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Part 2: Quantum Physics in One-dimensional Potentials

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SYLLABUS Lecture 10: Uncertainty (cont.). Stationary states. Particle on a circle.

L10.1 Uncertainty and eigenstates (15:53)

LECTURE NOTES
L10.2 Stationary states: key equations (18:43)

L10.3 Expectation values on stationary states (09:00)

VIDEO LECTURES
BASIC CONCEPTS L10.4 Comments on the spectrum and continuity conditions (13:09)

QUANTUM PHYSICS IN ONE- L10.5 Solving particle on a circle (11:05)

DIMENSIONAL POTENTIALS
Lecture 11: Uncertainty (cont.). Stationary states. Particle on a circle.
ONE-DIMENSIONAL
SCATTERING, ANGULAR
MOMENTUM & CENTRAL L11.1 Energy eigenstates for particle on a circle (16:12)
POTENTIALS
L11.2 Infinite square well energy eigenstates (13:15)

L11.3 Nodes and symmetries of the infinite square well eigenstates. (09:43)
ASSIGNMENTS
L11.4 Finite square well. Setting up the problem. (22:30)

EXAMS L11.5 Finite square well energy eigenstates (10:39)

Lecture 12: Properties of 1D energy eigenstates. Qualitative properties of wavefunctions. Shooting method.
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L12.1 Nondegeneracy of bound states in 1D. Real solutions (12:36)
MATERIALS
L12.2 Potentials that satisfy V(-x) = V(x) (14:18)

L12.3 Qualitative insights: Local de Broglie wavelength (15:52)

L12.4 Correspondence principle: amplitude as a function of position (05:53)

L12.5 Local picture of the wavefunction (12:52)

L12.6 Energy eigenstates on a generic symmetric potential. Shooting method (15:26)

Lecture 13: Delta function potential. Justifying the node theorem. Simple harmonic oscillator.

L13.1 Delta function potential I: Preliminaries (16:14)

L13.2 Delta function potential I: Solving for the bound state (15:21)

L13.3 Node Theorem (13:01)

L13.4 Harmonic oscillator: Differential equation (16:45)

L13.5 Behavior of the differential equation (10:31)

Lecture 14: Simple harmonic oscillator II. Creation and annihilation operators.

L14.1 Recursion relation for the solution (12:25)

L14.2 Quantization of the energy (23:23)

L14.3 Algebraic solution of the harmonic oscillator (16:50)

L14.4 Ground state wavefunction (15:58)

Lecture 15: Simple harmonic oscillator III. Scattering states and step potential.

L15.1 Number operator and commutators (15:49)

L15.2 Excited states of the harmonic oscillator (18:19)

L15.3 Creation and annihilation operators acting on energy eigenstates (21:03)

L15.4 Scattering states and the step potential (10:34)

Lecture 16: Step potential reflection and transmission coefficients. Phase shift, wavepackets and time delay.

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L16.1 Step potential probability current (14:59)

L16.2 Reflection and transmission coefficients (08:12)

L16.3 Energy below the barrier and phase shift (18:40)

L16.4 Wavepackets (20:51)

L16.5 Wavepackets with energy below the barrier (05:54)

L16.6 Particle on the forbidden region (06:48)

Lecture 17: Ramsauer-Townsend effect. Scattering in 1D.

L17.1 Waves on the finite square well (15:44)

L17.2 Resonant transmission (17:49)

L17.3 Ramsauer-Townsend phenomenology (10:16)

L17.4 Scattering in 1D. Incoming and outgoing waves (18:05)

L17.5 Scattered wave and phase shift (08:40)

Lecture 18: Scattering in 1D (cont.). Example. Levinsons theorem.

L18.1 Incident packet and delay for reflection (18:52)

L18.2 Phase shift for a potential well (09:13)

L18.3 Excursion of the phase shift (15:16)

L18.4 Levinson's theorem, part 1 (14:46)

L18.5 Levinson's theorem, part 2 (09:30)

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