NPTEL : Special Topics in Atomic Physics (Physics)

Co-ordinators : Prof. P.C. Deshmukh


Lecture 1 - Introductory lecture about this course

Lecture 2 - Quantum Mechanics and Symmetry of the Hydrogen Atom

Lecture 3 - Hydrogen atom: Rotational and Dynamical Symmetry of the 1/r Potential

Lecture 4 - Hydrogen atom: Dynamical Symmetry of the 1/r Potential

Lecture 5 - Degeneracy of the Hydrogen Atom: SO(4)

Lecture 6 - Wavefunctions of the Hydrogen Atom

Lecture 7 - Angular Momentum in Quantum Mechanics

Lecture 8 - Angular Momentum in Quantum Mechanics: half-odd-integer and integer quantum numbers: SU(2) & SO(3)

Lecture 9 - Angular Momentum in Quantum Mechanics: Addition Theorem for Spherical Harmonics - Coupling of Angular Momenta

Lecture 10 - Angular Momentum in Quantum Mechanics Dimensionality of the Direct-Product (Composite) Vector Space CGC recursion relations

Lecture 11 - Angular Momentum in Quantum Mechanics CGC matrix, Wigner D Rotation Matrix, Irreducible Tensor Operators

Lecture 12 - Angular Momentum in Quantum Mechanics - more on ITO, and the Wigner-Eckart Theorem

Lecture 13 - Angular Momentum in Quantum Mechanics Wigner-Eckart Theorem - 2

Lecture 14 - Relativistic Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom - 1

Lecture 15 - Relativistic Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom - 2

Lecture 16 - Relativistic Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom - PAULI Equation - Foldy - Wouthysen Transformations - 1

Lecture 17 - Relativistic Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom - Foldy - Wouthysen Transformations - 2

Lecture 18 - Relativistic Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom - Foldy - Wouthysen Transformations - 3

Lecture 19 - Relativistic Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom - Spherical Symmetry of the Coulomb Potential

Lecture 20 - Hartree-Fock Self-Consistent Field formalism - 1

Lecture 21 - Hartree-Fock Self-Consistent Field formalism - 2

Lecture 22 - Hartree-Fock Self-Consistent Field formalism - 3

Lecture 23 - Hartree-Fock Self-Consistent Field formalism - 4

Lecture 24 - Hartree-Fock Self-Consistent Field formalism - 5

Lecture 25 - Perturbative treatment of relativistic effects… Schrodinger's and Dirac QM

Lecture 26 - Perturbative treatment of relativistic effects… Schrodinger's and Dirac QM

Lecture 27 - Probing the atom - Collisions and Spectroscopy - boundary conditions - 1

Lecture 28 - Atomic Probes - Collisions and Spectroscopy - boundary conditions - 2

Lecture 29 - Atomic Probes - Collisions and Spectroscopy - Scattering phase shifts and boundary conditions

Lecture 30 - Atomic Probes - Time reversal symmetry - applications in atomic collisions and photoionization processes

Lecture 31 - Atomic Photoionization cross sections, angular distributions of photoelectrons - 1

Lecture 32 - Atomic Photoionization cross sections, angular distributions of photoelectrons - 2

Lecture 33 - Atomic Photoionization cross sections, angular distributions of photoelectrons - 3

Lecture 34 - Atomic Photoionization cross sections, angular distributions of photoelectrons - 4

Lecture 35 - Atomic Photoionization cross sections, angular distributions of photoelectrons Cooper Zare Formula

Lecture 36 - Stark- Zeeman Spectroscopy - Stark effect

Lecture 37 - Stark- Zeeman Spectroscopy - Stark effect on n=2 excited state of the H atom Zeeman effect

Lecture 38 - Stark- Zeeman Spectroscopy - Normal, Anomalous Zeeman effect; Paschen- Back effect

Lecture 39 - Stark- Zeeman Spectroscopy - Anomalous Zeeman effect

Lecture 40 - Zeeman effect Fine structure, Hyperfine structure - Elemental, rudimentary introduction to Laser Cooling, BEC, Atomic Clock / Attosecond metrology