Syllabus
Wave-particle duality. Schrödinger equation (time-dependent and time-independent). Eigenvalue problems (particle in a box, harmonic oscillator, etc.). Tunneling through a barrier. Wave-function in coordinate and momentum representations. Commutators and Heisenberg uncertainty principle. Dirac notation for state vectors. Motion in a central potential: orbital angular momentum, angular momentum algebra, spin, addition of angular momenta; Hydrogen atom. Stern-Gerlach experiment. Timeindependent perturbation theory and applications. Variational method. Time dependent perturbation theory and Fermi’s golden rule, selection rules. Identical particles, Pauli exclusion principle, spin-statistics connection.
Spin-orbit coupling, fine structure. WKB approximation. Elementary theory of scattering: phase shifts, partial waves, Born approximation. Relativistic quantum mechanics: Klein-Gordon and Dirac equations. Semi-classical theory of radiation.
Course Curriculum
PARTICLE NATURE OF WAVE | |||
Photoelectric Effect | 01:08:00 | ||
Compton Effect | 00:36:00 | ||
Pair Production | 00:33:00 | ||
Cross-section of Photon Absorption and Scattering | 00:22:00 | ||
WAVE NATURE OF PARTICLE | |||
Wave Nature of Particle | 01:22:00 | ||
H atom and X-rays | 00:56:00 | ||
H ATOM | |||
POSTULATES OF QUANTUM MECHANICS | |||
Postulates of Quantum Mechanics | 02:39:00 | ||
Problems on Postulates | 00:46:00 | ||
SCHRONDINGER WAVE WQUATION | |||
Applications of Schrodinger Wave Equation | 03:11:00 | ||
Linear Harmonic Oscillator | 00:29:00 | ||
Particle in Three Dimensional Box | 00:34:00 |
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