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Year 2 - Quantum Mechanics Lecture 2

Join Paul Dauncey in an in-depth exploration of quantum mechanics, covering topics from Schrodinger equations to interpretations of complex fields. Learn the fundamental principles and historical context of quantum mechanics through engaging lectures and insightful discussions, including the De Broglie relations and the quantum mechanics in 3D. Discover the significance of measurements, spin, and the formal basis of quantum mechanics in this comprehensive overview. Dive into the world of quantum mechanics with Paul Dauncey to grasp the intricacies of this fascinating field.

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Year 2 - Quantum Mechanics Lecture 2

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  1. Year 2 - Quantum MechanicsLecture 2 Paul Dauncey Paul Dauncey - Quantum Mechanics

  2. Overview of lectures • Lecture 1: Introduction • Lectures 2-7: The Schrodinger equation and some solutions in 1D • Lectures 8-20: Measurements and the formal basis of quantum mechanics • Lectures 21-26: Quantum mechanics in 3D • Lectures 27-29: Spin • Lecture 30: Interpretations of quantum mechanics Paul Dauncey - Quantum Mechanics

  3. Previously on QM • Saw Hamilton’s method for classical mechanics • Two eqns: dx/dt = p/m = f(p) -dp/dt = dV/dx = g(x) • Saw the de Broglie relations • Particle↔waves: E = ħω, p= ħk Paul Dauncey - Quantum Mechanics

  4. What we will do today Use the de Broglie relations as a guide Consider the Schrodinger equation Show it has to have a complex field y(x,t) Think about what the complex field means 13/10/2008 Paul Dauncey - Quantum Mechanics 4

  5. 5th Solvay Conference, Brussels, Oct 1927 Schrödinger de Broglie Debye Paul Dauncey - Quantum Mechanics

  6. How science works... “Once at the end of a colloquium I heard Debye saying something like “Schrödinger, you are not working right now on very important problems ... why don't you tell us some time about that thesis of de Broglie which seems to have attracted some attention?” So, in one of the next colloquia, Schrödinger gave a beautifully clear account of how de Broglie associated a wave with a particle, and how he could obtain the quantisation rules ... by demanding that an integer number of waves should be fitted along a stationary orbit. When he had finished, Debye casually remarked that he thought that this way of talking was rather childish .... To deal properly with waves, one had to have a wave equation.” Felix Bloch, Address to the American Physical Society (1976) - Quoted in 'An Introduction to Quantum Physics', A.P. French and E.F. Taylor, Nelson, 1979 (page 104). Paul Dauncey - Quantum Mechanics

  7. Interpretation of y Paul Dauncey - Quantum Mechanics

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