Course ID
027044
Course Description
Continuation of PHYS 570A. Covers discrete symmetries (parity inversion, lattice translations, time reversal, exchange symmetries and correlations); approximation methods (time-dependent and time-independent perturbation theory, variational techniques, WKB approximation); transition rates and Fermi's Golden Rule; relativistic quantum mechanics (Klein-Gordon and Dirac equations). Also covers scattering theory and interaction of radiation with matter as time permits.
Min Units
3
Max Units
3
Repeatable for Credit
No
Grading Basis
GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E
Career
Graduate
Course Requisites
PHYS 570A, PHYS 566, PHYS 551.
May be convened with
Component
Lecture
Optional Component
No