Lecture 1:
Lecture Details :
Lecture Series on Quantum Physics by Prof.V.Balakrishnan, Department of Physics, IIT Madras. For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.iitm.ac.in
Course Description :
Introduction to Quantum Physics;Heisenberg's uncertainty principle - Introduction to linear vector spaces - Characteristics of linear vector spaces - Functions in a linear vector space - Linear operations in a linear vector space and their eigenvalues - Classical Vs Quantum Mechanics - Hamiltonian of the system - Momentum eigen value - Schrodinger equation - Eigenvalues and Eigenstates - Ordering theorem - Hermite polynomials - Factorization method - Probability density - 3 dimensional scattering subsequently - Eigen values Eigenstates of this Hamiltonian - Spin - Simple harmonic oscillators - Properties of spinning particles - Orbital angular momentum - Pauli matrices - Generalized coherent state - Hyperfine splitting - Equivalence class - spinner representations - Pauli Lubanski vector - Application of quantum mechanics - Degenerate photon gas - Quantum mechanics - The energy of the vacuum - Perturbation theory
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