Undergraduate Catalog

PHYS 420 Atomic and Molecular Physics

This course gives an introduction to the basics of atomic and molecular structure, as a direct application to quantum mechanics. It includes topics such as the hydrogen and helium atoms, angular momenta, spin and group theory- the course will also deal with the electronic structure of atoms, diatomic and polyatomic molecules. It will finally present the different methods that are presently used to calculate the electronic structure of atomic and molecular species. A written paper/ group project about the structure of a molecule will be presented at the end of the course.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

PHYS 331

Offered

Fall