Physics 522: Quantum mechanics II

Course outline

Primer in special relativity

Klein-Gordon equation

Dirac equation

Quantized EM field

Interaction of photons with atoms

Formulation of QED

Fundamental QED processes

Organization

Lectures T Th 10:50 - 12:05 PM

Homework (50%)

Presentation (50%)

Text: H. E. Miettinen, Advanced quantum mechanics (unpublished)

Other: Bjorken-Drell, Relativistic quantum mechanics

Sakurai, Advanced quantum mechanics

Halzen-Martin, Quarks and leptons

Recent Instructors

Hannu Miettinen, Spring 2008, myweb.cebridge.net/hem/hem/courses.htm

All information is representative only, and is likely to change from year to year.