Department of Physics

10ΥΚΟ33 Quantum Mechanics I

Course webpage:  https://eclass.uoa.gr/courses/PHYS151

Course outline

Course content

• Principles of quantum mechanics. Observables in quantum mechanics. Measurement of observables, expectation values and uncertainty.
• Schrödinger equation. Time evolution of systems and observables.
• Continuous spectrum. Position and momentum space.
• Uncertainty relations. Energy-time uncertainty.
• Particle binding in one-dimensional potentials. Harmonic oscillator. Scattering in one dimension.
• Schrödinger equation for Ν particles. Three-dimensional motion. Angular momentum.
• The hydrogen atom.