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HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Physics
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
E. Safra
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof Oded Agam
Coordinator Office Hours:
By appointment
Teaching Staff:
Prof Oded Agam
Course/Module description:
Quantum mechanics 3 is a continuation of the two previous courses in quantum mechanics. It focuses on issues associated with interactions in basic many-body systems such as atoms and molecules.
Course/Module aims:
a. To deepen the understanding of the intricate nature of quantum mechanics.
b. To present various approximation methods for treating many-body systems, and understand their limitations.
c. To bridge over the wide gap between the solution of the hydrogen atom which has been studied in previous courses and the properties of the matter around us.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
a. To use various approximation schemes for characterizing the behavior of atoms and molecules.
b. To estimate the influence of relativistic effects on the behavior of atoms.
c. To use the symmetry properties of quantum systems in order to simplify their solution, and identify energy levels degeneracy.
Attendance requirements(%):
0
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
lecture + tutorial
Course/Module Content:
Reminder of hydrogen atom and presentation of the relevant nomenclature;stability of the hydrogen atom at finite temperature; Thomas-Fermi approximation for many electron atoms; the Helium atom; Hartree-Fock approximation for atoms; the periodic table; spin-orbit interaction and RS coupling; Hund’s rules; relativistic effects in atoms; Lamb shift; Cazimir efect, The atom nuclous and the hyperfine structure, van der Waals interaction; Born-Oppenheimer approximation; Heitler-London approximation for diatomic molecules; Point groups and polyatomic molecules.
Required Reading:
The course book which will be provided.
Additional Reading Material:
None
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 100 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
If the course is given in a zoom and not in a frontal manner, the student's attendance at 80% of the sessions will earn him 20 points out of the 100 points of the final grade.
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