Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Department of Physics

Physics 8.04 Mon Feb 26 15:11:08 EST 1996

Quantum Physics I, Spring 1996

Agenda and readings for the week of Feb. 20:

• L6, 02/27: Bohr Model; Atomic Spectra, Franck Hertz, Semiclassical quantization, Moseley X-ray Spectra
  

  Readings: RH 4.7,7.3,7.5,7.7; CN ``Bohr-Sommerfeld Quantization and the Classical Limit''; FT 1.10

• L7 02/29: Formal Theory; Quantum State, Pure states, superposition, wavefunctions, position and momentum representations.

  Readings: CN ``Quantum States and Observables''

Problem Set 3

(Due Friday, March 1 at 5:00 pm sharp.)

Work requested of the students is highlighted by either a question mark (?) or underlining.

• HUP: Limitations on Predictability of Trajectories
  • Spreading of a wave packet
  • Quantum Pin Ball
  • Uncertainty in ball's direction after the first collision
  • Magnification of errors
  • Perfect gambling device
• HUP: Limitations on energies
  • Potential Energy
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Minimum Total Energy
  • Energy of Confinement
  • Correspondence Principle
• Franck-Hertz Experiment
• Quantization and Classical Correspondence
  • Classical orbits
  • Correspondence principle argument
  • Semiclassical quantization
  • Spacing between states
  • Correspondence principle
  • Example of exploiting the correspondence principle
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