Quantum Physics by Prof. Graeme Ackland

Quantum Physics of Light Matter Interactions

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.

Author(s): Claudiu Genes

91 Pages

Quantum Physics by Douglas Ross FRS

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.

Author(s): Douglas Ross FRS

97 Pages

Quantum Physics by Prof. Graeme Ackland

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.

Author(s): Prof. Graeme Ackland

NA Pages

Quantum Physics Notes

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.

Author(s): J D Cresser

238 Pages