Quantum Physics II

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	480-4051/01
Abbreviation	KFII
Course title	Quantum Physics II
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Physics
Course coordinator	Ing. Iva Tkáčová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

- Matrix representation of quantum mechanics
- Angular momentum, spin,
- Ladder operators, summing up of angular momenta, Clebch-Gordan coefficients
- Translation and rotation in quantum theory, parity
- Quantum mechanical pictures, quantum entanglement, Bloch sphere
- Stationary perturbation theory (non-degenerate and degenerate spectra),
time-dependent perturbation theory
- Two-level system and its interactions
- Undistinguishable particles (bosons and fermions)
- Second quantization (bosons and fermions)
- Quantization of electromagnetic field
- Interaction of a quantum system with an electromagnetic field

E-learning

https://lms.vsb.cz/

Literature

COHEN-TANNOUDJI, Claude; DIU, Bernard; LALOË, Franck. Quantum mechanics, volume 3: fermions, bosons, photons, correlations, and entanglement. John Wiley & Sons, 2019.
COHEN-TANNOUDJI, Claude; DIU, Bernard; LALOË, Franck. Quantum Mechanics, volume 2: angular momentum, spin and approximation methods. John Wiley & Sons, 2020
SHANKAR, Ramamurti. Principles of quantum mechanics. Springer Science & Business Media, 2012.
SAKURAI, Jun John; NAPOLITANO, Jim. Modern quantum mechanics. Cambridge University Press, 2020.ISBN 9781108473224.

Advised literature

SAKURAI, Jun John; NAPOLITANO, Jim. Modern quantum mechanics. Cambridge University Press, 2020.ISBN 9781108473224.

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