Syllabus
Newton and Lagrange mechanics
Action, variation principle, Noether’s theorem
Hamilton equations
Defining experiments of quantum mechanics, spin, entanglement de Broglie and Schrödinger equation
Simple solvable 1D systems
Harmonic oscillator
Approximate methods
Angular momentum
Hydrogen atom
Atoms, molecules, and solids
Annotation
The course Basic Principles of Physics III is the third course in the physics series of the program Science. It provides an introduction to advanced classical mechanics and quantum mechanics. The relevance of quantum-mechanical model systems to chemistry and biology will be also discussed.