| Part 1: Time Independent Perturbation Theoryand WKB Approximation |
| L1 |
Time Independent Perturbation Theory |
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| L2 |
Time Independent Perturbation Theory (continued) |
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| L3 |
Degenerate Perturbation Theory |
Problem Set 1 due
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| L4 |
Hydrogen Atom Fine Structure |
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| L5 |
Hydrogen Atom Fine Structure (continued) |
Problem Set 2 due
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| L6 |
Zeeman Effect and Introduction to the Semiclassical Approximation |
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| L7 |
The Semiclassical WKB Approximation |
Problem Set 3 due
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| L8 |
WKB (continued). Airy Functions and Connection Formulae |
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| L9 |
Time Dependent Perturbation Theory |
Problem Set 4 due
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| Part 2: Time Dependent Perturbation Theory and Adiabatic Approximation |
| L10 |
Fermi's Golden Rule |
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| L11 |
Fermi's Golden Rule for Harmonic Transitions |
Problem Set 5 due
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| E1 |
Mid-Term Exam |
| L12 |
Hydrogen Ionization (completed). Light and Atoms |
Final Paper Proposal due |
| L13 |
Light and Atoms (continued). Charged Particles in Electromagnetic Fields |
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| L14 |
Charged Particles in Electromagnetic Fields (continued) |
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| L15 |
Adiabatic Approximation |
Problem Set 6 due
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Peer Edit Session |
| L16 |
Adiabatic Approximation (continued) |
Final Paper Draft due |
| L17 |
Adiabatic Approximation: Berry's Phase |
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| L18 |
Adiabatic Approximation: Molecules |
Problem Set 7 due |
| Part 3: Scattering and Identical Particles |
| L19 |
Scattering |
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| L20 |
Scattering (continued 1) |
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| L21 |
Scattering (continued 2) |
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| L22 |
Scattering (continued 3). Identical Particles |
Problem Set 8 due |
| L23 |
Identical Particles (continued 1) |
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| L24 |
Identical Particles (continued 2) |
Final Papers returned |
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Review for Final Exam |
| E2 |
Final Exam |
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