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PHYCS 480. Quantum Mechanics, I
Second course in quantum mechanics for students with a good background in wave mechanics and atomic and molecular structure.
Operators, state vectors, and the formal structure of quantum theory; operator treatments of simple systems; angular momentum and vector addition coefficients; stationary state perturbation theory; introduction to scattering theory for particles without spin, partial wave analysis, and Born approximation; examples taken from atomic, nuclear, and elementary particle physics.
Prerequisite: Senior-level atomic physics and quantum mechanics, or consent of instructor.
1 unit.