PH2011 - Physics 2A - University of St Andrews
... - Be confident in the use of Cartesian, polar and cylindrical coordinates, transformations between them, and to recognise which might be the most appropriate system to work in or which system might facilitate better insight into a problem or provide greater ease of solution. - Apply concepts of clas ...
... - Be confident in the use of Cartesian, polar and cylindrical coordinates, transformations between them, and to recognise which might be the most appropriate system to work in or which system might facilitate better insight into a problem or provide greater ease of solution. - Apply concepts of clas ...
Is Quantum Mechanics Pointless?
... This seems very pleasing. It therefore seems worthwhile to examine whether physics can be done in such a setting. In this paper I will take a look at quantum mechanics. I will argue that the formalism of quantum mechanics strongly suggests that its value spaces, including physical space and space-ti ...
... This seems very pleasing. It therefore seems worthwhile to examine whether physics can be done in such a setting. In this paper I will take a look at quantum mechanics. I will argue that the formalism of quantum mechanics strongly suggests that its value spaces, including physical space and space-ti ...
Power is the rate at which work is done or is the amount energy
... Conservation of momentum The principle of conservation of momentum If no external force acts on a system, the total momentum of the system remains constant, i.e. momentum before the collision is equal to the momentum after the collision. We will only be concerned with cases where momenta are along o ...
... Conservation of momentum The principle of conservation of momentum If no external force acts on a system, the total momentum of the system remains constant, i.e. momentum before the collision is equal to the momentum after the collision. We will only be concerned with cases where momenta are along o ...
Slide 1
... Billiard ball A moving with speed va = 3.0 m/sin the +x direction strikes an equal-mass ball B initially at rest. The two balls are observed to move off at 450 to the x axis, ball A above the x axis and ball B below. What are the speeds of the two balls after colliding ? ...
... Billiard ball A moving with speed va = 3.0 m/sin the +x direction strikes an equal-mass ball B initially at rest. The two balls are observed to move off at 450 to the x axis, ball A above the x axis and ball B below. What are the speeds of the two balls after colliding ? ...
Comment on half-integer quantum numbers for the total angular
... The angular momentum of photons is heavily discussed in many fields of optics. Starting point thereby often is [1] that Maxwell’s equations are invariant under rotations around any direction. This yields the conserved quantity Li + Si , where Li and Si are the i-components of the orbital and the spi ...
... The angular momentum of photons is heavily discussed in many fields of optics. Starting point thereby often is [1] that Maxwell’s equations are invariant under rotations around any direction. This yields the conserved quantity Li + Si , where Li and Si are the i-components of the orbital and the spi ...
HW 2 solutions
... (a) The Hamiltonian of an electron in a uniform electric field E is H ′ = er · E In our case, E = E0 k̂, so the perturbing Hamiltonian is H ′ = eE0 z Since we’re interested in evaluating the matrix elements hnℓm| H ′ |n′ ℓ′ m′ i, it will be useful to convert the perturbing Hamiltonian to spherical c ...
... (a) The Hamiltonian of an electron in a uniform electric field E is H ′ = er · E In our case, E = E0 k̂, so the perturbing Hamiltonian is H ′ = eE0 z Since we’re interested in evaluating the matrix elements hnℓm| H ′ |n′ ℓ′ m′ i, it will be useful to convert the perturbing Hamiltonian to spherical c ...
Chaos and the semiclassical limit of quantum mechanics (is the
... way, that is without formalism. First, though, I draw attention to the fact that the relation between chaos and quantum physics, important enough as it is in its own right, can also be regarded as a microcosm of much larger questions. Our scientific understanding of the world is a patchwork of vast ...
... way, that is without formalism. First, though, I draw attention to the fact that the relation between chaos and quantum physics, important enough as it is in its own right, can also be regarded as a microcosm of much larger questions. Our scientific understanding of the world is a patchwork of vast ...
Controlled collisions between atoms and ions
... QDT functions relate Y(E) to observable quantities, e.g. scattering matrices ...
... QDT functions relate Y(E) to observable quantities, e.g. scattering matrices ...
