Stanford University EE 222: Applied Quantum Mechanics I Fall 2006

Applied Quantum Mechanics I. Emphasis is on applications in modern devices and systems. Topics include: Schrödinger's equation, eigenfunctions and eigenvalues, operator approach to quantum mechanics, Dirac notation, solutions of simple problems including quantum wells and tunneling. Quantum harmonic oscillator, annihilation and creation operators, coherent states. Two-particle states, entanglement, and Bell states. Quantum key distribution and teleportation. Calculation techniques including matrix diagonalization, perturbation theory, and variational method. Time-dependent perturbation theory, applications to optical absorption, nonlinear optical coefficients, and Fermi's golden rule. Methods for one-dimensional problems: transfer matrix method and WKB method. Quantum mechanics in crystalline materials. Prerequisites: PHYSICS 65 (or PHYSICS 45 and 47) and MATH 43, or by permission of the instructor. 3 units.

	Meeting Time & Place
	Mon Wed Fri 11:00 am - 11:50 am (Herrin T175)

	Instructor	Office Hours & Location
	Jelena Vuckovic	Fridays, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Ginzton 1

 

	TAs	E-mail (@stanford)	Office Hours & Location
	Bryan Ellis	bryane	Wednesdays 3:00-4:30 pm and Tuesdays 3:00-4:00 pm, Ginzton 31
	Andrei Faraon	faraon	Thursdays 3:00-4:30 pm and Tuesdays 3:00-4:00 pm, Ginzton 31

 

	Graders	E-mail (@stanford)
	Dirk Englund	englund
	Yiyang Gong	yiyangg

 

	Administrative Staff	Location
	Ingrid Tarien	Applied Physics 211

 

	Textbooks
	David A. B. Miller “Applied quantum mechanics” (EE222 and EE223 course reader)	required	Hardcopies available  at the bookstore. Accompanying animations can be downloaded from the class website (coursework portion).

 

	Other course materials
	Lecture notes, presentations, homework and homework solutions - available online at the coursework portion the class website.

 

	Other useful references
	If you would like to consult materials in addition to the course reader and lecture notes, I recommend you “Quantum Mechanics”, vols. 1 and 2 by Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, Bernard Diu, and Franck Laloe (John Wiley & Sons). This book is available for purchase at the bookstore, and several copies are also on reserve in the library. Please note that most of the Fall quarter’s topics are covered by Volume 1. There are also other well-known quantum mechanics books that you may be interested in (e.g., Liboff, Sakurai...).

An excellent reference for undergraduate physics is Physics lectures, by Richard P. Feynman.  (Addison Wesley). Vol. 3 in particular addresses quantum physics.

 

	Syllabus (tentative, for EE222/223)
	PDF

 

	Additional class info
	PDF

 

	Other classes of interest
	EE223 - Applied Quantum Mechanics II (Winter). For a brief description of the class, or check out the syllabus.

 

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Last update: Sept. 22, 2006