Quantum Theory III

Course Information

All details regarding location, time and ECTS credits can be found in the KSL.

Course Description

This is the third part of a three-semester introduction to quantum theory.

The following topics will be covered:

• Degenerate and non-degenerate time-independent perturbation theory
• Fine and hyperfine structure of hydrogen, Zeeman effect
• Time-dependent perturbation theory
• Variation method
• WKB approximation
• Adiabatic approximation
• Scattering

Literature

There are many excellent textbooks that provide an introduction to quantum theory, e.g.

• Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
  D.J. Griffiths
• Quantenmechanik
  T. Fliessbach
• Quantum Mechanics
  D. Tong
• Quantum Physics
  S. Gasiorowicz
• Quantentheorie
  G. Münster
• Principles of Quantum Mechanics
  R. Shankar