Applications of Quantum Mechanics

This course covers four topics which are not/partially taught in the quantum mechanics courses of the Delft BSc programme. The topics and their presentation center around applications from past and current research.

The topics are (with some example applications):

1. Variational Calculus (Transmon qubit, three-body problem)

2. Scattering theory (Resonant scattering, imaging electron flow)

3. The WKB approximation (STM, Esaki Diode, Lennard-Jones and Morse potentials)

4. The adiabatic approximation (Qubit manipulation, D-wave quantum computer)