Atomic Physics

3 credits

Operator formalism of modern quantum mechanics, commutation relations, the Schrodinger equation and its applications for the harmonic oscillator and one-dimensional potentials, central fields, the hydrogen atom and complex atoms. ***Prerequisite: PHYS 112, 242 and 251. PHYS 251 may be taken concurrently.*** *Note: PHYS 119 may be substituted for PHYS 112, with permission of the Department Head.*