Quantum Theory in Search of Reality - Spring 2024

8-Week class taught at Agnes Scott College

Sponsored by Agnes Scott College Physics and Astronomy Department

Sponsored by AtlantaScienceTavern Meetup Group

Description

• Class Description(PDF)

Class Lecture Notes

• Part 1(PDF)
• Part 2(PDF)
• Part 3(PDF)
• Part 4(PDF)
• Part 5(PDF)
• Part 6(PDF)
• Part 7(PDF)
• Part 8(PDF)

Supplementary Readings

• Mathematics Supplement with all algebra(PDF)
• Einstein, Bohr and God(PDF)
• Two Gloves Saga(PDF)
• Slits and Interference(PDF)
• Gambler's Ruin(PDF)
• More-Mathematical(PDF)

All Class Notes in One Volume (59 MB)

• All Class Notes in one PDF (PDF)

Extra Material for the Adventurous Student

• Questions, challenges, and new ideas about Quantum Measurement (PDF)
• The Born Rule - Axiom or Result?(PDF)
• The Development of the Interpretation of the Quantum Theory according to Heisenberg(PDF)
• Taking Heisenberg's Potentia Seriously(PDF)
• A Final Summary-Quantum fluctuations, particles and entanglement: Solving the quantum measurement problem(PDF)
• Another Way by Sidney Coleman(PDF)

Advanced Materials

• Polarization (PDF)
• Schrodinger Equation(PDF)
• Density Matrix and Decoherence(PDF)
• Notes from Cohen and Jauch on Measurement(PDF)

Everything in One Volume (124 MB)

All Lectures + All Supplemental Material + Even More for the Adventurous Student

• All Materials in one PDF (PDF)