Time dependent Schrodinger equation for one spatial dimension. (Image courtesy of MIT OpenCourseWare.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Robert Field
MIT Course Number
5.73
As Taught In
Fall 2002
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
5.73 covers fundamental concepts of quantum mechanics: wave properties, uncertainty principles, Schrodinger equation, and operator and matrix methods. Basic applications of the following are discussed: one-dimensional potentials (harmonic oscillator), three-dimensional centrosymetric potentials (hydrogen atom), and angular momentum and spin. The course also examines approximation methods: WKB method, variational principle, and perturbation theory.
Acknowledgement
The instructor would like to acknowledge Peter Giunta for preparing the original version of the materials for 5.73.
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