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FYS238 Quantum Mechanics



The course has finished! It will start again in the autumn 2003.


  • Teachers

Lecturer: Carl-Olof Almbladh, phone 046-148396, office K528
Carl-Olof.Almbladh@teorfys.lu.se

Exercise assistant: Anders Blom, phone 046-222 9865, office K508 
Anders.Blom@teorfys.lu.se

Computer labs: Valeria Vettchinkina, phone 046-222 9071, office K516
Valeria.Vettchinkina@teorfys.lu.se

  • List of participants (requires password)

with email addresses and phone numbers.

    • Part 1 Commutators and fundamental wavefunction properties

    • Part 2 The uncertainty principle; quantum equations of motion

    • Part 3 One-dimensional problems, transmission and reflection

    • Part 4 The Dirac δ-function

    • Part 5 The Dirac notation

    • Part 6 The one-dimensional harmonic oscillator

    • Part 7 Angular momentum

    • Part 8 Approximation methods

    • Part 9 Identical particles
       

  • Exercises

Out of the 3 listed hand-in problems, one will be selected (at the beginning of the relevant exercise hour) to be handed in; the other two will be solved during the exercise hour, together with the other problems listed below. All assigned hand-in problems must be handed in in time in order to pass the course.

    The problem numbers refers to the compendium available for download just above. Problems in parentheses will only be covered during the exercise sessions if there is enough time.

    • Exercise 1
      Basic quantum mechanics
      1.3-1.6, 1.8, 1.12
      (1.1, 1.2, 1.11, 1.13)

    • Exercise 2
      The uncertainty principle and the quantum mechanical equation of motion
      2.2-2.5 (2.1, 2.6)
      Hand-in 1: 1.7, 1.9, 1.10

    • Exercise 3
      One-dimensional problems, transmission and reflection; the Dirac delta-function
      3.1, 3.3, 4.4 (3.4, 4.1, 4.5)
      Hand-in 2: 3.2, 4.2, 4.3

    • Exercise 4
      The Dirac formalism
      5.1-5.5, 5.8-5.10 (5.6, 5.7)

    • Exercise 5
      The one-dimensional harmonic oscillator
      6.2-6.6 (6.7)
      Hand-in 3: 5.11, 6.1, 6.6

    • Exercise 6
      Angular momentum
      7.3-7.5, 7.8, 7.10, 7.11, 7.17, 7.19, 7.21 (rest of 7.1-7.22)

    • Exercise 7
      Presentation of solved hand-in problems
      Hand-in 4: 7.9, 7.16, 7.18

    • Exercise 8
      Addition of angular momentum
      7.23, 7.25, 7.27, 7.28
      Hand-in 5: 7.22, 7.24, 7.26

    • Exercise 9
      Approximation methods
      8.2, 8.5, 8.8, 8.9 (8.1, 8.3, 8.4b, 8.6)
      Hand-in 6: 8.4a, 8.7, 8.10

    • Exercise 10
      Identical particles
      9      .1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.6 (9.4, 9.5) 

  • Resources


Reading material supplementing the course book


Suggestions for oral presentation topics

Links to internet sites on quantum mechanics


Computer exercise manuals

Previous evaluations:


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