Physics 243    Advanced Quantum Mechanics

Instructor:  Savdeep Sethi

Class Location & Time: KPTC 120,  MWF 10:30-11:20

My Office Hours: W 3:30-4:30 

TAs: Yunjia Bao, Gabriel Weiderpass, Maxim Zelenko

Discussion Session: M 4:30-5:20

 Course Outline:

This is a special topics course that will cover selected topics in advanced quantum mechanics. The prerequisites for this course are Physics 234-235.

For this quarter we will study a selection of topics drawn from the following list:


This quarter we will also use ED, which is accessible through Canvas, as a tool for further discussion of the course material.

In terms of course administration, there will be regular problem sets (~30%), a midterm (~30%) and a final exam or final project (~40%).


References:

There are many good texts on quantum mechanics. Here are a few that cover the basics:


Introduction to Quantum Mechanics by D. Griffiths,


Principles of Quantum Mechanics by R. Shankar,


Quantum Computation and Quantum Information by M. Nielsen and I. Chuang.


Around the topics of quantum information and quantum computation, there are many recent references. Classic notes by
Preskill can be found here. There are many more texts and lecture notes that can now be found online.



Problem Sets:

The assignments will be posted on canvas.


The background for this webpage was created using DALL-E 2 and the request: "Create an impression of quantum entanglement."