Physics 139B UCSC
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| * For problem 4 of the homework problem, it would be sufficient to prove that $\langle n^{(0)} | {\underline n}^{(j+1)} \rangle = 0$ for any $j = 0, 1, 2, ...$. The ket $| {\underline n}^{(j+1)} \rangle$ is defined in this image, where four completely equivalent statements are noted (green rectangle). The equivalence of these four statements can be proven based on Eqs. 3.19 and 3.20, alone.—~-''<<DateTime(2013-10-14T13:45:15-0700)>>''-~ | * One addition and one correction to the exam (both of them marked <<color(red)>> in the <<ln("https://griffin.ucsc.edu/ph139b-13/Homework+?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=E02.pdf", "file")>>.) (1) “spatial” added in Prob 5. (2) “to” → “of” in line 3 of Prob 6.—~-''<<DateTime(2013-12-07T14:49:45-0800)>>''-~ |
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| * Office hours: Monday <<color(12-2 PM)>>, Thursday, Friday, 1-2 PM, or OBA. (Syllabus updated.)—~-''<<DateTime(2013-10-13T19:34:38-0700)>>''-~ | * The final exam is posted now. <<ln("https://griffin.ucsc.edu/ph139b-13/Homework+?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=E02.pdf", "Get it by clicking here")>>. Watch this space for any news about the exam.—~-''<<DateTime(2013-12-06T11:38:21-0800)>>''-~ |
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| * There are some discussions of homework problems in the <<ln(https://griffin.ucsc.edu/forum,forum)>>. Check them out!—~-''<<DateTime(2013-10-05T10:46:20-0700)>>''-~ * '''~+Welcome back, students!+~''' |
* If you like to submit your solutions to some or all problems of Homework 8, for extra credit, then the due date is: '''5 PM Dec 13 (Friday), if you plan to hand in your homework in person''', or 9 PM Dec 15 (Sunday), if you plan to submit your work by email or by forum posting (forum discussion is very much encouraged, as always).—~-''<<DateTime(2013-12-06T11:38:21-0800)>>''-~ |
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Welcome to Phys 139B, 2013!
One addition and one correction to the exam (both of them marked red in the file.) (1) “spatial” added in Prob 5. (2) “to” → “of” in line 3 of Prob 6.—3:49PM, Dec 07, 2013
The final exam is posted now. Get it by clicking here. Watch this space for any news about the exam.—12:38PM, Dec 06, 2013
If you like to submit your solutions to some or all problems of Homework 8, for extra credit, then the due date is: 5 PM Dec 13 (Friday), if you plan to hand in your homework in person, or 9 PM Dec 15 (Sunday), if you plan to submit your work by email or by forum posting (forum discussion is very much encouraged, as always).—12:38PM, Dec 06, 2013
Welcome to the second part of Quantum Mechanics!
In this course, you will learn how to use Quantum Mechanics, now that you have thoroughly learned, in 139A, what Quantum Mechanics is. (However, we will review the essentials of the formalism of Quantum Mechanics, as we begin 139B.) The topics to be covered include perturbation theories, the variational principle, scattering, the WKB approximation, the adiabatic principle and the Berry’s phase. These contents that you will learn will make you feel good, I believe, not only because you will learn to calculate things and apply your results to physical situations, but also because this process of using Quantum Mechanics will enrich your notion of what Quantum Mechanics really is all about.