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| PHYS0211-1 | Quantum Mechanics
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| Duration : | 45h Th, 30h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Joseph Cugnon |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | This course is an introduction to Quantum Mechanics. After an introduction on the nature of quantum phenomena (duality, stochasticity, quantization, etc), the following topics are tackled: postulates, Schrodinger equation, measurements and observables, simple quantum systems, spin quantization, varitional and perturbative methods, quantum transitions, many-particle systems, Pauli principle and various applications. |
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| Course objective : | The goal is twofold:
1. to familiarize the student, through the analysis of simple examples, with the concepts of Quantum Mechanics.
2. to insist on the predictive power of Quantum Mechanics by repeated applications to the evaluation of observable physical quantities. |
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| Prerequisites : | Advanced course of Mathematicl Analysis (level: J. Mathews and R.L. Walker, Mathematical Methods in Physics, Benjamin, 1964, or equivalent) |
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| Workshops : | Quantum Mechanics exercises as homework problems (considered as amounting to an average 30hours of work), supplemented by a few short explanatory sessions. |
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| Organization : | 1st quadrimester. See official lecture schedule. |
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| Written notes : | Reference books:
1. Mécanique Quantique, J.-L. Basdevant and J. Dalibard, Eds de l'Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau (France), 2002, ISBN 2-7302-0914-X
2. Quantum Mechanics, R. W. Robinett, Oxford University Press, Oxford (UK), 1997, ISBN 0-19-509202-3 |
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| Assessment : | A probatory test, bearing on the exercises, will be set up right after the first quadrimester.
The student who will pass this test will not have to present the final examination during the examination sessions, keeping his mark obtained at the test. The student who will fail the test will have to present the global examination during the official examination sessions. This global examination is divided into a written part, bearing on the exercises and an oral part bearing on the theory. |
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| Contacts : | Michel Bawin (Michel.Bawin@ulg.ac.be)
Joseph Cugnon (J.Cugnon@ulg.ac.be, preferably, or tel. 04/3663601) |
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