Physics 134 -- Advanced Topics in Quantum Mechanics

Physics 134 was a one-quarter course in Quantum Mechanics given by Michael Peskin during the Spring 2012 term at Stanford University. This is the third quarter of Stanford's three quarter undergraduate Quantum Mechanics sequence.

The course emphasized scattering and other time-dependent phenomena described by quantum theory. The course began with a thorough discussion of scattering of particles from a potential but then broadened its view to include decay processes, resonances, and more general reactions. A brief chapter at the end introduced band structure in solids.

General course information for Physics 134.

Syllabus and lecture notes for Physics 134.

Introduction
April 3: Basic notions of scattering
April 5: Identification of the Scattering Amplitude
April 10: The Born Approximation
April 12: Partial Waves
April 17: The Meaning of the Phase Shifts
April 19: Diffraction Scattering
April 24: Scattering of Spin Waves
May 1: Atom coupled to a continuum
May 3: Atom coupled to a continuum (cont.)
May 8: Fermi's Golden Rule
May 10: Electromagnetism in the Schrodinger Equation
May 15: Lifetime of an atomic state
May 17: Electric dipole transitions
May 22: Thomson cross section
May 24: Mutipole transitions and selection rules
May 29: Positronium and Quarkonium
May 31: Pion-Nucleon Scattering
June 5: Quantum Mechanics in Periodic Structures
June 7: Quantum Mechanics in Periodic Structures (cont.)

Problem sets for Physics 134:

Problem Set 1 (due April 10); solutions.
Problem Set 2 (due April 17); solutions.
Problem Set 3 (due April 24); solutions.
Problem Set 4 (due May 10); solutions.
Problem Set 5 (due May 17); solutions.
Problem Set 6 (due May 24); solutions.
Problem Set 7 (due June 5); solutions.

Exams for Physics 134: