PHYS20302 10 Semester 2 Undergraduate Level 2 Yang Xian Unit coordinator Department of Physics & Astronomy 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Middle part of Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 5.0 <p>The unit follows from the S3 module “Introduction to Quantum Mechanics”. It introduces fundamental aspects of the theory such as angular momenta and their addition, exchange symmetry in systems of identical particles, as well as time-dependent perturbation theory. These ideas are applied to the description of various systems, such as the hydrogen atom, multi-electron atoms, H2+ and the hydrogen molecule, simple models of solids, and lasers.</p> <p>The unit aims to: deepen knowledge of quantum mechanics to be able to understand atomic, molecular and solid-state physics.</p> <p>ILO 1 Work with angular momentum operators and their eigenvalues to understand basic properties of quantum systems, including atomic fine-structure and first-order shifts in energy levels produced by external fields.<br/>ILO 2 Use quantum mechanics to solve problems with central and other potentials, such as those related to atoms, molecules, and simple models of solids.<br/>ILO 3 Understand the basics of time-dependent perturbation theory and its applications, for example to radiative transitions, selection rules, and the principles of lasing.</p> <figure class="table" style="width:305.854px;"><table class="ui table" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-collapse:separate;border-radius:0.285714rem;border-spacing:0px;border:1px solid rgba(34, 36, 38, 0.15);box-shadow:none;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Lato, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px;orphans:2;scrollbar-color:auto;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-transform:none;vertical-align:middle;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" id="teaching_table"><thead class="mobile hidden" style="box-shadow:none;box-sizing:inherit;text-align:inherit;vertical-align:inherit;"><tr style="box-sizing:inherit;"><th style="background-color:rgb(249, 250, 251);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(34, 36, 38, 0.1);border-left-style:none;border-radius:0.285714rem 0px 0px;border-right-color:!important;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);cursor:auto;padding:0.928571em 0.785714em;text-align:inherit;text-transform:none;transition:background 0.1s, color 0.1s;vertical-align:inherit;"><strong>Activity</strong></th><th class="right aligned" style="background-color:rgb(249, 250, 251);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(34, 36, 38, 0.1);border-left-style:none;border-radius:0px 0.285714rem 0px 0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);cursor:auto;padding:0.928571em 0.785714em;text-align:right;text-transform:none;transition:background 0.1s, color 0.1s;vertical-align:inherit;"><strong>Hours</strong></th></tr></thead><tbody style="box-sizing:inherit;counter-reset:numdivcounter 0;text-align:inherit;vertical-align:inherit;"><tr style="box-sizing:inherit;"><td style="border-right-color:!important;border-top-style:none;box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.785714em;text-align:inherit;transition:background 0.1s, color 0.1s;">Lectures</td><td class="right aligned" style="border-top-style:none;box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.785714em;text-align:right;transition:background 0.1s, color 0.1s;">28</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:inherit;"><td style="border-right-color:!important;border-top:1px solid rgba(34, 36, 38, 0.1);box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.785714em;text-align:inherit;transition:background 0.1s, color 0.1s;">Independent study</td><td class="right aligned" style="border-top:1px solid rgba(34, 36, 38, 0.1);box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.785714em;text-align:right;transition:background 0.1s, color 0.1s;">72</td></tr></tbody></table></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Lectures, online notes, podcasts, self-tests and occasionally quiz and problems during lectures.</p> 0 Other 10% 1 Written exam 90% PHYS20101 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics Pre-Requisite Compulsory PHYS20171 Mathematics of Waves and Fields Pre-Requisite Compulsory <div class="ewa-rteLine" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:&quot;Aptos Narrow&quot;;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"><strong>Pre-requisites:</strong></div><ul><li>Introduction to Quantum Mechanics PHYS20101;</li><li>Mathematics of Waves and Fields PHYS20171 OR MATH24420 PDEs and vector calculus</li></ul> <p>McIntyre, D.H. Quantum Mechanics, A Paradigms Approach (Cambridge University Press)<br/>Gasiorowicz, S. Quantum Physics (Wiley) Mandl, F. Quantum Mechanics (Wiley)<br/>Rae, A. I. M. Quantum Mechanics (Chapman and Hall)</p> Lectures 28 0 72