Introductory Quantum Mechanics II

Calendar

LEC #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Time-Independent Hamiltonian Two-Level System Density Matrix
2	Quantum Dynamics; Time-Evolution Operator
3	Schrödinger/Heisenberg/Interaction Pictures
4	Time-development of State Amplitudes/Resonant Driving of Two-Level System
5	Perturbation Theory	Problem set 1 due
6	Fermi’s Golden Rule Supplement: Slowly Applied Perturbation
7	Irreversible Relaxation
8	Interaction of Light and Matter Supplement: Review of Electromagnetic Fields	Problem set 2 due
9	Time-Correlation Functions	Problem set 3 due
10	Absorption Lineshape from Time-Correlation Functions
11	Electronic Spectroscopy: The Displaced Harmonic Oscillator Model
12	Lineshapes: Fluctuation and Relaxation
13	Förster Theory and Marcus Theory	Problem set 4 due
14	Angular Momentum in Spherical Tensor Operations
15	3-j and 6-j Coefficients
16	Hund’s Coupling Cases: Transformations of Basis Set
17	Bright State, Dark State, Pluck	Problem set 5 due
18	Frequency Domain Spectrum as FT of Autocorrelation Function
19	Dynamical Quantities: Visualization of Dynamics
20	Motion of Center of Wavepacket	Problem set 6 due
21	Resonance Operators: Equation of Motion
22	From Quantum Beats to Wavepackets
23	Types of Wavepacket Supplement: Stationary Phase for Vibration-Electronic Spectra and Heller’s Fractionation Index
24	Complex Energy Heff: Nondegenerate Perturbation Theory	Problem set 7 due
25	Quasi-degenerate Perturbation Theory Strong and Weak Coupling Limits
26	Polyads, a, a+, N
27	Dynamics in State Space and in Q, P Space
28	Chem Phys Lett 320 (2000): 553 Visualizing IVR
29	Normal - Local Modes: Classical, Morse, Minimal Model	Problem set 8 and 9 due
30	Normal - Local Modes: 6-Parameter Models
31	From Quantum Mechanical Heff to Classical Mechanical Heff
32	IVR, ISC, IC Extra Topics Diabatic-Adiabatic Electromagnetic Field-Dressed Potential Curves Coherent Control of Photofragment Branching Ratios
	Final Exam