Quantum Physics II

Catalog description

Formalism of quantum mechanics: observables, operators; application to simplecases: two-level systems, electron in a magnetic field, spin; time-independent andtime-dependent perturbation theory with applications; adiabatic processes; selectedtopics in atomic, optical, solid-state, nuclear and particle physics; quantum entanglement,Bell's theorem and recent experiments..Prereq.: PHYS 55100 or equivalent andPHYS 36100 (required for Physics majors) 3hr./wk.; 3 cr