Course teacher(s)
Nicolas CERF (Coordinator)ECTS credits
5
Language(s) of instruction
french
Course content
Quantum formalism (Dirac notation). Fundamental principles and their interpretation. Resolution of simple problems in position basis (harmonic oscillator, particle in a central potential, potential barrier and tunneling effect). Algebra of angular momenta and spins. Perturbation and variation methods for steady-state solutions of the Schrödinger equation. Time-depending approximation methods. Density matrix.
Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)
Understanding the basic principles of quantum mechanics and learning the formalism.
Prerequisites and Corequisites
Required and corequired courses
Teaching methods and learning activities
Theory course and exercise assignments.
References, bibliography, and recommended reading
J.-L. Basdevant et J. Dalibard, Mécanique Quantique (École Polytechnique, 2008)
D. Baye, Mécanique quantique Première partie: Notions de base (PUB)
C. Cohen-Tannoudji, B. Diu et F. Laloë: Mécanique quantique I et II (Hermann, 1977)
Other information
Contacts
Nicolas CERF, E-mail: nicolas.cerf@ulb.ac.be
Evaluation
Method(s) of evaluation
- Other
Other
Written exam (June session) and oral exam (August session)
Language(s) of evaluation
- french