Quantum mechanics

Provide an overview of basic principles of special relativity and quantum mechanics: from the end of classical period to quanta.

Physics 1, Analysis 1

Interaction to special relativity. The end of the classical period. The concept of quanta.
Matter waves. The wave-particle duality. The Schrödinger equation. The case of infinite potential step. The harmonic oscillator. The tunnel effect. Heisemberg’s uncertainty relations. Commuting observables and compatible variables.The hydrogen atom. Quantization of the angular momentum. Electron spin. The spin magnetic moment. The Zeeman effect. The Pauli exclusion principle. Fermions and bosons. Quantum statistical mechanics.

Capability of understanding and solving basic problems in quantum mechanics, modeled through the time-independent Schrödinger equation.

• D. Griffiths: Introduction to quantum mechanics (ed. Cambridge) E-version
• lectures notes

• written tests, writen exam
• oral exam

Prof. dr. Giovanni De Ninno je redni profesor za področje fizike na Univerzi v Novi Gorici. Professor Giovanni De Ninno is a full professor of physics at the University of Nova Gorica.

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3. DE NINNO, Giovanni, MAHIEU, Benoît, ALLARIA, E., GIANNESSI, L.,
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5. DE NINNO, Giovanni, FANELLI, Duccio, Out-of-equilibrium statistical ensemble inequivalence. Europhysics letters, ISSN 0295-5075, 2012, vol. 97, no. 2, str. 20002-p1- 20002-p5, doi: 10.1209/0295-5075/97/20002. [COBISS.SI-ID 2883323] [COBISS.SI- ID2620155]