Ph 503 Quantum Mechanics I Lecture 4

We continue our discussion on basis vectors, and explain the Gram-Schmidt procedure.

Okay now the postulates of

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(October 14, 2013) Building on the previous discussion of atomic energy levels, Leonard Susskind demonstrates the origin of the ...

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Lecture 4

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We continue our discussion of LVS introducing basis vectors. We then discuss the need for a dual vector space.

(October 26, 2009) Leonard Susskind gives the fourth

We discuss the eigenfunctions of the X and P operators.

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We begin discussing the postulates of

We discuss matrices and basis change and introduce the notion of operators in QM.

We discuss the spherical harmonics and write down the form of the first few of them.

(April 23, 2013) Leonard Susskind completes the derivation of the Boltzman distribution of states of a system. This distribution ...

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We discuss sequential Stern-Gerlach experiments, demonstrating how the classical way of viewing the subatomic world is flawed.

We discuss the 1-D scattering problem in QM.

We continue our discussion on the harmonic oscillator stressing the importance of the commutation relations. We also briefly ...