Quantum Mechanics by Professor James Binney (University of Oxford) | Physics

Quantum Mechanics

Quantum Mechanics (University of Oxford). This is a collection of video lectures on Quantum Mechanics taught by Professor James Binney. In this series of physics lectures, Professor James Binney explains how probabilities are obtained from quantum amplitudes, why they give rise to quantum interference, the concept of a complete set of amplitudes and how this defines a "quantum state". (from podcasts.ox.ac.uk)

Introduction

Lecture 01 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, Probability Amplitudes and Quantum States

Lecture 02 - Dirac Notation and the Energy Representation

Lecture 03 - Operators and Measurement

Lecture 04 - Commutators and Time Evolution (the Time Dependent Schrodinger Equation)

Lecture 05 - Further TDSE and the Position Representation

Lecture 06 - Wave Functions for Well Defined Momentum

Lecture 07 - Back to Two-Slit Interference, Generalization to Three Dimensions and the Virial Theorem

Lecture 08 - The Harmonic Oscillator and the Wave Functions of its Stationary States

Lecture 09 - Dynamics of Oscillators and the Anharmonic Oscillator

Lecture 10 - Transformation of Kets, Continuous and Discrete Transformations and the Rotation Operator

Lecture 11 - Transformation of Operators and the Parity Operator

Lecture 12 - Angular Momentum and Motion in a Magnetic Field

Lecture 13 - Hilary: The Square Well

Lecture 14 - A Pair of Square Wells and the Ammonia Maser

Lecture 15 - Tunnelling and Radioactive Decay

Lecture 16 - Composite Systems - Entanglement and Operators

Lecture 17 - Einstein-Podolski-Rosen Experiment and Bell's Inequality

Lecture 18 - Angular Momentum

Lecture 19 - Diatomic Molecules and Orbital Angular Momentum

Lecture 20 - Further Orbital Angular Momentum, Spectra of L2 and LZ

Lecture 21 - Even further Orbital Angular Momentum - Eigenfunctions, Parity and Kinetic Energy

Lecture 22 - Spin Angular Momentum

Lecture 23 - Spin 1/2, Stern-Gerlach Experiment and Spin 1

Lecture 24 - Classical Spin and Addition of Angular Momenta

Lecture 25 - Hydrogen part 1

Lecture 26 - Hydrogen part 2 Emission Spectra

Lecture 27 - Hydrogen part 3 Eigenfunctions

Related Links

Quantum Mechanics | University of Oxford Podcasts
Professor J.J. Binney explains how probabilities are obtained from quantum amplitudes, why they give rise to quantum interference, the concept of a complete set of amplitudes and how this defines a "quantum state".

The Physics of Quantum Mechanics
Print-friendly pdf (edition for 2010/11 course). Solutions to starred problems. James Binney & David Skinner. This edition is designed to accompany a course of lectures at Oxford University.