Quantum Mechanics II

Spring 2009

Lecturer:	Paul Hoyer	C321	191 50681
Assistant:	Samu Kurki	C304
Lectures:	Mo 12-14	A315	First lecture on 12 January
	We 12-14	A315
Exercises:	Mo 16-18	A315

Note: The lecture on Monday 4 May (12-14) is held normally and will be followed by the final lecture at the problem session time (16-18), during which the course contents is reviewed. You are encouraged to suggest topics to Paul Hoyer. The final problem session will be held on Wednesday 6 May at 12-14 in place of the lecture.

Problem solutions should be put in the box on the 2nd floor of the A-wing by Friday at 14.00.

Exams:	1.	Thursday	5 March	9-13	A111	Incl. p. 85 of lecture notes (molecules).
	2.	Friday	8 May	9-13	D101	Results and Solutions Get your exam papers from Paul Hoyer at C321.

Course description:: Review of basic formalism. Quantum information. Path integrals. Gauge invariance.
The rotation group and angular momentum. Atomic and molecular dynamics.
Parity and time reversal. Density matrix. Field quantization.
Relativistic quantum mechanics and field theory.
Recommended for 3rd year theoretical physics students, 4th-5th year experimental physics students.
The course Quantum mechanics I (or equivalent) is a prerequisite.

Textbooks:	J. J. Sakurai: Modern Quantum Mechanics (Addison Wesley 1994) [S]
	I. J. R. Aitchison and A. J. G. Hey: Gauge Theories in Particle Physics, Vol. I: From Relativistic Quantum Mechanics to QED (IOP Publishing, 3rd Edition, 2003) [AH]
	J. Niskanen: Kvanttimekaniikka II (Limes 2003) [N] Chapter 3 in English
	F. S. Levin: An Introduction to Quantum Theory (Cambridge University Press 2002) [L]
	D. J. Griffiths: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (Prentice Hall) [G]
	B. H. Bransden and C. J. Joachain: Quantum Mechanics (Prentice Hall 2000) [BJ]
	M. Le Bellac: A Short Introduction to Quantum Information and Quantum Computation (Cambridge University Press, 2006) [MB]

Table of Clebsch-Gordan coefficients, spherical harmonics, gradients, Pauli and Dirac matrices.

Quantum Mechanics II in:	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
	2005	2006	2007	2008
Problems of past partial exams:	1/2003	2/2003	1/2004	2/2004	1/2005	2/2005
	1/2007	2/2007	1/2008	2/2008
Problems of past final exams:	16.5.2003	4.6.2003	13.8.2003	2.6.2004	16.6.2004	11.8.2004
	21.1.2005	8.6.2005	17.8.2005	25.11.2005	30.5.2007	20.6.2007
	28.3.2008	28.5.2008

Lecture notes (p. 1-183)
Slides (p. 1-81)

Exercises:	19.1 Ex_1.pdf	26.1 Ex_2.pdf	2.2 Ex_3.pdf	9.2 Ex_4.pdf	16.2 Ex_5.pdf	23.2 Ex_6.pdf	2.3 Ex_7.pdf	16.3 Ex_8.pdf
	23.3 Ex_9.pdf	30.3 Ex_10.pdf	6.4 Ex_11.pdf	20.4 Ex_12.pdf	27.4 Ex_13.pdf	6.5 Ex_14.pdf

NOTE: You are strongly encouraged to give feedback on this course by filling out the evaluation form in English or Finnish.