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Course Outlines

Fall 2014 - PHYS 810 G200

Advanced Quantum Mechanics (3)

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 2 – Dec 1, 2014: Mon, 1:30–3:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Sep 2 – Dec 1, 2014: Wed, 3:30–4:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    PHYS 415, or equivalent.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Advanced non-relativistic and some basic relativistic quantum mechanics: symmetries, Schroedinger/Heisenberg pictures, mixtures, variational and perturbative methods, Dirac equation.

COURSE DETAILS:

The course will cover the following topics:

            - Hilbert space, states, and observables

            - Mixtures, statistical operator, entanglement

            - Pictures: Schroedinger's, Heisenberg's, mixed

            - Symmetries and conservation laws

            - Addition of the angular momenta, Clebsch-Gordan coefficients

            - Time-dependent perturbation theory, Golden rule

            - Variational principle

            - Two-level systems

            - Identical particles

            - Wigner's theorem, time-reversal

            - Galilean invariance

Grading

  • TBA

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Recommended text:
Quantum Mechanics: Fundamentals    2nd Edition
Authors: Gottfried, Yan

Department Graduate Notes:

Students who cannot write their exam during the course's scheduled exam time must request accommodation from their instructor in writing, clearly stating the reason for this request, before the end of the first week of classes.

Graduate Studies Notes:

Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: https://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/fall_2014.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3. 

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://students.sfu.ca/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

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