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Instructor: |
Oksana Ostroverkhova (oksana@physics.orst.edu) |
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Time: |
MWF 9:00am |
Course Information |
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Location: |
Weniger 377 |
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Date |
Lectures |
Assignments |
Notes |
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03/28 |
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Comp |
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03/30 – L1 |
Perturbation of a non-degenerate level. First-order corrections |
WS 1 | HW 1 |
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04/01 – L2 |
Perturbation of a non-degenerate level. Second-order corrections |
WS 2 |
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04/04 – L3 |
Applications of stationary perturbation theory: Stark effect |
WS 3 | HW 2 |
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04/06 – L4 |
Applications of stationary perturbation theory: van der Waals forces |
WS 4 | HW 3 |
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04/08 – L5 |
The variational method (Ritz theorem) |
WS 5 | HW 4 |
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04/11 – L6 |
Applications of stationary perturbation theory: closer look at the hydrogen atom |
WS 6 |
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04/13 – L7 |
Fine and hyperfine interactions |
WS 7 | HW 5 |
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04/15 – L8 |
Example: fine structure of the n=2 level of the hydrogen atom |
WS 8 |
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04/18 – L9 |
Example: hyperfine structure of the n=1 level of the hydrogen atom |
WS 9 | HW 6 |
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04/20 – L10 |
Zeeman effect |
WS 10 | HW 7 |
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04/22 – L11 |
Time-dependent perturbation theory (introduction) |
WS 11 |
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04/25 – L12 |
Time-dependent perturbation theory: special cases of sinusoidal or constant perturbation |
WS 12 |
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04/27 – L13 |
Typical problems involving first-order time-dependent perturbation theory |
WS 13 |
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04/29 – L14 |
Transitions between continuum states |
WS 14 |
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05/02 |
Midterm (Appendix) |
Midterm |
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05/04 – L15 |
Fermi's Golden Rule |
WS 15 | HW 8 |
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05/06 – L16 |
Elementary theory of the dielectric constant |
WS 16 |
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05/09 – L17 |
The interaction of an atom with an EM wave: general description |
WS 17 | HW 9 |
(bonus) |
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05/11 – L18 |
The interaction of an atom with an EM wave: electric dipole approx. |
WS 18 |
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05/13 – L19 |
The interaction of an atom with an EM wave: selection rules |
HW 10 |
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05/16 – L20 |
Introduction to laser spectroscopy: Rabi oscillations |
WS 19 |
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05/18 – L21 |
Identical particles: classical vs quantum mechanics |
WS 20 |
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05/20 – L22 |
Symmetrization and anti-symmetrization of wave functions. Spin statistics. |
WS 21 | HW 11 |
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05/23 – L23 |
Many-electron atoms. Central-field approximation |
WS 22 | HW 12 |
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05/25 – L24 |
The helium atom |
WS 23 |
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05/27 – L25 |
Electronic configurations of many-electron atoms |
WS 24 | HW 13 |
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05/30 |
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Memorial Day |
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06/01 – L26 |
The hydrogen molecule |
HW 14 |
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06/03 – L27 |
Time evolution of the systems containing identical particles |
WS 25 |
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