
- Variational and WKB methods
- The eikonal approximation
- Time-independent perturbation theory
- Time-dependent perturbation theory
- Scattering theory
- Motion in a periodic potential
- The parametric resonator
- The Dirac equation
HOMEWORK
There will be one problem set per week, due on Wednesdays.
- due January 16: 12.5.7, 12.5.9, 12.5.10, 12.5.13, 12.5.14, 12.6.1, 12.6.4
- due January 23: homework #2
- due January 30: 14.3.2, 14.3.6, 14.3.8, 14.4.3, 14.4.5
- due February 6: homework #4,
- due February 13: homework #5
- due February 20: homework #6
- due February 27: homework #7
- due March 13: homework #8
- due March 20: homework #9
- due March 27: homework #10
- due April 3: homework #11
- due April 10: homework #12
- due April 17: 19.3.2, 19.5.3, 19.5.4, 19.5.6
- due April 24: homework #14
ANNOUNCEMENTS
A schedule for the last month of the course can be found here .
The final exam is in NPB 1101 on Thursday May 2 from 10:00am to 12:00n. It will emphasize the material in Chapters 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 of Shankar's book. You may bring a formula sheet.
GRADING
Your final grade will be based on:the homework | 25% |
a mid-term test (February 18) | 25% |
the final exam (May 2) | 50% |
The current UF policies for assigning grade points may be found at https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/grades.aspx.