Physics | University of Parma

Professor
Academic discipline: Fisica teorica, modelli e metodi matematici (FIS/02)
Field: Teorico e dei fondamenti della fisica
Type of training activity: Characterising

78 hours
of face-to-face activities

9 credits

hub: PARMA

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lectures timetable unavailable

exam calls

Learning objectives

The goal of this course is to provide the students a pretty good knowledge of the foundations and the techniques of quantum mechanics. The corse is supposed to be adequate for a curriculum for a Master degree in Physics.

Prerequisites

This course requires a knowledge of an introductory course on quantum mechanics during the B.Sc. degree in physics or related fields. An experimentally orientated or heuristic introduction suffices to follow this course.

Course unit content

We will use a modern approach to quantum mechanics to provide a solid basis of quantum physics adapted to a Master's course in physics.

Full programme

The detailed program is freely available on Campus Net in PDF format.

Bibliography

JJ Sakurai, Modern Quantum Mechnics (Addison-Wesley 2003)
F Schwabl, Quantum Mechanics (Springer 2007)
LD Landau, LM Lifschitz, Quantum Mechanics (Vol. 3, Elsevier 1977)
F Schwabl, Advanced Quantum Mechanics (Springer 2008)

Books on special topics:
WKBJ/EKB/Feynman: S Wimberger, Nonlinear Dynamics and Quantum Chaos (Springer 2014)
Teoria molti corpi: W Nolting, Fundamentals of Many-body Physics: Principles and Methods (Springer 2009)

Teaching methods

Lectures and exercises in class. Mini seminars by the students in class.

Assessment methods and criteria

The final grade is determined as follows: on homeworks to be presented by the student in class, on the mini-seminar on a chosen topic, and on the final-term exam.

Other information

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QUANTUM MECHANICS cod. 00691