A spherical harmonic, a wave packet, and the momentum operator in the harmonic oscillator basis. (Image courtesy of Krishna Rajagopal.)
Course Highlights
Course Description
Together, this course and
8.06: Quantum Physics III cover quantum physics with applications drawn from modern physics. Topics covered in this course include the general formalism of quantum mechanics, harmonic oscillator, quantum mechanics in three-dimensions, angular momentum, spin, and addition of angular momentum.
Technical Requirements
*Some translations represent previous versions of courses.