As a complement to the courses PHYS 1111, PHYS 1112 and PHYS 1211 which establish the bases of classical mechanics, special relativity, electromagnetism and wave physics, the aim is to expose the student to the conceptual and physical bases of the quantum description of the microscopic world. This course is 45h (lectures) +30h (tutorials) and it is worth 5 credits. Lectures are given in English.
Professor : Fabio Maltoni
Center for Particle Physics and Phenomenology - CP3
Tel: 01047 3166
Room: e.247
E-mail: fabio.maltoni_AT_uclouvain.be
Assistant : Claude.Duhr
Center for Particle Physics and Phenomenology - CP3
Room: e.248
E-mail: claude.duhr_AT_uclouvain.be
Lectures are given for 14 weeks starting on Wed, 28th of January, three hours per week. Tutorials are given on Fridays afternoons, for two hours.
The literature on Quantum Mechanics is vast and it is easy to get lost. The course is based on the syllabus by Prof. Jacques Weyers which will be followed in the lectures and made available on the web. Hereafter, I only mention a few books, which might be used as references and/or for exercises:
This is a collection of complementary information on Quantum Mechanics that you might enjoy!
The complete Syllabus
Here the pdf file with several exercises is given.
Here the pdf file with examples of the theory questions which will appear in the exam.
Here A short note on the derivation of the free-particle propagator.
Exam given on the 5th of June 2007.
Exam Simulation given on the 9th of May 2007.
Week |
Dates |
Lectures & Tutorials |
Notes |
1
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Wed 28 Jan |
The microscopic world: |
[Gasi], Chapter I |
Fri 1 Feb |
No Exercises |
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2
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Wed 4 Feb |
The microscopic world: |
[FeHi], Chapters I & II |
Fri 6 Feb |
Tutorial: |
Due Homework: |
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3
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Wed 11 Feb |
The principles of Quantum Mechanics. |
[FeHi], Chapters I & II |
Fri 13 Feb |
Tutorial: |
No homework due |
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4
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Wed 18 Feb |
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Lecture notes: Chapter III
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Fri 20 Feb |
Tutorial: Exercises 18 and 19. |
No homework due |
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5
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Wed 25 Feb |
Time-independent Schrodinger equation and stationary states.The Hamiltonian operator. |
Lecture notes: Chapter III
Chapter IVa |
Fri 27 Feb |
Tutorial: Discussion of the symmetric box |
Due Homework:
symmetric box |
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6
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Wed 4 Mar |
Density and Current. Free particle. |
Lecture notes:
Chapter IVa
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Fri 6 Mar |
Tutorial: |
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7
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Wed 11 Mar |
Scattering exercises and the delta-function. |
Lecture notes:
Chapter IVa
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Fri 13 Mar |
Quiz 2 |
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8
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Wed 18 Mar |
The harmonic oscillator in one and two dimensions. |
Lecture notes:
Chapter IVb |
Fri 20 Mar |
Tutorial: Quiz |
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9
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Wed 25 Mar |
Hilbert spaces. Hermitian operators and their spectrum. |
Lecture notes: |
Fri 27 Mar |
Tutorial: |
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10
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Wed 1 Apr |
The superposition principle and the general solutions.
Lecture notes: |
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Fri 3 Apr |
Tutorial: |
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11
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Wed 22 Apr |
Lectures: Uncertainty relations |
Lecture notes: Chapter VI |
Fri 24 Apr |
Tutorial: |
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12
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Wed 29 Apr<\br>Thu 30 Apr |
Lectures: Uncertainty relations (continued). |
Lecture notes: Chapter VI |
Fri 1 May |
Holidays |
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13
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Wed 6 May |
Lectures: momentum space representation. |
Lecture notes: Chapter VII |
Fri 8 May |
Tutorial |
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14
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Wed 13 May |
Lectures:
The variational principle and the WKB approximation. |
[Grif] |
Fri 15 May |
Tutorial: |
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Last change: 11/01/2008.
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