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    Overview

    Non-relativistic quantum mechanics, providing the theoretical underpinning to allow students to understand the fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics including Schrödinger and Heisenberg pictures of time evolution and time-independent perturbation theory.

    About this paper

    Paper title Advanced Quantum Mechanics I
    Subject Physics
    EFTS 0.0833
    Points 10 points
    Teaching period Semester 1 (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $767.36
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    Limited to
    BSc(Hons), PGDipSci, MSc
    Contact
    david.hutchinson@otago.ac.nz
    Teaching staff
    Professor David Hutchinson
    Textbooks

    No textbook required.

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    Learning Outcomes

    Upon successful completion of the paper students will:

    • Be able to use the variational principle to estimate ground and excited state energies and wave functions.
    • Be able to perform degenerate and non-degenerate time-independent perturbation calculations.
    • Be familiar with symmetry as applied to quantum mechanics and the relationship with conservation laws and understand Noether's theorem.
    • Understand the relationship between Schrödinger, Heisenberg and Interaction Picture representations and be able to solve problems using the Heisenberg equation of motion.
    • Be familiar with the derivation and use of time-dependent perturbation theory.
    • Be familiar with basic concepts of many-body physics and be able to use the occupation number representation.

    Timetable

    Semester 1

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    None

    Lecture

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    A1 Tuesday 10:00-11:50 9-16, 18-22
    Thursday 11:00-11:50 9-16, 18-22

    Tutorial

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    A1 Monday 09:00-09:50 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22
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