Course Contents

◆ Background of Quantum Mechanics ◆ Operators ◆ Operations and Observations: ◆ Postulates of Quantum Mechanics:

Course Synopsis

Black body Radiation, construction and working of black body, old quantum mech, Steafen Boltzman’s law, Ray Leigh Jeans law, Wein’s law, Plank’s theory, Description and constructions, Photons properties, Bohr’s Theory of atomic model. Postulates, detail, derivations, conclusion, Calculation of energy, Photoelectric Effect, Theory and detail, Stopping Potential, Compton Effect, Description calculation of Frequency shift, Frank-Hertz Expt. Davisson-Germer’s Experiment. Operators: Eigen Value equation, Commutation relation, verification of operator equations, Schrodinger’s Representation of operators, problems Operations and Observations: Correspondence Principle, Complementarity Principle, Schrodinger time Independent equation in one dimension, Normalization condition, Average value, state function, probability density, overlap integral Postulates of Quantum Mechanics: Four postulates, problems, Ehrenfest theorem, theorems of orthagonality and normalization, superposition principle One dimensional harmonic oscillator, Gedenken Experiment Application of Schrodinger’s time independent equation, potential step square well potential, potential barrier

Course Learning Outcomes

◆ To learn the basic concepts and background of Quantum mechanics ◆ To learn operators and their use to solve different problems ◆ To learn postulates of Quantum mechanics ◆ To learn the Schrodinger’s wave equation and apply it to solve the problem of potential barriers and potential well