INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM MECHANICS
Stampa
Enrollment year
2021/2022
Academic year
2021/2022
Regulations
DM270
Academic discipline
FIS/03 (MATERIAL PHYSICS)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL,COMPUTER AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Course
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Curriculum
Microelectronics
Year of study
Period
1st semester (27/09/2021 - 21/01/2022)
ECTS
3
Lesson hours
23 lesson hours
Language
English
Activity type
ORAL TEST
Teacher
BAJONI DANIELE (titolare) - 6 ECTS
Prerequisites
- Classical Mechanics
- Classical Electromagnetism
- Calculus
Learning outcomes
Basic understanting of quantum mechanics and quantum technologies
Course contents
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics:

The crysis of classical physics.
Shroedinger equation.
The wavefunction, statistical distributions.
Simple systems in 1D: quantum well, tunneling, harmonic oscillator.
3D Shroedinger equation, the hydrogen atom.
Dirac formalism, Hermitian operators, time evolution.
Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
Crystals, Bloch theorem.
Tight binding model, band and band gaps.


Introduction to Quantum Technologies:

Brief Introduction to statistical mechanics
The Qubit
Entanglement
Quantum Key Distribution
Quantum Teleportation
Quantum Computing
Teaching methods
oral lectures
Reccomended or required readings
Griffiths, "Introduction to Quantum mechanics"
Assessment methods
Questions aiming at understanding which are the concepts acquired by the student and his/her ability to explain the topics discussed in the course. The minimum score to pass the exam is 18/30, the maximum score is 30/30 cum laude. The student will be required to answer the questions in either written or oral form.
Further information
Questions aiming at understanding which are the concepts acquired by the student and his/her ability to explain the topics discussed in the course. The minimum score to pass the exam is 18/30, the maximum score is 30/30 cum laude. The student will be required to answer the questions in either written or oral form.
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