Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : PH6111 : Advanced Quantum Mechanics { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Sasmita Mishra
Syllabus
Path Integral formulation of Quantum mechanics, Path Integral Integral, Relativistic wave equations, field quantization & particle processes, second quantization, interaction picture, S-matrix, many particle Green’s functions and diagrammatic methods, Feynman diagrams, many body physics, relativistic quantum mechanics of spin-1/2 particles, quantum theory of radiation, co-variant of perturbation theory, elements of quantum electrodynamic
Course Objectives
- Learning relativistic formulation of Quantum Mechanics.
- Learning the technique of working with relativistic particle which are elementary in nature.
Course Outcomes
The students shall learn the technics of working with relativistic particles and their dynamics.
Essential Reading
- 1. J. J. Sakurai, Advanced Quantum Mechanics, Pearson Education, 2007.
- 2. P. Strange, Relativistic Quantum Mechanics: with Applications in Condensed Matter &Atomic Physics, Cambridge University press, 1stEd., 1998.
Supplementary Reading
- 1. L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz, Quantum Electrodynamics (vol.4), 3rd Ed, Pergamon Press
- 2. S. Doniach and E. H. Sondheimer, Green's Functions for Solid State Physicists, Imperial College Press, 1998