FY803: Quantum physics

The Study Board for Science

Teaching language: Danish or English depending on the teacher, but English if international students are enrolled
EKA: N510058102
Assessment: Second examiner: Internal
Grading: 7-point grading scale
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Autumn
Level: Master's level course approved as PhD course

STADS ID (UVA): N510058101
ECTS value: 10

Date of Approval: 24-03-2025


Duration: 1 semester

Version: Archive

Entry requirements

None

Academic preconditions

The course builds on the knowledge acquired in an introduction to quantum mechanics on the bachelor level, and presupposes knowledge of quantum mechanics (corresponding to a full introductory course) and basic relativity theory.

Course introduction

To obtain insight into the mathematical structure of quantum mechanics and develop an ability to perform basic calculations related to applications in physics and chemistry.

Expected learning outcome

At the end of the course, the student is expected to be able to:
  • Operate fluently within the Hilbert space description of quantum mechanics, including basis transformations, commutator algebra, and time evolution.
  • Apply symmetries to simplify calculations and understand the connection to conservation laws.
  • Couple angular moments and use irreducible tensor operators
  • Have obtained operational skills in applications of time dependent and stationary perturbation calculations

Content

The course consists of fundamental concepts, Schrödinger, Heisenberg and interaction pictures, propagators and Feynman path integrals, Theory of Angular Momentum, Irreducible representations, Wigner-Eckart theorem, Symmetries in QM and time independent and time dependent perturbation theory. 


Literature

J. J. Sakurai & Jim Napolitano: Modern Quantum Mechanics, 3rd edition.
See itslearning for syllabus lists and additional literature references.

Examination regulations

Exam element a)

Timing

Autumn

Tests

Written exam

EKA

N510058102

Assessment

Second examiner: Internal

Grading

7-point grading scale

Identification

Student Identification Card - Name

Language

Normally, the same as teaching language

Duration

5 hours

Examination aids

The exam is with limited aids. Only the following aids are allowed:

  • The book “Modern Quantum Mechanics" of Sakurai and Napolitano or photocopies of the books or PDF version of the book are allowed.
  • Own  notes/answers to assignements solved during the course.
  • Built-in standard calculators in Windows/macOS/Linux.
  • Maple, Mathematica, Mathcad, MATLAB, GeoGebra Apps, R (including R-Studio), CAS TI-Nspire, MS Excel, and LibreOffice Calc are allowed. WordMat is permitted but not recommended. Use of WordMat is at your own risk, and no support will be provided for breakdowns or other errors caused by the program.
  • Language translation dictionaries (e.g. Danish/English, Danish/German etc) in "ordbogsprogrammet" (the dictionary programme) from http://www.ordbogen.com/ in electronic form. The browser version is not allowed. See the complete list of which dictionaries are allowed in the separate "Instruction to ordbogen dot com". All dictionaries other than the allowed dictionaries must be switched off in “ordbogsprogrammet” (the dictionary programme).

    Internet is not allowed. However, you may access the course page in itslearning to open system "DE–Digital Exam" and complete any tests within the system.

    ECTS value

    10

    Indicative number of lessons

    70 hours per semester

    Teaching Method

    Planned lessons: 
    Total number of planned lessons: 70
    Hereof: 
    Common lessons in classroom/auditorium 70 
     

    A mix of blackboard lectures and flipped-classroom is used where the students learn new material through video presentations. In the common lessons the students work with the video presentations and problem solving either individually, in groups or at the blackboard.


    Other planned teaching activities: 
    Independent problem solving. 

    Teacher responsible

    Name E-mail Department
    Martin Snoager Sloth sloth@cp3.sdu.dk Fysik
    Thomas Aaby Ryttov ryttov@cp3.sdu.dk Fysik

    Additional teachers

    Name E-mail Department City
    Gustavo Pazzini de Brito gustavo@cp3.sdu.dk Fysik

    Timetable

    Administrative Unit

    Fysik, kemi og Farmaci

    Team at Registration

    NAT

    Offered in

    Odense

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