PHYS 3317 - Applications of Quantum Mechanics

(PBS-AS, PHS-AS)

Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: PHYS 3316. Should be taken before PHYS 4443.

Y. Grossman.

Covers a number of applications of quantum mechanics to topics in modern physics. Uses the tools developed in PHYS 3316 , and does not introduce new formalism. Topics include the physics of single and multi-electron atoms, molecular physics, introduction to quantum statistics, topics in solid-state physics, nuclear structure, and elementary particle physics. Students will develop their order-of-magnitude reasoning and their modeling skills.