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: Time-Independent Non-degenerate Perturbation Theory, Dealing with Degeneracy, Degeneracy, Symmetry and
Conservation Laws, Time--dependence, Two state systems, Hydrogen ion and
Covalent Bonding, The Variational Principle, Indistinguishable Particles and
Exchange, Self-consistent field theory, Fundamentals of Quantum Scattering
Theory, Scattering in three dimensions, Quantum Scattering Theory, Partial
Waves.
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.
This book is written for anybody who is curious about nature and
motion. It covers the following topics: Minimum action: quantum theory for
poets, Light: the strange consequences of the quantum of action, Motion of
matter: beyond classical physics, The quantum description of matter and its
motion, Permutation of particles, Rotations and statistics: visualising spin,
Superpositions and probabilities, quantum theory without ideology, Colours and
other interactions between light and matter and Quantum physics in a
nutshell.