Mar 17, 2026  
University of Alberta Calendar 2026-2027 
    
University of Alberta Calendar 2026-2027

PHYS 511 - Advanced Quantum Mechanics I


Course Career Graduate
Units 3
Approved Hours 3-0-0
Fee index 6
Faculty Science
Department Physics
Typically Offered either term

Description
Hilbert space, state vectors, and operators; theory of angular momentum; symmetry in quantum mechanics; electromagnetic potentials and gauge invariance; second quantization; the density matrix; the Feynman path integral. Knowledge of quantum mechanics at the level of PHYS 472 or equivalent is required.