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  Advanced theoretical physics: Advanced quantum mechanics (TV-A, TV-MAT)

Lecturer
Prof. Dr. Thomas Thiemann

Details
Vorlesung
4 cred.h, ECTS studies, ECTS credits: 10, Sprache Englisch
Time and place: Tue, Thu 10:00 - 12:00, HD

Fields of study
WPF Ph-MA ab 1 (ECTS-Credits: 10)
WF PhM-MA ab 1 (ECTS-Credits: 10)

Contents
QM recap
  • algebras, states, representations

  • bounded and unbounded operators

  • spectrum

Symmetries in QM

  • groups, unitary representations, ray representations

  • Lie groups and algebras

  • Application: angular momentum

Propagators and path integrals

  • Propagator for simple systems

  • Brownian motion, Gaussian path integrals

  • Path integral representation

  • Perturbation theory, Feynman diagrams

QM with multiple particles

  • tensor product

  • identical particles

  • Fock spaces, second quantization

Relativistic QM

  • Lorentz group and its representations

  • scalars and Klein-Gordon equation

  • Spinors and Dirac equation

ECTS information:
Credits: 10

Additional information
www: https://www.studon.fau.de/crs1999681.html

Assigned lectures
UE: Advanced theoretical physics: Advanced quantum mechanics (Exercise class)
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Thomas Thiemann
Time and place: Thu 16:00 - 19:00, SR 01.779, SR 02.729, SR 02.779; Thu 13:00 - 17:00, SR 01.178, SR 01.566; Thu 14:00 - 17:00, HB

Verwendung in folgenden UnivIS-Modulen
Startsemester WS 2018/2019:
Advanced theoretical physics: Advanced quantum mechanics (TV-A)

Department: Chair of Theoretical Physics
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