FY803: Quantum physics
Study Board of Science
Teaching language: Danish or English depending on the teacher, but English if international students are enrolled
EKA: N510003102, N510003112
Assessment: Second examiner: Internal
Grading: 7-point grading scale
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Autumn
Level: Master's level course approved as PhD course
STADS ID (UVA): N510003101
ECTS value: 10
Date of Approval: 31-03-2022
Duration: 1 semester
Version: Approved - active
Entry requirements
Academic preconditions
Course introduction
To obtain insight into the mathematical structure of quantum mechanics and develop an ability to perform basic calculations related to applications in physics and chemistry.
The course builds on the knowledge acquired in an introduction to quantum mechanics on the bachelor level , and gives an academic basis for studying the topics quantum field theory and cosmology, that appears later in the education.
In relation to the competence profile of the degree it is the explicit focus of the course to:
- Give the competence to understand advanced quantum mechanical phenomena
- Give skills to perform basic calculations related to applications in physics and chemistry.
- Give knowledge and understanding of the mathematical structure of quantum mechanics
Expected learning outcome
At the end of the course, the student is expected to be able to:
- Operate fluently within the Hilbert space description of quantum mechanics, including basis transformations, commutator algebra, and time evolution.
- Apply symmetries to simplify calculations and understand the connection to conservation laws.
- Couple angular moments and use irreducible tensor operators
- Have obtained operational skills in applications of time dependent and stationary perturbation calculations
Content
1st part:
Fundamental concepts, Heisenberg Picture, Propagators and Feynman PI, Theory of Angular Momentum, Irreducible representations, Wigner-Eckart theorem, Symmetries in QM.
2nd part:
Classical Fields, The Quantum Theory of Radiation, Relativistic Quantum Mechanics of Spin-1/2 Particles.
Literature
J. J. Sakurai & Jim Napolitano: Modern Quantum Mechanics, 3rd edition.
See itslearning for syllabus lists and additional literature references.
See itslearning for syllabus lists and additional literature references.
Examination regulations
Exam element b)
Timing
Autumn
Rules
-3 is not allowed
Tests
Written exam
EKA
N510003102
Assessment
Second examiner: Internal
Grading
7-point grading scale
Identification
Student Identification Card
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Duration
4 hours
Examination aids
The exam is with limited aids. The book “Modern Quantum Mechanics" of Sakurai and Napolitano or photocopies of the books or PDF version of the book are allowed. Standard build in calculator in Windows/MAC are allowed. It is also allowed to use Maple, Mathematica, Mathcad, MathLab, GeoGebra Apps, R, R-Studio, CAS TI-Nspire, Ms Excel or LibreOffice Calc. WordMat is allowed but not recommended. Use of WordMat is at your own risk and no support is provided for errors caused by the program. Furthermore, it is also allowed to use language translation dictionaries (e.g. Danish/English, Danish/German, Danish/French and Danish/Spanish etc) in "ordbogsprogrammet" (the dictionary programme) from http://www.ordbogen.com/ in electronic form. The browser version is not allowed. All dictionaries other than language translation dictionaries (e.g. chemical dictionary, clinical dictionary, etc.) are not allowed and must be switched off in “ordbogsprogrammet”(the dictionary programme).
Internet is not allowed during the exam. However, you may visit system "DE-Digital Exam".
ECTS value
5
Additional information
2nd part of the course is evaluated by a 4 hour written exam.
The 2 exams must be passed with at least 02 as the total grade. If this is not accomplished, the student must take a reexam in the part(s) which is not passed. The grade -3 or “absent” must not show in any of the part exams.
Exam element a)
Timing
Autumn
Rules
-3 is not allowed
Tests
Home assignments
EKA
N510003112
Assessment
Second examiner: Internal
Grading
7-point grading scale
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
To be announced during the course
ECTS value
5
Additional information
1st part of the course is evaluated by a set of exercises, which the students will solve at home. The grade will account for 40 % of the total grade.
The 2 exams must be passed with at least 02 as the total grade. If this is not accomplished, the student must take a reexam in the part(s) which is not passed. The grade -3 or “absent” must not show in any of the part exams.
The 2 exams must be passed with at least 02 as the total grade. If this is not accomplished, the student must take a reexam in the part(s) which is not passed. The grade -3 or “absent” must not show in any of the part exams.
Indicative number of lessons
Teaching Method
At the faculty of science, teaching is organized after the three-phase model ie. intro, training and study phase.
- Intro phase (lectures) - 48 hours
- Training phase: 36 hours, including 36 hours tutorials
Activities during the study phase: Independent problem solving.
Teacher responsible
Name | Department | |
---|---|---|
Martin Snoager Sloth | sloth@cp3.sdu.dk | Fysik |
Thomas Aaby Ryttov | ryttov@cp3.sdu.dk | Fysik |
Additional teachers
Timetable
Administrative Unit
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Offered in
Recommended course of study
Transition rules
Transitional arrangements describe how a course replaces another course when changes are made to the course of study.
If a transitional arrangement has been made for a course, it will be stated in the list.
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