This note covers the following topics of Quantum
physics such as Planck's constant, interference, Fermat's principle of least
time, deBroglie wavelength, Thomson atom, Rutherford scattering, Photoelectric
effect, X-rays, Compton scattering, Franck Hertz experiment, Bohr model,
hydrogen spectral lines, Schrödinger equation in one dimension, infinite 1D
well, time evolution of eigenstates, classical limit, Ehrenfest's theorem,
Harmonic oscillator, Angular momentum, simultaneous eigenfunctions, Spherical
harmonics, Entanglement, Einstein-Podolsky Rosen paradox and Hydrogen atom
Author(s):
Prof. Allan Adams, Prof. Matthew Evans and Prof. Barton Zwiebach
The contents of
this pdf note include:Quantum light and the two level system, decaying
two level system, Cavity quantum electrodynamics, Fundamentals of laser theory ,
Cooling of atoms, Cavity optomechanics, Cooling of trapped ions, Collective
effects : super/subradiance, Interaction of light with molecules.
This note covers the
following topics: Classical Physics, Waves, Probability Density, The Ultraviolet
Catastrophe, Bragg X-ray Diffraction, Wave-Particle Duality, Particles and
Fields, Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle, Wavefunctions - Schrodinger’s
Equation, Quantum Tunnelling, Quantum States and Superposition, Two State
Systems, Wavefunction Collapse, Interpretations of Quantum Physics,
Probabilistic Determinism.
Quantum physics is a
catch-all term for the ideas, devices and technologies made possible by the
development of quantum mechanics in the early part of the 20th century. This
note concentrates on the ideas behind quantum mechanics itself, but the broader
field of quantum physics encompasses everything from the science of electronic
devices and lasers to the philosophical mysteries of quantum measurement
theory.
This note covers the following topics:
The Early History of Quantum Mechanics, The Wave Function, The Two Slit
Experiment, Wave Mechanics, Particle Spin and the Stern-Gerlach Experiment,
Probability Amplitudes, Vector Spaces in Quantum Mechanics, General Mathematical
Description of a Quantum System, State Spaces of Infinite Dimension, Operations
on States, Matrix Representations of State Vectors and Operators, Probability,
Expectation Value and Uncertainty, Time Evolution in Quantum Mechanics.