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Quantum Physics II

Physics MIT CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 26 lectures

Together, this course and {{% resource_link "696ca855-56c8-4ceb-9052-72d0e124cdc7" "*8.06 Quantum Physics III*" %}} cover quantum physics with applications drawn from modern physics. Topics covered in this course include the general formalism of quantum mechanics, harmonic oscillator, quantum mechanics in three-dimensions, angular momentum, spin, and addition of angular momentum. The lectures and lecture notes for this course form the basis of Zwiebach’s textbook *Mastering Quantum Mechanics* published by {{% resource_link "024bcd28-285f-4bbe-9ed6-66eab75ada99" "MIT Press" %}} in April 2022.

Syllabus

  1. 1 Lecture 1: Wave Mechanics
  2. 2 Lecture 2: Wave Mechanics (cont.)
  3. 3 Lecture 3: Wave Mechanics (cont.) and Stern-Gerlach Experiment
  4. 4 Lecture 4: Spin One-half, Bras, Kets, and Operators
  5. 5 Lecture 5: Linear Algebra: Vector Spaces and Operators
  6. 6 Lecture 6: Linear Algebra: Vector Spaces and Operators (cont.)
  7. 7 Lecture 7: Linear Algebra: Vector Spaces and Operators (cont.)
  8. 8 Lecture 8: Linear Algebra: Vector Spaces and Operators (cont.)
  9. 9 Lecture 9: Dirac's Bra and Ket Notation
  10. 10 Lecture 10: Uncertainty Principle and Compatible Observables
  11. 11 Lecture 11: Uncertainty Principle and Compatible Observables (cont.)
  12. 12 Lecture 12: Quantum Dynamics
  13. 13 Lecture 13: Quantum Dynamics (cont.)
  14. 14 Lecture 14: Quantum Dynamics (cont.)
  15. 15 Lecture 15: Quantum Dynamics (cont.)
  16. 16 Lecture 16: Quantum Dynamics (cont.) and Two State Systems
  17. 17 Lecture 17: Two State Systems (cont.)
  18. 18 Lecture 18: Two State Systems (cont.), Multiparticle States and Tensor Products
  19. 19 Lecture 19: Multiparticle States and Tensor Products (cont.)
  20. 20 Lecture 20: Multiparticle States and Tensor Products (cont.) and Angular Momentum
  21. 21 Lecture 21: Angular Momentum (cont.)
  22. 22 Lecture 22: Angular Momentum (cont.)
  23. 23 Lecture 23: Angular Momentum (cont.)
  24. 24 Lecture 24: Addition of Angular Momentum
  25. 25 Lecture 25: Addition of Angular Momentum (cont.)
  26. 26 Lecture 26: Addition of Angular Momentum (cont.)

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