PH 440 - Introduction to Atomic and Molecular Physics, Autumn 2016-17

Instructor Name K. G. Suresh Course Type Core Prerequisites QM I, Perturbation Theory part of QM II Topics Hydrogen, Lamb shift; Angular momentum in multi-electron atoms; atomic magnetism, Zeeman and Paschen Bach effects; Hyperfine interaction; Nuclear interaction; Atomic spectra - vibrational, rotational; basics of NMR, ESR, etc. Books Brandsen, Joachain - Phy of Atoms and Molecules; Cagnac and Pabey-Payroula - Modern Atomic Phy; Fano and Fano - Phy of Atoms and Molecules; Bates and Estermann - Advances in Atomic and Molecular Phy (never read any of these - mentioned in the slides as references); usual QM textbooks like Shankar and Sakurai Lectures Attendance not mandatory; slides are a bit of a mess - too many errors; Prof. Suresh spends too much time spending qualitative stuff and too little on the actual calculations, so you won't notice the errors till you go back and actually read the slides Assignments Tutorials uploaded on moodle; no grading; easy or moderate difficulty; occasional discussions in class Grading Exams of moderate difficulty; 1 quiz, midsem, endsem, term paper - topics allocated by prof Respondent - Umang Mehta Note: This is a review to help you make a more informed choice about how to study for this course and/or choosing this course. While we've tried to keep it objective and complete, one must keep in mind that students have varying interests, methods of study, and the course itself changes from year to year.