PHM3010 - QUANTUM PHYSICS II

Module Identifier

PHM3010

Module Title

QUANTUM PHYSICS II

Academic Year

2006/2007

Co-ordinator

Dr Daniel Brown

Semester

Semester 1

Other staff

Dr Daniel Brown

Pre-Requisite

Successful Completion of Year 3 of the MPhys Scheme

Course delivery

Lecture

20 lectures

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Exam	3 Hours End of semester examinations	100%
Supplementary Exam	3 Hours	100%

Learning outcomes

After taking this module students should :

be familiar with fundamental assumptions of Quantum Mechanics.
be able to apply simple model potential well systems to solve elementary problems.
describe and apply both time-independent and time-dependent perturbation theory.
be able to use a variational method for finding the ground state of a bound particle.

Brief description

The Postulates of Quantum Mechanics are introduced. Model potential wells in 1 and 3 dimensions are described and applied to simple physical phenomena and optical properties in condensed matter. Time-independent (non-degenerate and degenerate) and time-dependent perturbation theory are applied to a number of physical problems, and the variational method is used to derive the ground state of Helium.

Content

Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics and their relation to the properties of dynamic operators, wavefunctions and the eigenvalues that are observed.
Model potential well systems: finite potential well - scattering and tunnelling; cubic and spherical wells - optical phenomena in insulators and quantum confined systems.

Perturbation theory:

Variational method.

Transferable skills

This module will include several problem-solving sessions.

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
Alistair I.M. Rae Quantum Mechanics Institute of Physics
Phillips, A.C. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics John Wiley
** Reference Text
Davies, P.C.W. Quantum Mechanics Routledge & Kegan
F. Mandl Quantum Mechanics John Wiley
French, A P & Taylor, E F An Introduction to Quantum Physics MIT Introductory Physics Series
Matthews Introduction to Quantum Mechanics McGraw-Hill
** Recommended Background
Hey, Tony & Walters, Patrick The New Quantum Universe Cambridge University Press

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 7