CHM321A - Physical Chemistry I
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3-0-0-9
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- Introduction: importance, historic background, quantum mechanics vs classical mechanics, wave particle duality, uncertainty principle
- Schrödinger equation: wave function and interpretation, time dependent and time independent Schrödinger equation, eigen value problem
- Quantum mechanics of some simple systems: free particle, particle in a box, harmonic oscillator, one dimensional potential step and barrier
- Angular Momentum: rigid rotor, orbital and spin angular momentum
- Hydrogen and hydrogen like atoms
- Approximate methods: perturbation theory, variation method, some simple examples.
- Many electron atom: Pauli anti symmetry principle, Slater determinant, He atom, Li atom.
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