2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Science Undergraduate major in Physics
Quantum Mechanics III（Lecture)
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Physics
- Instructor(s)
- Takehito Yokoyama
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- -
- Course Code
- PHY.Q311
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Apr 2, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Introduce modern quantum mechanics, including scattering, many body systems, and foundations. Provide deeper understanding of quantum physics.
Course description and aims
Acquire
(1) scattering theory
(2) field quantization
(3) geometrical phases and quantum information
Keywords
scattering, many body systems, geometrical phases, quantum information, open quantum systems, and non Hermitian quantum systems
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
The lecture will present the concepts that led to variants of formalism within the framework of quantum tgory. The exercise will provide essential examples.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | scattering in one dimension | Explain scattering in one dimension |
| Class 2 | scattering in one dimension | Explain scattering in one dimension |
| Class 3 | scattering in three dimension | Explain scattering in three dimension |
| Class 4 | scattering in three dimension | Explain scattering in three dimension |
| Class 5 | scattering in three dimension | Explain scattering in three dimension |
| Class 6 | identical particles | Explain identical particles |
| Class 7 | second quantization | Explain second quantization |
| Class 8 | mean field theory of Fermions | Explain mean field theory of Fermions |
| Class 9 | quantum magnetization | Explain quantum magnetization |
| Class 10 | Berry phase, quantum geometric tensor, Born-Oppenheimer approximation | Explain Berry phase, quantum geometric tensor, Born-Oppenheimer approximation |
| Class 11 | quantum information | Explain quantum information |
| Class 12 | quantum information | Explain quantum information |
| Class 13 | open quantum systems | Explain open quantum systems |
| Class 14 | non Hermitian quantum systems | Explain non Hermitian quantum systems |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to prepare for class and review class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to course material and references.
Textbook(s)
None specified.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Provided during class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Evaluated by a final exam or report.
Related courses
- PHY.Q207 ： Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
- PHY.Q208 ： Quantum Mechanics II
Prerequisites
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Mechanics II are prerequisite.