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Quantum Mechanics (University of Oxford). This is a collection of video lectures on Quantum Mechanics taught by Professor James Binney.

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749 years, 11 months

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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)

Course Currilcum

  • Lecture 01 – Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, Probability Amplitudes and Quantum States Unlimited
  • Lecture 02 – Dirac Notation and the Energy Representation Unlimited
  • Lecture 03 – Operators and Measurement Unlimited
  • Lecture 04 – Commutators and Time Evolution (the Time Dependent Schrodinger Equation) Unlimited
  • Lecture 05 – Further TDSE and the Position Representation Unlimited
  • Lecture 06 – Wave Functions for Well Defined Momentum Unlimited
  • Lecture 07 – Back to Two-Slit Interference, Generalization to Three Dimensions and the Virial Theorem Unlimited
  • Lecture 08 – The Harmonic Oscillator and the Wave Functions of its Stationary States Unlimited
  • Lecture 09 – Dynamics of Oscillators and the Anharmonic Oscillator Unlimited
  • Lecture 10 – Transformation of Kets, Continuous and Discrete Transformations and … Unlimited
  • Lecture 11 – Transformation of Operators and the Parity Operator Unlimited
  • Lecture 12 – Angular Momentum and Motion in a Magnetic Field Unlimited
  • Lecture 13 – Hilary: The Square Well Unlimited
  • Lecture 14 – A Pair of Square Wells and the Ammonia Maser Unlimited
  • Lecture 15 – Tunnelling and Radioactive Decay Unlimited
  • Lecture 16 – Composite Systems – Entanglement and Operators Unlimited
  • Lecture 17 – Einstein-Podolski-Rosen Experiment and Bell’s Inequality Unlimited
  • Lecture 18 – Angular Momentum Unlimited
  • Lecture 19 – Diatomic Molecules and Orbital Angular Momentum Unlimited
  • Lecture 20 – Further Orbital Angular Momentum, Spectra of L2 and LZ Unlimited
  • Lecture 21 – Even further Orbital Angular Momentum – Eigenfunctions, Parity and Kinetic Energy Unlimited
  • Lecture 22 – Spin Angular Momentum Unlimited
  • Lecture 23 – Spin 1/2, Stern-Gerlach Experiment and Spin 1 Unlimited
  • Lecture 24 – Classical Spin and Addition of Angular Momenta Unlimited
  • Lecture 25 – Hydrogen part 1 Unlimited
  • Lecture 26 – Hydrogen part 2 Emission Spectra Unlimited
  • Lecture 27 – Hydrogen part 3 Eigenfunctions Unlimited