This page contains the lecture notes for Chem 542. Because time-dependent quantum mechanics was not covered in 540 this year, we will start do "Appendix B" after 'reviewing' classical electrodynamics.

Below notes are shown in the order covered. This does not correspond to the numbering within the PDF files.

Corections and additions to the lecture notes will also be posted here.


Notes Title


0. Notes (Contents)


1. Notes (E&M)


2. Notes (Multipole couplings)


3. Notes (Time-dependent quantum mechanics)


4. Notes (Density matrices)


5. Notes (Two-level system dynamics)


6. Notes (n-level systems, lasers, optics)


7. Notes (Quantum field theory of molecule-radiation)


8. Notes (Quantum-classical molecule-field interaction, nonlinear spectroscopy)


9. Notes to be posted (Spectroscopy example)


Notes Appendix A (Mathematics used in 542)

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Spring 2011