PHYS 330 - Quantum Mechanics

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University of San Francisco

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Description:

Prerequisite: PHYS - 240. Review of wave mechanics and the Schr dinger equation. General theory of quantum mechanics, including its axiomatic abstract formulation in terms of state vectors and operators using the Dirac notation. Topics include the position and momentum representations, the generalized uncertainty principle, compatible observables, quantum dynamics and the Hamiltonian operator, the WKB approximation, the harmonic oscillator, the factorization method and ladder operators, angular momentum, spin, and central potentials. Offered every Fall.

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.usfca.edu/

Phone Number:

(415) 422-5555

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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