Quantum Physics I (2016)

Quantum Physics I (2016)

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This is the first course in the undergraduate Quantum Physics sequence. It introduces the basic features of quantum mechanics. It covers the experimental basis of quantum physics, introduces wave mechanics, Schrödinger's equation in a single dimension, and Schrödinger's equation in three dimensions.

Barton Zwiebach

Jun 21, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
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L24.4 Eigenstates of the Hamiltonian.

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L23.4 Orbits in the hydrogen atom.

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orbits atom hydrogen

L24.1 More on the hydrogen atom degeneracies and orbits.

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orbits atom hydrogen

L24.2 The simplest quantum system.

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system quantum simplest

L24.3 Hamiltonian and emerging spin angular momentum.

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emerging hamiltonian angular momentum

L23.3 Rydberg atoms.

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L23.2 Degeneracy in the spectrum and features of the solution.

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solution spectrum degeneracy

L23.1 Energy levels and diagram for hydrogen.

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hydrogen energy levels diagram

L22.4 Series solution and quantization of the energy.

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energy solution

L22.5 Energy eigenstates of hydrogen.

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energy hydrogen

L22.1 Center of mass and relative motion wavefunctions.

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mass motion relative

L22.2 Scales of the hydrogen atom.

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scales atom hydrogen

L22.3 Schrödinger equation for hydrogen.

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equation hydrogen dinger schro

L21.4 Hydrogen atom two-body problem.

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body atom hydrogen

L21.3 Effective potential and boundary conditions at r=0.

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boundary conditions

L20.3 Commuting observables for angular momentum.

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commuting angular momentum observables

L20.4 Simultaneous eigenstates and quantization of angular momentum.

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simultaneous angular momentum

L21.1 Associated Legendre functions and spherical harmonics.

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functions harmonics spherical legendre

L21.2 Orthonormality of spherical harmonics.

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harmonics spherical

L20.1 Translation operator. Central potentials.

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translation operator potentials

L20.2 Angular momentum operators and their algebra.

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operators algebra angular momentum

L19.4 Half-width and time delay.

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L19.5 Resonances in the complex k plane.

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complex plane resonances

L19.2 Effects of resonance on phase shifts, wave amplitude and time delay.

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effects phase wave delay shifts resonance amplitude

L19.3 Modeling a resonance.

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modeling resonance

L19.1 Time delay and resonances.

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delay resonances

L18.4 Levinson's theorem, part 1.

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L18.5 Levinson's theorem, part 2.

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L18.1 Incident packet and delay for reflection.

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reflection incident delay packet

L18.2 Phase shift for a potential well.

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L18.3 Excursion of the phase shift.

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excursions phase shift

L17.2 Resonant transmission.

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transmission resonant

L17.3 Ramsauer-Townsend phenomenology.

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townsend phenomenology

L17.4 Scattering in 1D. Incoming and outgoing waves.

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waves incoming outgoing scattering

L17.5 Scattered wave and phase shift.

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wave scattered phase shift

L16.5 Wavepackets with energy below the barrier.

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L16.6 Particle on the forbidden region.

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region forbidden particle

L17.1 Waves on the finite square well.

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square waves finite

L16.2 Reflection and transmission coefficients.

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reflection transmission

L16.3 Energy below the barrier and phase shift.

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energy barrier phase shift

L16.4 Wavepackets.

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L16.1 Step potential probability current.

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current probability

L15.3 Creation and annihilation operators acting on energy eigenstates.

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energy acting annihilation operators

L15.4 Scattering states and the step potential.

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states scattering

L15.2 Excited states of the harmonic oscillator.

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states excited harmonic oscillator

L15.1 Number operator and commutators.

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L14.4 Ground state wavefunction.

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L14.3 Algebraic solution of the harmonic oscillator.

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solution harmonic algebraic oscillator

L14.1 Recursion relation for the solution.

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solution relation recursion

L14.2 Quantization of the energy.

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L13.4 Harmonic oscillator: Differential equation.

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equation differential harmonic oscillator

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