Atomic Many-Body Theory Course 2026
The zoom- meetings will be decided from time to time.
Literature:
The course is based on:
Atomic Many-Body Theory, Ingvar Lindgren and John Morrison.
This book is available at Stockholm University as an E-book. Atomic Many-Body Theory, Ingvar Lindgren and John Morrison. There is also a scanned-in copy (PDF) available if if somebody needs it - tell me in that case.
Other books to consult: 1) Atomic Structure Theory, Walter Johnsson
Available at Stockholm University as a E-book. Atomic Structure Theory, Walter Johnsson .
2) Computational Atomic Structure: An MCHF Approach, Charlotte Froese-Fisher . Papers copy should be available in Lund.
3) Case Studies in Atomic Physics with details about the Dirac equation can also be useful.
The course is divided into two parts:
Part I,
Chapter 1-4 in Lindgren and Morrison
Tensor operators and Angular Momentum Graphs
Chapter 2 Definitions of Spherical Tensor Operators, Angular Momentum coupling, Wigner Eckarts Theorem
Problem 2.1 -2.3, 2.6-2.8, 2.12-2.19
Chapters 3 and 4 Angular Momentum Graphs All problems
More information on this part can be found in: Edmonds A. R. Angular Momentum in Quantum Mechanics, Princeton 1960. We have a copy of this book in Stockholm. Surely it will be available in Lund too.
Part II
Chapter 5-8, Independent Particle Model
Chapter 9-14, Perturbation Theory
Chapter 15 Coupled- Cluster Theory
Problem 6.2-6.3 (but feel free to use any 3j caclculator instead of the tables in the book)
Problem 10.1-10.2
Problem 11.1- 11.5
Requirements: make the exercises (many in the first four chapters, then much less) . Look deeper into one subject and present it to the others. The subject can be chosen from Chapter 5 and onwards, and may focus on something not covered by the book. The presentation should take around 20 minutes.
Notes for the Introduction lecture
The official syllabus of the course can be found here (in Swedish) https://sisu.it.su.se/pdf_creator/23943/30476
Eva Lindroth lindroth@fysik.su.se