PHY 405: Quantum Mechanics

Credit Hours: 3.00 (Level-4, Term-1, CSE)

Introduction to quantum mechanics, Born’s interpretation of wavefunction, Hilbert space, Schrödinger equation in one dimension.: potential step, potential barrier, tunneling and its applications in metal-oxide-semiconductor, field-effect transistor and other electronic devices, rectangular potential well, linear harmonic oscillator, Schrödinger equation in three-dimension: analytical solution of hydrogen atom, orbital angular momentum and spin angular momentum, addition of angular momenta, Time independent and time dependent perturbation theory, quantum confinement in semiconductors and its energy considerations, applications of quantum mechanics in quantum computation.