Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Advanced quantum mechanics | |||||||||||||||||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th | |||||||||||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Thierry Bastin, John Martin, Peter Schlagheck | |||||||||||||||||
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Coordinator :
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| Peter Schlagheck | |||||||||||||||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | |||||||||||||||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January | |||||||||||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | |||||||||||||||||
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Course contents :
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| This course teaches advanced topics of quantum mechanics that are of particular relevance for complex systems and processes. Specifically, we shall cover the following topics: - time-dependent perturbation theory - scattering theory - quantum measurement theory - open quantum systems - quantum many-body theory - variational principle and Hartree-Fock method | |||||||||||||||||
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Principal objectives of this course : - to continue and deepen the theoretical understanding of quantum mechanics - to understand how complex systems (e.g. involving several particles) and complex dynamical processes (e.g. scattering processes) are contained within the framework of quantum theory - to prepare for other, more specialized, masters courses on quantum physics, namely "Quantum optics", "Cold atoms and atomic clocks", and "Ultracold atoms and Bose-Einstein condensates" | |||||||||||||||||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| Having followed the basic quantum mechanics course. | |||||||||||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The course will be given "ex cathedra", partially on the blackboard and partially by a beamer presentation. | |||||||||||||||||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Recommended literature: - C. Cohen-Tannoudji, B. Diu, F. Laloë: "Mécanique quantique I" and "Mécanique quantique II" (Hermann, Paris, 1973) - A. Messiah: "Mécanique quantique 1" and "Mécanique quantique 2" (Dunod, Paris, 1995) - L. Landau et E. Lifchitz: "Mécanique quantique" (Mir, Moscou, 1966) | |||||||||||||||||
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The evaluation will be done by an oral exam. | |||||||||||||||||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Peter Schlagheck
Département de Physique
Université de Liège
IPNAS, building B15, office 0/125
Sart Tilman
4000 Liège
Tél : 04 366 9043
Email : Peter.Schlagheck@ulg.ac.be
John Martin Département de Physique Université de Liège IPNAS, building B15, office 0/106 Sart Tilman 4000 Liège Tél : 04 366 2864 Email : jmartin@ulg.ac.be Thierry Bastin Département de Physique Université de Liège IPNAS, building B15, office 0/123 Sart Tilman 4000 Liège Tél : 04 366 3693 Email : T.Bastin@ulg.ac.be |
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Items online :
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 | Rules of the exam general rules of the exam |
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| lecture notes J. Martin lecture notes of the part provided by J. Martin |
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| lecture notes P. Schlagheck lecture notes of the part provided by P. Schlagheck |
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| lecture notes T. Bastin lecture notes of the part provided by T. Bastin |
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