| Unit name | Quantum Mechanics 401 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | PHYSM0100 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Professor. Dave Newbold |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
Normally the elements Quantum Mechanics 301, Quantum Mechanics 302 or equivalents |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Physics |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This unit describes advanced applications of non-relativistic quantum mechanics to a variety of real physical problems including scattering by potentials and the quantum behaviour of particles in electro-magnetic fields, and introduces the basic ideas of relativistic wave mechanics, i.e. the Dirac equation.
