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|Name = [[Phy5645|Quantum Mechanics A]]
|Name = [[Phy5645|Quantum Mechanics A]]
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|LabelId = <small>[[Uncertainty principle]]</small> <br />
|LabelId = <small><b>[[Schrödinger Equation]]</b><br/>The most fundamental equation of quantum mechanics; given a Hamiltonian <math>\mathcal{H}</math>, it describes how a state <math>|\Psi\rangle</math> evolves in time.</small>
|KeyItems = [[Introduction to quantum mechanics|Introduction]]<br /> [[Mathematical formulations of quantum mechanics|Mathematical formulations]]
|Topic1 = [[Physical Basis of Quantum Mechanics]]
|Topic1 = [[Physical Basis of Quantum Mechanics]]
|Items1 = [[Classical mechanics]]<br /> [[Old quantum theory]]<br /> [[Interference (wave propagation)|Interference]]{{·}} [[Bra-ket notation]]<br /> [[Hamiltonian (quantum mechanics)|Hamiltonian]]
|Items1 = [[Basic Concepts and Theory of Motion]]<br /> [[UV Catastrophe (Black-Body Radiation)]]<br /> [[Photoelectric Effect]]<br /> [[Stability of Matter]]<br /> [[Double Slit Experiment]]<br /> [[Stern-Gerlach Experiment]]<br /> [[The Principle of Complementarity]]<br /> [[The Correspondence Principle]]<br /> [[The Philosophy of Quantum Theory]]
|Topic2 = Fundamental concepts
|Topic2 = [[Schrödinger Equation]]
|Items2 = [[Quantum state]]{{·}} [[Wave function]]<br /> [[quantum superposition|Superposition]]{{·}} [[quantum entanglement|Entanglement]]<br /> [[Complementarity (physics)| Complementarity]]{{·}} [[Wave–particle duality|Duality]]<br /> [[Uncertainty principle|Uncertainty]]{{·}} [[Measurement in quantum mechanics|Measurement]]<br /> [[Pauli exclusion principle|Exclusion]]{{·}} [[Quantum decoherence|Decoherence]]<br /> [[Ehrenfest theorem]]{{·}} [[Quantum tunnelling|Tunnelling]]{{·}} [[Quantum nonlocality|Nonlocality]]
|Items2 = [[Brief Derivation of Schrödinger Equation]]<br /> [[Relation Between the Wave Function and Probability Density]]<br /> [[Stationary States]]<br /> [[Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle]]<br /> [[Some Consequences of the Uncertainty Principle]]
|Topic3 = Experiments
|Topic3 = [[Operators, Eigenfunctions, and Symmetry]]
|Items3 = [[Double-slit experiment|Double-slit]]{{·}}[[Davisson–Germer experiment|Davisson–Germer]]<br />[[Stern–Gerlach experiment|Stern–Gerlach]]{{·}}[[bell test experiments|Bell's inequality]]<br />[[Popper's experiment|Popper]]{{·}}[[Schrödinger's cat]]<br />[[Elitzur–Vaidman bomb-tester]]<br />[[Quantum eraser experiment|Quantum eraser]]<br />[[Delayed choice quantum eraser]]<br />[[Wheeler's delayed choice experiment|Wheeler's delayed choice]]
|Items3 = [[Linear Vector Spaces and Operators]]<br />[[Commutation Relations and Simultaneous Eigenvalues]]<br />[[The Schrödinger Equation in Dirac Notation]]<br />[[Transformations of Operators and Symmetry]]<br />[[Time Evolution of Expectation Values and Ehrenfest's Theorem]]
|Topic4 = Formulations
|Topic4 = [[Motion in One Dimension]]
|Items4 = [[Schrödinger picture]]<br />[[Heisenberg picture]]<br />[[Interaction picture]]<br />[[Matrix mechanics]]<br />[[Path integral formulation|Sum over histories]]
|Items4 = [[One-Dimensional Bound States]]<br /> [[Oscillation Theorem]]<br /> [[The Dirac Delta Function Potential]]<br /> [[Scattering States, Transmission and Reflection]]<br /> [[Motion in a Periodic Potential]]<br /> [[Summary of One-Dimensional Systems]]
|Topic5 = Equations
|Topic5 = [[Discrete Eigenvalues and Bound States - The Harmonic Oscillator and the WKB Approximation|Discrete Eigenvalues and Bound States]]
|Items5 = [[Schrödinger equation]]<br />[[Pauli equation]] <br /> [[Klein–Gordon equation]]<br />[[Dirac equation]]<br />[[Rydberg formula]]
|Items5 = [[Harmonic Oscillator Spectrum and Eigenstates]]<br /> [[Analytical Method for Solving the Simple Harmonic Oscillator]]<br /> [[Coherent States]]<br />[[Charged Particles in an Electromagnetic Field]]<br />[[WKB Approximation]]
|Topic6 = [[Interpretation of quantum mechanics|Interpretations]]
|Topic6 = [[Time Evolution and the Pictures of Quantum Mechanics]]
|Items6 = [[De Broglie–Bohm theory|de Broglie–Bohm]]{{·}} [[Quantum mind/body problem#"Consciousness causes collapse"|CCC]]{{·}} [[Consistent histories]]{{·}} [[Copenhagen interpretation|Copenhagen]]{{·}} [[Ensemble interpretation|Ensemble]]{{·}} [[Hidden variable theory|Hidden variables]]{{·}} [[Many-worlds interpretation|Many-worlds]]{{·}} [[Objective collapse theory|Objective collapse]]{{·}} [[Pondicherry interpretation|Pondicherry]]{{·}} [[Quantum logic]]{{·}} [[Relational quantum mechanics|Relational]]{{·}} [[Stochastic interpretation|Stochastic]]{{·}} [[Transactional interpretation|Transactional]]
|Items6 = [[The Heisenberg Picture: Equations of Motion for Operators]]<br />[[The Interaction Picture]]<br />[[The Virial Theorem]]
|Topic7 = Advanced topics
|Topic7 = [[Angular Momentum]]
|Items7 = [[Quantum information science]]<br /> [[Scattering theory]]<br /> [[Quantum field theory]]<br /> [[Quantum chaos]]  
|Items7 = [[Commutation Relations]]<br />[[Angular Momentum as a Generator of Rotations in 3D]]<br />[[Spherical Coordinates]]<br />[[Eigenvalue Quantization]]<br />[[Orbital Angular Momentum Eigenfunctions]]
|Scientists = [[John Stewart Bell|Bell]] [[David Bohm|Bohm]] • [[Niels Bohr|Bohr]] • [[Max Born|Born]] • [[Satyendra Nath Bose|Bose]] • [[Louis de Broglie|de Broglie]] • [[Paul Dirac|Dirac]] • [[Paul Ehrenfest|Ehrenfest]] • [[Hugh Everett III|Everett]] • [[Richard Feynman|Feynman]] [[Werner Heisenberg|Heisenberg]] [[Pascual Jordan|Jordan]] • [[Hendrik Anthony Kramers|Kramers]] •  [[John von Neumann|von Neumann]] • [[Wolfgang Pauli|Pauli]] • [[Max Planck|Planck]] [[Erwin Schrödinger|Schrödinger]] [[Arnold Sommerfeld|Sommerfeld]] • [[Wilhelm Wien|Wien]]  • [[Eugene Wigner|Wigner]]
|Topic8 = [[Central Forces]]
|Items8 = [[General Formalism]]<br />[[Free Particle in Spherical Coordinates]]<br />[[Spherical Well]]<br />[[Isotropic Harmonic Oscillator]]<br />[[Hydrogen Atom]]<br />[[WKB in Spherical Coordinates]]
|Topic9 = [[The Path Integral Formulation of Quantum Mechanics]]
|Items9 = [[Feynman Path Integrals]]<br />[[The Free-Particle Propagator]]<br />[[Propagator for the Harmonic Oscillator]]
|Topic10 = [[Continuous Eigenvalues and Collision Theory]]
|Items10 = [[Differential Cross Section and the Green's Function Formulation of Scattering]]<br />[[Central Potential Scattering and Phase Shifts]]<br />[[Coulomb Potential Scattering]]
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Latest revision as of 12:32, 7 March 2014

Quantum Mechanics A
SchrodEq.png
Schrödinger Equation
The most fundamental equation of quantum mechanics; given a Hamiltonian , it describes how a state evolves in time.
Basic Concepts and Theory of Motion
UV Catastrophe (Black-Body Radiation)
Photoelectric Effect
Stability of Matter
Double Slit Experiment
Stern-Gerlach Experiment
The Principle of Complementarity
The Correspondence Principle
The Philosophy of Quantum Theory
Brief Derivation of Schrödinger Equation
Relation Between the Wave Function and Probability Density
Stationary States
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Some Consequences of the Uncertainty Principle
Linear Vector Spaces and Operators
Commutation Relations and Simultaneous Eigenvalues
The Schrödinger Equation in Dirac Notation
Transformations of Operators and Symmetry
Time Evolution of Expectation Values and Ehrenfest's Theorem
One-Dimensional Bound States
Oscillation Theorem
The Dirac Delta Function Potential
Scattering States, Transmission and Reflection
Motion in a Periodic Potential
Summary of One-Dimensional Systems
Harmonic Oscillator Spectrum and Eigenstates
Analytical Method for Solving the Simple Harmonic Oscillator
Coherent States
Charged Particles in an Electromagnetic Field
WKB Approximation
The Heisenberg Picture: Equations of Motion for Operators
The Interaction Picture
The Virial Theorem
Commutation Relations
Angular Momentum as a Generator of Rotations in 3D
Spherical Coordinates
Eigenvalue Quantization
Orbital Angular Momentum Eigenfunctions
General Formalism
Free Particle in Spherical Coordinates
Spherical Well
Isotropic Harmonic Oscillator
Hydrogen Atom
WKB in Spherical Coordinates
Feynman Path Integrals
The Free-Particle Propagator
Propagator for the Harmonic Oscillator
Differential Cross Section and the Green's Function Formulation of Scattering
Central Potential Scattering and Phase Shifts
Coulomb Potential Scattering