Quantum Mechanics

Catalog description

The second semester sequel of Quantum Mechanics covers many body systems and matter-radiation interactions. It starts with a discussion of the symmetry postulates of quantum mechanics, followed by applications to the electronic structure of atoms and molecules, including angular momenta, the nature of chemical bonds, the Born-Oppenheimer approximation and conical intersections as well as molecular vibrations. The semester closes out with a discussion of time-dependent perturbation theory and spectroscopy, including the quantum adiabatic theorem, as well as the theory of electron and x-ray scattering. Prerequisite: CHEM 2770 .