Number
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Date
|
Topic
|
|---|
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Lecture 1
|
September 1
| Review of 424 material: Postulates of quantum mechanics |
|
Lecture 2
|
September 3
| Review of 424 material: Problem solving |
|
Lecture 3
|
September 8
| Angular momentum. Addition of the angular momenta. |
|
Lecture 4
|
September 10
| Two-particle systems |
|
Lecture 5
|
September 15
| Review of hydrogen atom |
|
Lecture 6
|
September 21
| Helium, Periodic table
Computer simulation: Periodic table |
|
Lecture 7
|
September 22
| Solids: the free electron gas |
|
Lecture 8
|
September 24
| Solids: the free electron gas (example) |
|
Lecture 9
|
October 6
| Solids: band structure
Computer simulation: Band Structure |
|
Lecture 10
|
October 7
| Quantum statistical mechanics |
|
Lecture 11
|
October 8
| Quantum statistical mechanics contd. |
|
Lectures 12-13
|
October 13, 14
| Computer simulation: Bose-Einstein condensation
Time-independent nondegenerate perturbation theory |
|
Lecture 14
|
October 15
| Time-independent degenerate perturbation theory |
|
Lecture 15
|
October 20
| Time-independent perturbation theory: problem solving |
|
Lecture 16
|
October 22
| The variational principle |
|
Lecture 17
|
October 27
| Review. Problem solving. |
|
Midterm
|
October 29
| Midterm exam |
|
Lecture 18
|
November 3
| The variational principle: the ground state of Helium |
|
Lecture 19
|
November 5
| The WKB approximation |
|
Lecture 20
|
November 10
| The WKB approximation. Alpha decay. Problem solving. |
|
Lecture 21
|
November 12
| The WKB approximation, connection formulas. |
|
Lecture 22
|
November 17
| Scattering |
|
Lecture 23
|
November 19
| Scattering. Partial wave analysis. |
|
Lecture 24
|
November 24
| Scattering. The Born approximation. |
|
Lectures 25, 26
|
December 2, 4
| Introduction to Quantum Information
Quantum Teleportation
Quantum Information with Neutral Atoms |
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