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Quantum Mechanics II

Spring 2012

Lecturer:	Paul Hoyer	C321	191 50681
Assistant:	Paavo Tiitola	A313	191 50548
Lectures:	Mo 12-14	A315	Lecture of 13.2 was held on Mo 6.2 at 16-18 in A315.
	We 12-14	A315	Lecture of 15.2 is moved again, now to Mo 27.2 at 16-18 in A315.
Exercises:	Tu 16-18	A315

Problem solutions should be put in the box on the 2nd floor of the A-wing by Monday at 12:00.

Partial exams:	1.	Tuesday 6.3	13:00-17:00	CK112	Exactum
	2.	Tuesday 8.5	09:00-13:00	A111	Exactum

This is an advanced course in quantum mechanics, building on the basic concepts introduced in the course Quantum mechanics I.
The applications of quantum mechanics to topical issues in modern physics are shown as examples.
The course introduces the general methods required to address these and other topics.

Topics:: 1. Basic concepts
2. Rotational symmetry
3. Discrete symmetries
4. Local gauge invariance
5. The quantized photon field
6. Relativistic quantum mechanics
7. Quantum field theory

Textbooks:	J. J. Sakurai: Modern Quantum Mechanics (Addison Wesley 1994) [S1]
	J. J. Sakurai: Advanced Quantum Mechanics (Addison Wesley 1967) [S2]
	I. J. R. Aitchison and A. J. G. Hey: Gauge Theories in Particle Physics, Vol. I: From Relativistic Quantum Mechanics to QED (IOP Publishing, 3rd Edition, 2003) [AH]
	J. Niskanen: Kvanttimekaniikka II (Limes 2003) [N]

Table of Clebsch-Gordan coefficients, spherical harmonics, gradients, Pauli and Dirac matrices.

Lecture notes (p. 1-66)
Slides (p. 1-34)

Problems:	24.1 Ex_1.pdf	31.1 Ex_2.pdf	7.2 Ex_3.pdf	14.2 Ex_4.pdf	21.2 Ex_5.pdf
Solutions:	Sol_1.pdf	Sol_2.pdf	Sol_3.pdf

Quantum Mechanics II in:	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Problems of past partial exams:	1/2003	2/2003	1/2004	2/2004	1/2005	2/2005	1/2007	2/2007
	1/2008	2/2008	1/2009	2/2009	1/2011	2/2011
Problems of past final exams:	16.5.2003	4.6.2003	13.8.2003	2.6.2004	16.6.2004	11.8.2004
	21.1.2005	8.6.2005	17.8.2005	25.11.2005	30.5.2007	20.6.2007
	28.3.2008	28.5.2008	27.5.2009	17.6.2009	20.1.2010