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Introduction To Quantum Physics Lecture Notes

Introduction To Quantum Physics Lecture Notes

Introduction To Quantum Physics Lecture Notes

Topics discussed in this pdf include: Introduction, Non-Technical Overview, Mathematical Background, The Foundations of Quantum Theory, Continuous Quantum Systems, The Photoelectric Effect, Motivation, Operations on Complex Numbers, Polar Coordinates and Complex Phases, Complex Vector Spaces, Orthonormal Bases, Matrices and the Adjoint, The Outer Product, The Completeness Relation, Representing Vectors in Different Bases, Change of Basis, Multiplication and Inverse of Matrices, Matrices Inside Inner Products, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, Hermitian Matrices, Unitary Matrices, Normal Matrices, Representing Matrices in Different Bases, Diagonalizable Matrices, Random Variables and Probability Distributions, Conditional Probability, Expected Values, Standard Deviation, Dimensionless and Dimensionful Constants, Hermitian Operators and Observables, Probability Amplitudes, Superposition, Summary For Discrete Systems, The Pauli Matrices, Qubits, The Meaning of Superposition, The Tensor Product, Vectors and Matrices in the Composite Hilbert Space, Quantum Entanglement, The Bell States, Entanglement Does Not Transmit Information, The Uncertainty Principle, Simultaneous Diagonalization, Unitary Transformations and Evolution, Quantum Logic Gates, Applications of the Measurement Axiom, Quantum Teleportation, Exponentials and Logarithms, Matrix and Operator Exponentials, Hamiltonians and Energy, A Quick Review of Classical Hamiltonian Mechanics, Canonical Quantization, The Classical Harmonic Oscillator, Quantizing the Harmonic Oscillator, The Energy Eigenstates of the Harmonic Oscillator, The Position Operator, Wavefunctions in the Position Basis, The Momentum Operator, Quantum Interference, Separation of Variables.

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