8.05 Quantum Physics II (Fall 2013, MIT OCW): Lecture 10 - Uncertainty Principle and Compatible Observables

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 10 - Uncertainty Principle and Compatible Observables

In this lecture, the professor continued to talk about uncertainty of the Hermitian operator, the uncertainty principle, energy-time uncertainty, 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.)