Course Details for A.Y. 2017/2018

The information on this page refer to the academic year 2017/2018. Therefore, several links are not available and data may be incomplete. To read the current information on the course, if it is still available, go to the university course catalogue . To read information relating other academic years, use the list at the bottom of this page.

A. Year:

2017/2018

Name:

Modelli Matematici / Mathematical Models

Type:

Module

Main course:

Equazioni della fisica matematica / Equation of Mathematical Physics

Basic information

Code:

DT0149

Sector:

MAT/07

Credits:

: Bachelor Degree in Mathematics 3 CFU (c)

Term:

1^st semester

Degree(s):

Bachelor Degree in Mathematics 3^rd anno curriculum Generale Compulsory

Language:

Italian

Teacher(s):

Maurizio Serva

Course Objectives

This course aims to enable the students to understand basic Quantum Mechanics and to handle the Schrödinger Equation.

Course Content

The behavior of quantum systems and a little of hystory.
Postulates, principles and mathematical tools of Quantum Mechanics.
Position and momentum: the Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle.
The dynamics: the Shrödinger equation.
The Shrödinger equation in one dimension.
The Shrödinger equation for the harmonic oscillator.

Learning Outcomes (Dublin Descriptors)

On successful completion of this course, the student should

• have acquired the basic notions of Quantum Mechanics, • be able to handle the Shrödinger Equation in simple cases, • be able of reading and understanding more advanced topics in Quantum Mechanics, • have acquired a deeper comprehension of the physical world, • be able to face novel problems with a similar mathematical modeling.

Prerequisites and Learning Activities

Classical Mechanics, Elementary Probability Theory, Linear Algebra.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Written and, if necessary, oral examination.

Textbooks

Lev D. Landau e Evgenij M. Lifšits, , Fisica Teorica 3 - Meccanica quantistica Teoria non relativistica , Editori Riuniti, University Press. 2010.
P. A. M. Dirac, I princ??pi della Meccanica Quantistica , Bollati Boringhieri. 1990.
K. Konishi e G. Paffuti, Meccanica Quantistica: nuova introduzione , Pisa University Press. 2005. http://people.disim.univaq.it/?serva/teaching/teaching.html

Internet Resources

Homepage:

http://people.disim.univaq.it/~serva/teaching/teaching.html

Teaching material:

Teaching material available on the external website http://people.disim.univaq.it/~serva/teaching/teaching.html.

Course page updates

This course page is available (with possible updates) also for the following academic years:

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Course information last updated on: 23 febbraio 2017, 10:31