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8.05 Quantum Physics II

8.05 Quantum Physics II (Fall 2013, MIT OCW). Instructor: Professor Barton Zwiebach. This course covers quantum physics with applications drawn from modern physics. Topics covered in this course include the general formalism of quantum mechanics, harmonic oscillator, quantum mechanics in three-dimensions, angular momentum, spin, and addition of angular momentum. (from ocw.mit.edu)

Lecture 04 - Spin One-half, Bras, Kets, and Operators

In this lecture, the professor talked about spin one-half states and operators, properties of Pauli matrices and index notation, spin states in arbitrary direction, etc.


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Lecture 01 - Wave Mechanics
Lecture 02 - Wave Mechanics (cont.)
Lecture 03 - Wave Mechanics (cont.) and Stern-Gerlach Experiment
Lecture 04 - Spin One-half, Bras, Kets, and Operators
Lecture 05 - Linear Algebra: Vector Spaces and Operators
Lecture 06 - Linear Algebra: Vector Spaces and Operators (cont.)
Lecture 07 - Linear Algebra: Vector Spaces and Operators (cont.)
Lecture 08 - Linear Algebra: Vector Spaces and Operators (cont.)
Lecture 09 - Dirac's Bra and Ket Notation
Lecture 10 - Uncertainty Principle and Compatible Observables
Lecture 11 - Uncertainty Principle and Compatible Observables (cont.)
Lecture 12 - Quantum Dynamics
Lecture 13 - Quantum Dynamics (cont.)
Lecture 14 - Quantum Dynamics (cont.)
Lecture 15 - Quantum Dynamics (cont.)
Lecture 16 - Quantum Dynamics (cont.) and Two State Systems
Lecture 17 - Two State Systems (cont.)
Lecture 18 - Two State Systems (cont.), Multiparticle States and Tensor Products
Lecture 19 - Multiparticle States and Tensor Products (cont.)
Lecture 20 - Multiparticle States and Tensor Products (cont.) and Angular Momentum
Lecture 21 - Angular Momentum (cont.)
Lecture 22 - Angular Momentum (cont.)
Lecture 23 - Angular Momentum (cont.)
Lecture 24 - Addition of Angular Momentum
Lecture 25 - Addition of Angular Momentum (cont.)
Lecture 26 - Addition of Angular Momentum (cont.)