APSC 772 - Tensor Interaction in Magnetic Resonance

Spring (3) Prerequisite(s): APSC 671 or consent of instructor.

This course is intended for graduate students who have begun Ph.D. thesis work in magnetic resonance. Topics to be covered include: angular momentum theory, spherical representation of tensors, the Wigner-Eckart theorem and matrix elements of tensor operators, operator bases for representing the spin density matrix, and the theory and applications of spin relaxation.