Lecture Notes

This section contains course notes, a handout, and selected lecture slides.

Course Notes

The course notes are available both as one file, and broken into chapters.

Quantum Theory of Radiation Interactions (PDF - 2.1MB)

CHAPTER # TOPICS
1 Introduction to the course (PDF)
2 Mathematical formalism of quantum mechanics (PDF)
3 Axioms of quantum mechanics (PDF)
4 Two-level systems (PDF)
5 Time evolution (PDF)
6 Composite systems and entanglement (PDF)
7 Mixed states (PDF)
8 Open quantum systems (PDF)
9 Harmonic oscillator (PDF)
10 The electromagnetic field (PDF)
11 Perturbation theory (PDF)
12 Interaction of radiation with matter (PDF)

Handout

Axioms of quantum mechanics (PDF)

Lecture Slides

Introductory lecture (PDF - 1.8MB)

EPR paradox, Bell inequalities (PDF - 2.0MB)

Quantization of the electromagnetic field (PDF - 2.7MB)

Neutron scattering (PDF - 3.8MB)