PHYS 222A - Quantum Mechanics I

Prerequisite: PHYS 115, PHYS 170A
Quantum Dynamics: representations and pictures, path integrals, evolution operator, propagators. Angular Momentum: orbital and spin, addition. Perturbation Theory: time-independent and time-dependent problems, sudden and adiabatic approximations. Scattering: Lippman-Schwinger equations, scattering matrix, Born approximation, partial waves. Berry Phases, Aharonov-Bohm effect, EPR experiments, Bell theorem.

Units: 4

Course Typically Offered: