Module 405: Advanced Quantum Mechanics II (PHSI)

Two level atom coupled to a single mode of the Electromagnetic field.

This course presents a treatment of non-relativistic many-body theory with applications to quantum optics and degenerate quantum gases.

Prerequisites

Module 404. PHSI 336 strongly recommended.

Lecturer

Ashton Bradley. Room 416. Ph 4794121. ashton.bradley@otago.ac.nz

REVISED TIMES

• Tuesday 11am - 12pm, G09
• Wednesday 10am - 12pm in 4th floor Video Conference room

Assessment

30% assignments, 70% Exam (Closed book).

Announcements

• Revised notes online below. (future changes will be kept minimal this semester).
• Assignment 1 now due 19 August (to further free up project week).
• 18 August lecture cancelled (due to illness). New time later this week to be determined.
• Assignment 1 now accepted until Friday 21 August.
• Due to illness, I have been unable to give 9/9 and 10/9 lectures. Next week (14/9 - 18/9) is project week (Friday is the due day!). I will add an announcement about assignment 2 soon, but the aim is to not clash with your commitments next week too much.
• Monday 19 October - Exam study session, 2pm 3rd floor AV room

Course notes

• Version 1
• Version 3
• Version 3.1

Assignments (problems are from version 1 course notes linked above)

• Assignment 1, due Wednesday 19 August. Problems 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 5.1, 6.4
• Assignment 2, Wednesday 30 September.

1. Derive (8.49) from (8.40).

2. Derive (8.51).

3. Problems 9.3, 9.4, 9.6, 9.7

• Assignment 3, due Friday 9 October. Problems 10.2, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8 [homogeneous system: neglect trap and quantum pressure], 10.10