PHYS 433 : Applications in Quantum Mechanics
- Instructors :
Prof. Dr. Sakir Erkoc (Department of Physics)
Dr. Hande Toffoli (Department of Physics)
- First meeting :
Date : 2 October 2009 Friday
Time : 13:40
Location : Central Lab Seminar Room
- Examination Dates:
1st Midterm : 20 November 2009
2nd midterm : 8 January 2010
Final : TBA
- Topics :
- Introduction to quantum mechanics
- Axiomatic structure of quantum mechanics
- Wave equations for simple quantum systems
- Quantum theory of atomic and molecular structure
- Perturbation theory and radiative transitions
- The variational method and applications
- Basics of solid state physics
- Idea of confinement in nanostructures (nanowires, quantum dots etc.)
- Fundamentals of surface science
- Fundamentals of magnetism
- Special selected applications (Lasers, superconductivity, spectroscopy)
- Resources
- Lecture notes (to be distributed on this web page and on Metu-Online).
- A. Yariv, "An Introduction to Theory and Applications of Quantum
Mechanics", John Wiley & Sons, 1982.
- W.A. Harrison, "Applied Quantum Mechanics", World Scientific, 2000.
- A.F.J. Levi, "Applied Quantum Mechanics", 2nd Edition, Cambridge, 2006.
- Peter L. Hagelstein, Stephen D. Senturia, Terry P. Orlando,
"Introductory Applied Quantum and Statistical Mechanics", Wiley-IEEE, 2004.
- A.T. Fromhold, Jr., "Quantum Mechanics for Applied Physics and Engineering",
Dover, 1991.
- S. Erkoc, "Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics", Taylor & Francis, 2006.
- S. Erkoc and T. Uzer, "Atomic and Molecular Physics", World Scientific, 1996.
- L. Solymar, D. Walsh, "Electrical Properties of Matter", Oxford
University Press, 2004.
- C. Kittel, "Introduction to Solid State", New York : Wiley, 1996
- P. Harrison, "Quantum Wells, Wires and Dots", John Wiley & Sons, 2005
- Related articles from literature.
- Lecture Notes (under construction)