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QUANTUM PHYSICS OF MATTER
GIUSEPPE CARLO LA ROCCA
Academic year2023/24
CourseMATERIALS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
Code397BB
Credits6
PeriodSemester 1
LanguageEnglish

ModulesAreaTypeHoursTeacher(s)
QUANTUM PHYSICS OF MATTERFIS/03LEZIONI48
GIUSEPPE CARLO LA ROCCA unimap
STEFANO LUIN unimap
Obiettivi di apprendimento
Learning outcomes
Conoscenze

Become familiar with the basic concepts of quantum mechanics and learn how to make use of the Schroedinger equation. Use these tools for an elementary microscopic description of the properties of atoms and molecules.

Knowledge

Become familiar with the basic concepts of quantum mechanics and learn how to make use of the Schroedinger equation. Use these tools for an elementary microscopic description of the properties of atoms and molecules.

Modalità di verifica delle conoscenze

exam

Assessment criteria of knowledge

exam

Capacità

basic understanding and elementary working knowledge

Skills

basic understanding and elementary working knowledge

Modalità di verifica delle capacità

exam

Assessment criteria of skills

exam

Comportamenti

motivation, attention, commitment

Behaviors

motivation, attention, commitment

Modalità di verifica dei comportamenti

participation to classes, exam

Assessment criteria of behaviors

participation to classes, exam

Prerequisiti (conoscenze iniziali)

General physics and calculus.

Prerequisites

General physics and calculus.

Programma (contenuti dell'insegnamento)

1. Introduction to quantum mechanics

Waves and particles. Wave-particle duality and uncertainty principle. Wave function. Schroedinger equation and stationary states. Expectation values. Examples: potential well and harmonic oscillator. Transition probability and selection rules.

2. Atomic physics

First atomic models and their shortcomings. Hydrogen atom: energy spectrum, angular momentum and eigenfunctions. Electron spin. Pauli exclusion principle. Helium atom, singlet and triplet states. Many-electron atoms, periodic system of  elements. Atomic spectroscopy.

3.Molecular physics

The ionized hydrogen molecule. The hydrogen molecule. Homonuclear and heteronuclear diatomic molecules. Polyatomic molecules. Molecular vibrations. Molecular Spectroscopy.

 

Syllabus

1. Introduction to quantum mechanics

Waves and particles. Wave-particle duality and uncertainty principle. Wave function. Schroedinger equation and stationary states. Expectation values. Examples: potential well and harmonic oscillator. Transition probability and selection rules.

2. Atomic physics

First atomic models and their shortcomings. Hydrogen atom: energy spectrum, angular momentum and eigenfunctions. Electron spin. Pauli exclusion principle. Helium atom, singlet and triplet states. Many-electron atoms, periodic system of  elements. Atomic spectroscopy.

3.Molecular physics

The ionized hydrogen molecule. The hydrogen molecule. Homonuclear and heteronuclear diatomic molecules. Polyatomic molecules. Molecular vibrations. Molecular Spectroscopy.

 

Bibliografia e materiale didattico

hand-out notes

Alonso-Finn: “Fundamental university physics, vol. 3: quantum and statistical physics”

Landshoff-Metherell-Rees: “Essential Quantum Physics”, Cambridge

 

Bibliography

hand-out notes

Alonso-Finn: “Fundamental university physics, vol. 3: quantum and statistical physics”

Landshoff-Metherell-Rees: “Essential Quantum Physics”, Cambridge

 

Indicazioni per non frequentanti

please contact: giuseppe.larocca@sns.it

Non-attending students info

please contact: giuseppe.larocca@sns.it

Modalità d'esame

oral exam (written exam upon request)

Assessment methods

oral exam (written exam upon request)

Updated: 25/10/2023 16:19