PYL101: Electromagnetic Waves and Quantum Mechanics (4 Credits)
Electric and magnetic fields in a medium, Susceptibility and Conductivity, Maxwell’s equations, Boundary conditions; EM wave equation, Plane wave solutions, Polarization of the EM waves, Poynting vector and intensity of the EM wave; Wave packet, Phase and Group velocities; Reflection and refraction of EM waves at a dielectric interface; Brewster angle; Total internal reflection at a dielectric interface; EM waves in a conducting medium and plasma. Wave-particle duality, de-Broglie waves; Quantum mechanical operators; Schroedinger equation, Wave function, Statistical interpretation, Superposition Principle, Continuity equation for probability density; Stationary states, Bound states, Free-particle solution, 1-D infinite potential well, Expectation values and uncertainty relations; 1-D finite potential well, Quantum mechanical tunneling and alpha-decay, Kronig-Penny model and emergence of bands.
Course Coordinator: Prof. Rohit Narula
Course Coordinator: Prof. Saswata Bhattacharya
Considered as a difficult course. Generally cutoff for 10 goes below 80.
Griffiths is your best companion for the electrodynamics portion.
For QM, follow whichever one of Zettili or Griffiths, that is recommended by the coordinators.
Lot of the math in the QM portion may seem new, so you will need to give it some time. If possible, read Ch2 from Zettili in its entirety.