Advanced Quantum Mechanics

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This course is a continued study of the concepts and mathematical structure of quantum mechanics presented in Quantum Mechanics ( PHYS-414 ), with an emphasis on applications to real physical systems. Topics covered include the quantum theory of spin, effect of magnetic fields on spin-1/2 particles, many-particle systems, variational principle, time-independent and time-dependent perturbation theory, absorption and emission of radiation by atoms, quantum theory of scattering, and interpretations and paradoxes of quantum mechanics.