AMP STUDY NOTES
PHY3708 · ATOMIC & NUCLEAR PHYSICS
Complete Module
Cheatsheet
All five chapters' cheatsheets combined into a single quick-reference
volume, in order.
Chapter 1 — Elements of Quantum Mechanics
Chapter 2 — Basic Nuclear Properties
Chapter 3 — Nuclear Models
Chapter 4 — Radioactive Decay
Chapter 5 — Nuclear Reactions
CHEATSHEET · ALL CHAPTERS
Independent study material. These notes are an independently authored revision aid covering the full PHY3708
module and on general patterns observed in how this material tends to be ass
,AMP STUDY NOTES
PHY3708 · ATOMIC & NUCLEAR PHYSICS
Chapter 1
Cheatsheet
Core equations with variable glosses, a fast decision guide, and
common pitfalls — no worked examples here, see the Study Notes
and Additional Practice Problems documents for those.
CHEATSHEET · CHAPTER 1
Independent study material. Independently authored revision aid. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sourced
from the University of South Africa (UNISA) or any official assessment body. © AMP Study Notes.
, AMP Study Notes — PHY3708 — Chapter 1
Chapter 1: Elements of Quantum Mechanics —
Cheatsheet
SCHRÖDINGER EQUATION & STATIONARY STATES
: wave function; : particle mass; : potential energy; : reduced Planck constant; : spatial part; : energy
eigenvalue.
EXPECTATION VALUES
: kinetic-energy operator, from with applied twice.
INFINITE WELL
: well width; . Eigenstates are orthonormal and complete: , ,
.
HARMONIC OSCILLATOR
: dimensionless position; ; : polynomial factor (Hermite polynomial ) multiplying .
Quantization: .
DELTA-FUNCTION POTENTIAL
: strength of . Exactly one bound state always exists, for any .
RADIAL EQUATION & CENTRIFUGAL BARRIER
: orbital angular-momentum quantum number; the bracketed extra term is the centrifugal barrier — an effective repulsive
potential, not a real force. Only states can be nonzero at .
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PHY3708 · ATOMIC & NUCLEAR PHYSICS
Complete Module
Cheatsheet
All five chapters' cheatsheets combined into a single quick-reference
volume, in order.
Chapter 1 — Elements of Quantum Mechanics
Chapter 2 — Basic Nuclear Properties
Chapter 3 — Nuclear Models
Chapter 4 — Radioactive Decay
Chapter 5 — Nuclear Reactions
CHEATSHEET · ALL CHAPTERS
Independent study material. These notes are an independently authored revision aid covering the full PHY3708
module and on general patterns observed in how this material tends to be ass
,AMP STUDY NOTES
PHY3708 · ATOMIC & NUCLEAR PHYSICS
Chapter 1
Cheatsheet
Core equations with variable glosses, a fast decision guide, and
common pitfalls — no worked examples here, see the Study Notes
and Additional Practice Problems documents for those.
CHEATSHEET · CHAPTER 1
Independent study material. Independently authored revision aid. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sourced
from the University of South Africa (UNISA) or any official assessment body. © AMP Study Notes.
, AMP Study Notes — PHY3708 — Chapter 1
Chapter 1: Elements of Quantum Mechanics —
Cheatsheet
SCHRÖDINGER EQUATION & STATIONARY STATES
: wave function; : particle mass; : potential energy; : reduced Planck constant; : spatial part; : energy
eigenvalue.
EXPECTATION VALUES
: kinetic-energy operator, from with applied twice.
INFINITE WELL
: well width; . Eigenstates are orthonormal and complete: , ,
.
HARMONIC OSCILLATOR
: dimensionless position; ; : polynomial factor (Hermite polynomial ) multiplying .
Quantization: .
DELTA-FUNCTION POTENTIAL
: strength of . Exactly one bound state always exists, for any .
RADIAL EQUATION & CENTRIFUGAL BARRIER
: orbital angular-momentum quantum number; the bracketed extra term is the centrifugal barrier — an effective repulsive
potential, not a real force. Only states can be nonzero at .
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