Course description Quantum Theory

 

Quantum Theory                                                                           last update 4 July 2011
Curriculum	Master of Science in Physics
Instructor(s)	Dr. P.J.H. Denteneer
ECTS	9
Level	400
Academic year	2011-2012
Language of instruction	English
Target group	MSc students
Synopsis	Formal and advanced treatment of quantum mechanics allowing for a description of complex and counterintuitive quantum phenomena. The course presents the basic repertoire needed in courses "Theory of Condensed Matter", "Quantum Field Theory", and "Quantum Optics and Quantum Information". Topics are: operators on Hilbert spaces, representations, Heisenberg inequalities, quantum dynamics (Schrödinger, Heisenberg and interaction pictures), entanglement, Bell inequalities, Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox, symmetries in quantum physics, introduction to field theory, quantization of the electromagnetic field, formalism for quantum many-particle systems (second quantization), Feynman path integrals.
Prerequisites	Quantum Mechanics, Bachelor of Physics (Quantummechanica 1 en Quantummechanica 2).
Programme form	Lectures, problem sessions, home work.
Required literature	- Quantum Physics by M. LeBellac (Cambridge UP, 2006) is the guide of the course and strongly recommended to buy. Other useful textbooks for the course: - Modern Quantum Mechanics- J.J. Sakurai( Addison-Wesley, revised edition, 1993) - A Modern Approach to Quantum Mechanics - J.S. Townsend (McGraw-Hill, 1992) - Quantum Mechanics - E. Merzbacher (Wiley, 1970) - Lectures on Quantum mechanics - G. Baym (Addison-Wesley, 1969)
Form of examination	Written exam, January 2012
Period	Fall 2011, weeks 36-49
Time table	http://www.physics.leidenuniv.nl/edu/master/schedule/RMSc_N.PDF
Notes	Compulsory for Theoretical Physics and Cosmology streams, recommended for Experimental Physics stream.
For more information	Instructor: Dr. P.J.H. Denteneer and/or: Blackboard

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