Students are encouraged to print and read the course lecture notes in advance of lectures. Prof. Tokmakoff maintains the Time-Dependent Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy Web site with the most recent and complete pdf version of the notes.
LEC # | TOPICS |
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Quantum mechanics | |
1 | Time-independent Hamiltonian (PDF - 1.8MB) |
2 | Time-dependent Hamiltonian (PDF) |
3 | Irreversible relaxation (PDF) |
4 |
Classical description of spectroscopy (PDF) Interaction of light and matter (PDF) Absorption cross-section (PDF) |
5 | Time correlation functions (PDF) |
6 | Absorption lineshapes (PDF) |
7 | Linear response theory (PDF) |
8 | Displaced harmonic oscillator (PDF) |
9 | Fluctuations: Gaussian stochastic model (PDF) |
10 | Fluctuations: energy gap Hamiltonian (PDF) |
11 | Vibrational relaxation (PDF) |
12 | Density matrix (PDF) |
Nonlinear spectroscopy boot camp | |
13 | Nonlinear polarization (PDF) |
14 | Diagrammatic perturbation theory (PDF) |
15 | Third order spectroscopy (PDF) |
16 | Characterizing Fluctuations (PDF) |
17 | Two-dimensional spectroscopy (PDF) |