Quantum Theory II
This MIT OpenCourseWare subject is the second semester of MIT's two-part graduate quantum mechanics sequence, continuing the emphasis on underlying principles. Topics include time-dependent perturbation theory and its application to radiation processes, quantization of the electromagnetic field, the adiabatic theorem and Berry's phase, symmetries in quantum mechanics, many-particle systems, scattering theory, and relativistic quantum mechanics culminating in the Dirac equation. Materials follow MIT's OCW format: lecture notes, problem sets, and exams drawn from the actual course as taught on campus, freely downloadable with no enrollment fee. The course assumes a first semester of quantum mechanics as prerequisite and is aimed at physics graduate students or advanced undergraduates. There is no instructor interaction or certificate, only the self-study materials MIT has published under an open license.