8.06 | Spring 2018 | Undergraduate

Quantum Physics III

Course Description

This course is a continuation of 8.05 Quantum Physics II. It introduces some of the important model systems studied in contemporary physics, including two-dimensional electron systems, the fine structure of hydrogen, lasers, and particle scattering. The lectures and …
This course is a continuation of 8.05 Quantum Physics II. It introduces some of the important model systems studied in contemporary physics, including two-dimensional electron systems, the fine structure of hydrogen, lasers, and particle scattering. The lectures and lecture notes for this course form the basis of Zwiebach’s textbook Mastering Quantum Mechanics published by MIT Press in April 2022.
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Weak field Zeeman effect, in which splittings of hydrogen atom degenerate multiplets due to an external magnetic field are smaller than fine-structure effect. (Image courtesy of Evgeny at English Wikipedia. License CC BY.)