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Course Name	Turkish	Kuantum Mekaniği II
	English	Quantum Mechanics II
Course Code	FIZ 316	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	6	4	3	2	-
Course Language		Turkish
Course Coordinator		Haluk Özbek Haluk Özbek
Course Objectives		To learn how to apply quantum mechanics to 3-dimensional systems; to understand the spin angular momentum which has no classical counterpart; to understand how the structure of the hydrogenic atoms can be explained successfully in quantum mechanics
Course Description		Angular Momentum: general formalism of angular momentum, Eigenstates of the angular momentum operators ,the rigid rotator, the angular momentum matrices; Spherically Symmetric Systems: the radial momentum, the radial equation, the free particle in spherical coordinates, the spherical infinite well, the two-particle problem, the spherical finite well (deuteron), the hydrogen atom; Spin: the Stern-Gerlach experiment and spin, spin ½, a charged particle in a uniform magnetic field, precession; Addition of Angular Momenta : coupled and uncoupled representations, addition of two angular momenta, Clebsch-Gordan coefficients, addition of spin and orbital angular momenta; Identical Particles: the two-particle systems, the identical particle systems, exchange operator, the Pauli principle, N-particle systems, the Fermi energy, density of states; Time Independent Perturbation Theory: Non-degenerate perturbation theory, degenerate perturbation theory, the Stark effect, fine structure of hydrogen (relativistic effect and spin-orbit coupling), the Zeeman effect; The Variational Principle : Rayleigh-Ritz variational principle, the Helium atom; Time Dependent Perturbation Theory: harmonic perturbation, sudden and adiabatic perturbation.
Course Outcomes		Students who passed the course satisfactorily learn 1. How to apply quantum mechanics to 3-dimensional systems, 2. How to interpret the physical entities which have no classical counterpart, 3. To calculate the physical quantities related to the hydrogenic atoms using the concepts of quantum mechanics, 4. The behavior of identical particle systems and consequences of the Pauli principle 5. To find approximate solutions using perturbation theory.
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Textbook		1. Quantum Physics, S. Gasiorowicz, John Wiley & Sons, 3rd Ed. 2003
Other References		1. Quantum Physics, S. Gasiorowicz, John Wiley & Sons, 3rd Ed. 2003 2. Introductory Quantum Mechanics, R. Liboff, Addison-Wesley, 3rd Ed. 1998. 3. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, D. J. Griffiths, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2nd Ed. 2005. 4. Quantum Mechanics, B. H. Bransden & C. J. Joachain, Prentice Hall, 2nd Ed. 2000. 5. Kuantum Mekaniği, T. Dereli & A. Verçin, TÜBA Ders Kitapları, 2009.

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