Dec 13, 2025  
2017-2018 Graduate Catalog 
    
Catalog Navigation
  Catalog Home
  Welcome to the University
  Programs
  Graduate Admissions
  Graduate Fees and Financial Aid
  Graduate Fellowships and Assistantships
  Academic Regulations for Graduate Students
  Research Centers, Institutes, and Special Facilities
  Resources for Students
  Student Life and Activities
  College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
  College of Arts and Sciences
  Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics
  College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment
  College of Education and Human Development
  College of Engineering
  College of Health Sciences
  Flexible Programs Promote Lifelong Learning
  Courses
  Supplemental Course Descriptions
HELP
2017-2018 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Facebook this Page (opens a new window)
Tweet this Page (opens a new window)

PHYS 814 - Advanced quantum mechanics (3cr.)

Credit(s): 3
ADVANCED QUANTUM MECHANICS
Component: Lecture
Time-dependent quantum systems: Magnus expansion, Floquet theorem, adiabatic approximation and Berry phase. Scattering theory. Many-particle systems. Second quantization for bosons and fermions. Applications of second quantization: Hartree-Fock method, magnetism, superconductivity and superfluidity. Quantum mechanics of electromagnetic field. Relativistic quantum mechanics.
Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
PREREQ: PHYS 811 , PHYS 812 .


Facebook this Page (opens a new window)
Tweet this Page (opens a new window)