| Professor Curtright
325 JLK. Virtual office hours 3-4 pm MWF, or else by
appointment (email me!) |
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| Quantum Theory I |
PHY 770 | Section S |
TuTh 3:30-4:45 | In-person |
Prerequisites: PHY 640, 660, & 661, or
equivalent. |
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| Transformation theory, linear operators and vector spaces, Schrödinger's equation, rotation group and angular momentum, path integrals, deformation quantization, quasi-hermitian systems, statistics, etc. Applications to various physical systems, as time permits. | ||||||||
| Grade = Class participation
+ HW + Midterm + Final --- all weighted equally. |
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| Assignment
#1:
Read
Sakurai, Chapter 1. Try to do all the exercises! |
| Assignment
#2:
Select any 3 problems from Sakurai, Chapter 1, solve them,
and turn in your solutions. You may collaborate if you
wish! |
| Assignment
#3:
Read Sakurai, Chapter 2. Again, I encourage you to
solve as many of the problems as you can. |
| Assignment #4: Select any 3 problems from Sakurai, Chapter 2, solve them, and turn in your solutions. |
| Assignment #5: You would benefit from
reading these
papers on the 1/r potential. |
| Assignment #6: Read Sakurai, Chapter 3. As always, I encourage you to solve as many of the problems as you can. |
| Assignment #7: Select any 3 problems
from Sakurai, Chapter 3, solve them, and turn in your
solutions. |
| Assignment #8: Since this is the
centenary of the Compton effect, you should read
this. |
| Assignment #9: The story of QM in phase space is described here. You should read this at your leisure. |
| Assignment #10: For fun: Read this synopsis and look at the cited articles. |
| Assignment #11: For profit: Get
the old
QM qualifier exams and solve them! |