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Course Catalog 01/02


Mechanical Engineering

MTF073 Quantum Physics II 6.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q I

LANGUAGE:English/Swedish

EXAMINER
Per Arve Univ lekt


PREREQUISITES
Quantum Physics MTF067, Electromagnetic Field Theory MTF056 and Solid State Physics MTF064.

COURSE AIM
The course aims for a basic ability to understand and calculate all types of quantal systemes and processes with a limited number of freedoms.


CONTENTS
Vibrations in composite systems. Matrixrepresentation of operators. Variational calculations of eigenvalues and eigenstates for the Hamilton operator. Correlations (coupling) between different freedoms. Scattering theory. Phonons. Photons in an elementary quantization of the electromagnetic field. Decay and emission in time dependent perturbation theory and strength functions.


TEACHING
Lectures.


EXAMINATION

COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, 3, 4, 5

ITEMS/CREDITS
Written exam 6.00ECTS
Computer labs 0.00ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Gasiorowicz Stephen: Quantum Physics, 2nd ed., Wiley 1996. ISBN 0-471-85737-8.

Further information: International Office

Valid for the academic year 01/02.

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