Phys2021 - Spring 2014
Course material
Syllabus
Schedule of
tests and quizzes
Additional online material for Tipler's
textbook
Videos:
Simultaneity - a train analogy
Lorentz transformation visualized on a spacetime diagram
Twin paradox explained with spacetime diagrams
J.J. Thomson experiment that led to the discovery of the electron
Millikan's experiment that measured the charge of the electron
Diffracted waves on Lake Superior arriving from opposite directions
Interactive simulations
The
scale of the Universe
Spacetime diagram - metric
Simultaneity on spacetime diagram
Train and tunnel paradox
Time dilation
The twin paradox
Blackbody radiation
Photoelectric effect
Diffraction of sound, light, and water waves
Davisson-Germer experiment on diffraction of electrons
Schrodinger Equation: wave packets and tunneling
Quantum bound states
Bound states with superposition
Transitions between bound states, stimulated emission/abrorption
Comparison of different models for hydrogen atom
Visualization of hydrogen wavefunctions in online Matematica code
Orbitals of hydrogen atom
Stern-Gerlach experiment - electron spin
Other resources
The
electromagnetic spectrum
Doppler Effect on Wikipedia
Cosmic background radiation
Calculation for the number of oscillation modes per volume in a cavity (Blackbody)
Two-slit diffraction of electrons - concepts in quantum probability
Transitions between energy states from a wavefunction viewpoint
Operators use in Quantum Mechanics (Wiki)
News: Double-slit for large molecules and the associated Nature article
Special issue of Nature Physics Insight - Foundations of Quantum Mechanics (2014)
Can quantum-mechanical description of physical reality be considered complete? -- Einstein, Podolsky, Rosen (1935) -- EPR
Can quantum-mechanical description of physical reality be considered complete? -- Bohr (1935)