Quantum Mechanics II

Problem solutions should be put in the box on the 2nd floor of the A-wing by Friday at 14.00.

Exams:	1.	Thursday 10 March	16-20	E204	All topics up to (but not including) parity.
	2.	Friday 20 May	9-13	E204

Course description:

An advanced course in quantum mechanics:
Review of basic formalism. Quantum information. Path integrals. Gauge invariance.
The rotation group and angular momentum. Parity and time reversal. Density matrix.
Field ('second') quantization. Relativistic quantum dynamics.
Relativistic quantum field theory.

Recommended for 3rd year theoretical physics students, 4th-5th year experimental physics students.
The course Quantum mechanics I (or equivalent) is a prerequisite.

Textbooks:	J. Niskanen: Kvanttimekaniikka II (Limes 2003)  [N]
	J. J. Sakurai: Modern Quantum Mechanics (Addison Wesley 1994)  [S]
	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]
	B. H. Bransden and C. J. Joachain: Quantum Mechanics (Prentice Hall 2000)  [BJ]
	D. J. Griffiths: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (Prentice Hall)  [G]

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

Quantum Mechanics II in:	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999
Problems of past partial exams:	1/2003	2/2003	1/2004	2/2004
Problems of past final exams:	16.5.2003	4.6.2003	13.8.2003	2.4.2004	2.6.2004	16.6.2004	11.8.2004
	21.1.2005	8.6.2005	17.8.2005	25.11.2005
Lecture notes in 2004 (3.4 Mb):	p1-146.pdf
Notes added in 2005:	p1-12.pdf

Lecture topics

Problems:

24.1 Exercise_1.pdf	31.1 Exercise_2.pdf	7.2 Exercise_3.pdf	14.2 Exercise_4.pdf	21.2 Exercise_5.pdf
28.2 Exercise_6.pdf	7.3 Exercise_7.pdf	21.3 Exercise_8.pdf	6.4 Exercise_9.pdf	11.4 Exercise_10.pdf
18.4 Exercise_11.pdf	25.4 Exercise_12.pdf	2.5 Exercise_13.pdf	9.5. Exercise_14.pdf

NOTE:  You are encouraged to give feedback on the course on this form, or directly (by email) to Paul Hoyer.