FYS2140 – Quantum Physics
Course content
This course gives an introduction to quantum mechanics, which describes?the physics of systems at small scales where experimental behavior cannot be explained by classical mechanics. You will learn how to use the?Schr?dinger equation, Heisenberg's uncertainty relation, and the Pauli principle to calculate and analyze systems that illustrate quantum mechanical phenomena. The course includes examples to explain the quantization of energy, superposition, wave-particle duality, and tunneling. This?knowledge contributes to a better understanding of elementary nuclear and particle physics, as well as the composition of atoms, molecules and materials. In seminars, you will reflect and discuss?scientific questions in groups, and you will also get the opportunity to?think broadly about what a particle, energy and time is.
Learning outcome
After completing the course, you are able to:
- describe the main features of the historical development of quantum physics.
- discuss and explain the key concepts and principles of quantum physics.
- solve the Schr?dinger equation for standard systems with both analytical and numerical methods, and then interpret the results.
- explain the physical states of elementary particles and atoms in different systems based on quantum mechanics.
- use commutation relations to explain the outcome of measurements.
- work independently with key questions and problems in quantum physics.<