Homework 6 Solutions Ph 12b Winter 2010 March 3, Geometric Phase a. Simply plug-and-chug: ( †

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Homework 8 Solutions Ph 12b Winter 2010 March 13, A Barrier in a Well

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1 Ph 12b Homework Assignment No. 4 Due: 5pm, Thursday, 4 FebruaryWeaker decoherence. In class we discussed the phase damping of a

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1 Ph 12b Homework Assignment No. 8 Due: 5pm, Thursday, 11 MarchA barrier in a well (10 points).

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Ph 12b Final Exam Due: Wednesday, 17 March 2010, 5pm • This exam is to be taken in one continuous time interval not to exceed 4 hours, beginning when you first open the exam. • You may consult the textbook Introducto

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Ph 12b Final Exam Solution J. Preskill – Wednesday, 17 MarchBound states of two narrow wells — 30 total points A particle with mass m moves in one dimension, governed by the potential V (x) =

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Ph 12b Midterm Exam Due: Wednesday, 10 February 2010, 5pm • This exam is to be taken in one continuous time interval not to exceed 3 hours, beginning when you first open the exam. • You may consult the textbook Intro

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1 Ph 12b Homework Assignment No. 5 Due: 5pm, Thursday, 18 FebruaryMinimal uncertainty I: particle in one dimension (10 points).

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Ph 12b Quantum Physics 28 January 2010 Measurement Our study of decoherence has indicated how a quantum system can exhibit classical behavior. Macroscopic quantum systems become correlated with the environment. If we obs

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1 Ph 12b Homework Assignment No. 3 Due: 5pm, Thursday, 28 January. “A watched quantum state never moves.” Consider a simple model

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