B.Sc. Part III, SEMISER-V

PHYSICS (PAPER-X)

DSE-E2 QUANTUM MECHANICS

                The Quantum Mechanics will able to help to understand the wired and strange behavior of sub-atomic particles. It provides a basis for further study of quantum mechanics. Content will include: Review of the Schrodinger equation, operators, Eigen functions, compatible observables, infinite well in one and three dimensions, degeneracy, scalar products of wave functions, completeness relations, matrix mechanics; harmonic oscillator in one and three dimensions; sudden approximation; central potentials, quantization of angular momentum, separation of radial and angular variables, spherical harmonics, hydrogen atom, spin.

Course Outcomes:-

After successful completion of the course, the student is expected to

CO1: This course develops concepts in quantum mechanics such that the behavior of the physical universe can be understood from a fundamental point of view.

CO2: Understand historical background and development of the quantum mechanics.

CO3: Understand and explain the major differences between classical and quantum mechanics.

CO4: Understand the central concepts and principles in quantum mechanics, such as the Schrodinger equation, the wave function and its statistical interpretation, the uncertainty principle, stationary and non-stationary states.

CO5: understanding of wave mechanics in three dimensions.

Skills to be learned:-

• Apply techniques such as differential methods and ladder operators for selected problems in quantum mechanics.
• Comprehend the failure of classical physics and need for quantum physics.
• Grasp the basic foundation of various experiments establishing the quantum physics by doing the experiments in laboratory and interpreting them.
•  Formulate the basic theoretical problems in one, two and three dimensional physics and solve them.