8.04 Quantum Physics I, Spring 2006
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Author(s)
Vuletic, Vladan
Alternative Title
Quantum Physics I
Date Issued
June 2006
Abstract
This course covers the experimental basis of quantum physics, introduces wave mechanics, Schrödinger's equation in a single dimension, and Schrödinger's equation in three dimensions.
Subjects
quantum physics: photoelectric effect
Compton scattering
photons
Franck-Hertz experiment
the Bohr atom
electron diffraction
deBroglie waves
wave-particle duality of matter and light
wave mechanics: Schroedinger's equation
wave functions
wave packets
probability amplitudes
stationary states
the Heisenberg uncertainty principle
zero-point energies
transmission and reflection at a barrier
barrier penetration
potential wells
simple harmonic oscillator
Schroedinger's equation in three dimensions: central potentials
and introduction to hydrogenic systems.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
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