PHY (0156) 770 - Quantum Mechanics I

Credits: 3

Wave mechanics - physical interpretation, operator, formulation. Exact solutions of the Schrodinger equation for bound and continuum states. Matrix mechanics. Stationary and time dependent perturbations, WKB approximation. Scattering theory, phase shifts. Born approximation. Atomic and molecular problems. Dirac equation.

Prerequisite 1: PHY 628 Prerequisite 2: PHY 630