Quantum Theory of Radiation Interactions
MIT OpenCourseWare offers this advanced graduate physics course on how electromagnetic radiation interacts with matter. Starting from foundational quantum mechanics and simple discrete systems, the course develops composite systems and entanglement, open system dynamics and decoherence, quantum theory of radiation, time-dependent perturbation theory, and scattering and cross sections. Examples are drawn from active research areas including quantum information processing, coherent control of radiation-matter interactions, neutron interferometry, and magnetic resonance. Materials include lecture notes and problem sets from MIT's Nuclear Science and Engineering department, following MIT OCW's standard format of free downloadable course content without video lectures for this particular subject. The course assumes prior exposure to quantum mechanics and is aimed at students moving from basic quantum theory toward its application in current experimental and theoretical physics research.