33-769 Quantum Mechanics III

Units: 12.0 Department: Physics Prerequisites: 33-756 and 33-761 Related URLs: http://www.phys.cmu.edu/ The first main theme of this course is quantum mechanics applied to selected many-body problems in atomic, nuclear and condensed matter physics. The second main theme is relativistic quantum mechanics. Creation and annihilation operators are introduced and used to discuss Hartree-Fock theory as well as electromagnetic radiation. The Dirac equation is introduced and applied to the hydrogen atom. Prerequisite: 33-756, 33-76l. 3 hrs. lecture

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