Date | Lectures | Assignments | Notes | ||
04/03 | The variational principle. (notes) | WS 1 | |||
04/05 | Time-dependent potentials: the interaction picture. (notes) | HW 1 (solutions) | WS 2 | ||
04/07 | Time-dependent perturbation theory. (notes) | WS 3 | |||
04/10 | Time-dependent perturbation theory:special cases (notes) | HW 2 (solutions) | |||
04/12 | Transitions between continuum states.(notes) | WS 4 | |||
04/14 | Fermi's golden rule.(notes) | HW 3(solutions) | |||
04/17 | Some applications of Fermi's golden rule.(notes) | WS 5 | |||
04/19 | Interaction of radiation with matter. (notes) | Vector potential under Hamiltonian | |||
04/21 | Interaction of radiation with matter(ctd.). (notes) | WS 6 | |||
04/24 | Spontaneous emission of radiation. (notes) | HW 4(solutions) | |||
04/26 | Spontaneous emission of radiation (ctd.) (notes) | ||||
04/28 | Lifetimes, line intensities, widths, and shapes.(notes) | ||||
05/01 | Identical particles.(notes) | WS 7 | |||
05/03 | Symmetric and anti-symmetric wavefunctions. The Helium atom. (notes) | HW 5(solutions) | WS 8 | ||
05/05 | The helium atom (ctd).(notes) (notes) | WS 9 | |||
05/08 | Midterm | ||||
05/10 | The hydrogen molecule. (notes) | HW 6(solutions) | WS 10 | ||
05/12 | The hydrogen molecule (ctd).(notes) | ||||
05/15 | Time-dependent problems with identical particles. (notes) | ||||
05/17 | Introduction to quantum theory of scattering. (notes) | ||||
05/19 | Integral scattering equation. (notes) | WS 11 | |||
05/22 | Born approximation. Scattering by a central potential. (notes) | HW 7(solutions) | |||
05/24 | Method of partial waves.(notes) | WS 12 | |||
05/26 | Collisions with absorption. (notes) | WS 13 | |||
05/29 | No class: Memorial Day | ||||
05/31 | Bound states and resonances.(notes) | Presentation rubric | |||
06/02 | Scattering of identical particles.(notes) | WS 14 | |||
06/05 | Guest Lecture (Prof. D. Craig) | ||||
06/07 | Presentations (schedule) | ||||
06/09 | Presentations (schedule) | ||||