Special/Select Topics in Atomic Physics
OnlineQuick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Madras (IITM) |
The Syllabus
- Quantum Mechanics and the Symmetry of the hydrogen atom.
- Complete set of observables for the non-relativistic
- Hydrogen atom - radial and angular wavefunctions
- Complete set of 'good quantum numbers', associated constants of motion and associated symmetries
- The Laplace-Runge-Lenz vector and the Fock SO(4) symmetry of the Hydrogen atom.
- Coupling ofAngular Momenta, Clebsch-Gordan Coefficients,
- Statement and Proof the Wigner-Eckart.
- Relativistic Hydrogen Atom.
- Foldy-Wouthuysen
- Transformation of Dirac Hamiltonian
- Identical Particles
- Exchange interaction and N-electron systems.
- The Hartree-Fock Self-Consistent Field Formalism.
- Koopmans Theorem.
- Perturbative analysis of relativistic interactions in atoms.
- Probing the atom–quantum collisions and photoabsorption processes.
- Photoionization cross-section and angular distribution of the photoelectrons.
- Effects of applied electromagnetic fields.
- Stark effect.
- Zeeman effect (normal and anomalous) in atomic spectroscopy, Paschen-Back effect.
- Hyperfine structure.
- Introduction to laser cooling of atoms and Bose-Einstein condensation.