"The Great courses, Topic: Science & mathematics ; Subtopic: Physics"--Cover. 24 lectures lasting 30 minutes each. "Course no. 9750"--Disc labels. Includes bibliographical references. Lecturer: Professor Erica W. Carlson, Purdue University.
Contents:
Lecture 24. Lecture 1. Superconductivity. Lecture 2. Particles, waves, and interference patterns ; Lecture 3. Observers disturb what they measure ; Lecture 4. Bell's theorem and Schrodinger's cat ; Lecture 5. Quantum paradoxes and interpretations ; Lecture 6. Position-momentum uncertainty relation -- disc 2. Lecture 7. Wave quantization ; Lecture 8. Quantum wave shapes and the periodic table ; Lecture 9. Interference of waves and sloshing states ; Lecture 10. Wave shapes in diamond and graphene ; Lecture 11. Harmonic oscillators ; Lecture 12. Energy-time uncertainty relation -- disc. 3. Lecture 13. Quantum angular momentum and electron spin Lecture 14. Quantum orbital angular momentum ; Lecture 15. Quantum properties of light ; Lecture 16. Atomic transitions and photons ; Lecture 17. Atomic clocks and GPS ; Lecture 18. Quantum mechanics and color vision -- disc 4. Lecture 19. Quantum explanation of color ; Lecture 20. Quantum tunneling ; Lecture 21. Fermions and bosons ; Lecture 22. Spin singlets and the EPR paradox ; Lecture 23. Quantum mechanics and metals ; Lecture 24. Superconductivity.
Summary:
"An acclaimed physicist uses analogies to everyday life to teach the rules that govern the microscopic world of particles in this accessible introduction to quantum theory."
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