ADVANCED QUANTUM MECHANICS

Unit I: Approxima on Methods

1. Higher Order Time-Independent Perturba on
2. Varia onal Method
3. WKB Approxima on
4. Turning Points and Applica ons

Unit II: Time-Dependent Perturba on Theory

1. Harmonic Perturba on
2. Fermi’s Golden Rule
3. Adiaba c and Sudden Approxima on
4. Semi-Classical Theory of Radia on
i. Transi on Probability for Absorp on and Induced Emission
ii. Electric Dipole and Forbidden Transi ons
iii. Selec on Rules

Unit III: Collision in 3-D and Sca ering

1. Laboratory and CM Reference Frames
2. Sca ering Amplitude
3. Differen al Sca ering Cross Sec on and Total Sca ering Cross Sec on
4. Sca ering by Spherically Symmetric Poten al
5. Par al Waves and Phase Shi s
6. Sca ering by Perfectly Rigid Sphere and by Square Well Poten al

Unit IV: Iden cal Par cles

1. Symmetric and An -Symmetric Wave Func ons
2. Collision of Iden cal Par cles
3. Spin Angular Momentum
4. Spin Func on for a Many-Electrons System
Rela vis c Quantum Mechanics:
i. Klein-Gordon and Dirac Equa ons
ii. Proper es of Dirac Matrices
iii. Plane Wave Solu ons of Dirac Equa on
iv. Spin and Magne c Moment of the Electron
v. Non-Rela vis c Reduc on of the Dirac Equa on
vi. Spin-Orbit Coupling
vii. Energy Levels in a Coulomb Field

LAB
1. By analyse the Zeeman Effect in mercury vapour, determine the fine structure constant by Fabry-Perot
Interferometry. (Experiment)
2. Calculate the energy difference between the singlet and triplet state of He Atom. (Mathema cal
solu ons only)
3. Two iden cal par cles of spin 1/2 are enclosed in a one-dimensional box poten al of length L with walls
at x=0 and x=L. Find the Ground state energy. (any programming language)