8.06 :: Quantum Physics III

May 22 , 2006

Final exam and the solution have been posted.

May 16 , 2006

Solution to pset #10 has been posted.

May 13, 2006

The paper by P. Shor on prime factorization using a quantum computer. (optional reading)

The paper by L. Grover on quantum mechanical algorithm for database search. (optional reading)

May 11 , 2006

Two sample final exams and solutions are posted in the exam page.

May 8 , 2006

Solution to pset #9 has been posted.

May 3 , 2006

Problem set #10 (due May 12) has been posted.

Apr. 25 , 2006

Solution to pset #8 has been posted.

Apr. 23 , 2006

Problem set #9 (due May 5) has been posted.

The article by Wick Haxton on the Solar Neutrino Problem is
optional extra reading.

The paper by Bitter et al on experimental verification of
Berry's phase is optional extra reading.

Ohanian Chapter 11 on scattering theory has been posted.

Prof. Jaffe's notes on scattering has been posted.

Apr. 11 , 2006

Solution to pset #7 has been posted.

Apr. 9 , 2006

Problem set #8 (due Apr 25) has been posted.

Berry's paper on geometric phase (in which the celebrated concept was first proposed) has been posted. (Highly recommended for optional extra reading.)

Dirac's paper on magnetic monopoles and Cabrera 's paper on his single event of a passing magnetic monopole (which was never reproduced) have been posted. (These papers lie outside the requirement of the course. )

Mar. 27 , 2006

The midterm grades are now available.

Solution to midterm exam has been posted.

Problem set #7 (due Apr 11) has been posted

Supplementary material on variational method (Cohen-Tannoudji Chapter XI, Complements E) has been posted.

Supplementary notes on connection formulae has been posted.

Mar. 21 , 2006

Solution to problem set #6 has been posted.

Mar. 15 , 2006

Solution to problem set #5 has been posted.

Mar. 12 , 2006.

Problem set #6 (due Mar 21) has been posted.

Two sample midterm exams and solutions are posted in the exam page.

Mar. 7th , 2006

Solution to problem set #4 has been posted.

Mar. 6th , 2006

A Q&A page is added with some questions and answers.

Mar. 3rd , 2006

Calendar is updated with final exam schedule included.

Problem set #5 (due Mar 14) has been posted.

Original paper by Aharonov and Bohm (which proposed what we now call the Aharonov- Bohm effect) is posted (optional reading).

The paper by Tonomura et al which gave the most conclusive experimental evidence
of the Aharonov-Bohm effect to date (optional reading).

Feb. 28th , 2006

Solution to problem set #3 has been posted.

Feb. 26th , 2006

Problem set #4 (due Mar 7) has been posted.

Feb. 23rd , 2006

Solution to problem set #2 has been posted.

Feb. 18th , 2006

Problem set #3 (due Feb. 28th) has been posted.

Feb. 15th , 2006

Solution to problem set #1 has been posted.

Feb. 12th , 2006

Problem set #2 has been posted.

Supplementary notes on charged particles in a magnetic field by Prof. Jaffe has been posted.

Feb. 7th , 2006

Problem set #1 has been posted.

Supplementary notes on units by Prof. Jaffe has been posted.

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