Atomic and Molecular Physics

  1. Simple Quantum Systems
    1. Particle in a Box
      1. One-Dimensional Infinite Square Well
        1. Boundary Conditions
          1. Energy Levels and Wavefunctions
            1. Quantum Numbers and Degeneracy
              1. Three-Dimensional Box
                1. Separable Solutions
                  1. Degeneracy in Higher Dimensions
                  2. Quantum Harmonic Oscillator
                    1. Classical Harmonic Oscillator Review
                      1. Quantum Mechanical Treatment
                        1. Ladder Operator Method
                          1. Creation and Annihilation Operators
                            1. Energy Levels and Wavefunctions
                              1. Zero-Point Energy
                                1. Hermite Polynomials
                                  1. Coherent States
                                  2. Tunneling and Barrier Penetration
                                    1. Quantum Tunneling Phenomenon
                                      1. Rectangular Barrier Problem
                                        1. Transmission and Reflection Coefficients
                                          1. Tunneling Probability
                                            1. Applications of Tunneling

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