PHYS 4301 - Quantum Mechanics I

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The University of Texas at Dallas

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Fundamental concepts: the Stern Gerlach experiment; the Dirac formalism; kets; bras and operators; base kets and matrix representations. Measurements, observables and the uncertainty relations. Position, momentum, and translation. Wave functions in position and momentum space. Time evolution and Schr?dinger's equation, Heisenberg picture. Orbital angular momentum, spin, and angular momentum addition. Applications include simple harmonic oscillator and the Hydrogen atom. Prerequisites: PHYS 3311, PHYS 3352 and either MATH 2333 or MATH 2418. (3-0) Y

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3.00

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Lecture

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www.utdallas.edu

Phone Number:

(972) 883-2111

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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