EP455
Quantum Physics for
Space Physics
Spring 2008
Syllabus
Homework
Grades
Exams
Exam 1
solutions
Exam 2
solutions
Final Exam
Wednesday
May 2
8:00-10:00 AM
In class final
55B
Open Book & Open Notes
Some useful integrals can be found
here
, but I prefer to use Mathematica.
Chapter 1
The Wave Function
Problems
1.3
,
1.5,
1.17
Chapter 2
Time-Independent Schrodinger Equation
Examples
2.1
,
2.2
, Problems
2.27
,
2.37
Finite Square Well
Scattering (FSW)
Chapter 3
Hilbert Space -- Mathematical Formalism
Problems
3.11
,
3.34
Chapter 4
The Hydrogen Atom -- Angular Momentum & Spin
Hydrogen Atom
(Mathematica)
spdf orbitals
(Mathematica)
Problem
4.17
, Problem
4.42
Chapter 5
Identical Particles
Chapter 6
Time-Independent Perturbation Theory
Spin-Orbit
Interactions
Spin-Spin
Interactions
Zeeman Effect
Chapter 9
Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory