Module 12

Syllabus List of Modules Schedule Discussion

Web Material:  Symmetries and Constants of Motion

The translation operator
The rotation operator
Rotation of observables
Scalar and vector observables
Spinors
Rotation operator for spin 1/2
NMR

Additional Material:

Reading:  Sakurai, Chapters 3.1 - 3.3, Cohen-Tannoudji, Complement BVI.

Assignment:

Assignment 12
Solutions