MIT 8.06: Quantum Physics III
The complete 100-lecture MIT 8.06 Quantum Physics III course (Spring 2018), taught by Prof. Barton Zwiebach. Covers advanced topics in quantum mechanics: perturbation theory, fine structure, WKB approximation, time-dependent perturbation theory, light-matter interactions, Landau levels, Berry phase, scattering theory, and identical particles.
L1.1 General Problem: Non-Degenerate Perturbation Theory
L1.2 Setting Up the Perturbative Equations
L1.3 Calculating the Energy Corrections
L1.4 First Order Correction to the State
L2.1 Remarks and Validity of the Perturbation Series
L2.2 Anharmonic Oscillator via Quartic Perturbation
L2.3 Degenerate Perturbation Theory: Example and Setup
L2.4 Degenerate Perturbation Theory: Leading Energy Corrections
L3.1 Remarks on a 'Good Basis'
L3.2 Degeneracy Resolved to First Order
L3.3 Degeneracy Resolved to Second Order
L3.4 Degeneracy Resolved to Second Order (continued)
About This Course
MIT 8.06 is the third semester of quantum mechanics at MIT, covering topics typically found in the second half of Griffiths or the first half of Sakurai. Prof. Barton Zwiebach's lectures are exceptionally clear and mathematically rigorous, making them an excellent complement to the written course material.
All content is publicly available via MIT OpenCourseWare. Lectures are organized into 9 thematic chapters covering the major topics of advanced quantum mechanics.