
Master Thesis
... Chapter 3 is devoted to review some basic features of QFT, and in particular of quantum electrodynamics (QED), which is the model studied in our proposal. We consider simplified models of QED in one spatial dimension and analyze their advantages and drawbacks. We propose and study a simulatable mode ...
... Chapter 3 is devoted to review some basic features of QFT, and in particular of quantum electrodynamics (QED), which is the model studied in our proposal. We consider simplified models of QED in one spatial dimension and analyze their advantages and drawbacks. We propose and study a simulatable mode ...
The Philosophy behind Quantum Gravity
... Bohr actually agreed that the measurement apparatus can also be described by quantum theory. However, he writes (1939, p. 104): ...in each case some ultimate measuring instruments, like the scales and clocks which determine the frame of space-time coordination –on which, in the last resort, even the ...
... Bohr actually agreed that the measurement apparatus can also be described by quantum theory. However, he writes (1939, p. 104): ...in each case some ultimate measuring instruments, like the scales and clocks which determine the frame of space-time coordination –on which, in the last resort, even the ...
Quantum Computing
... currently appears that this is indeed the case. One piece of evidence for this is that quantum computers can solve certain \oracle problems" faster than classical computers [7, 30]; here an oracle problem is one where the computer is given a subroutine (oracle) which must be treated as a black box. ...
... currently appears that this is indeed the case. One piece of evidence for this is that quantum computers can solve certain \oracle problems" faster than classical computers [7, 30]; here an oracle problem is one where the computer is given a subroutine (oracle) which must be treated as a black box. ...
Fano-Feshbach resonances in two
... particular, at a certain energy it can produce a zero in the cross section, i. e. with no scattering at all, or just a minimum. We have used a simple classical system of two coupled oscillators with damping driven by an external force to highlight the effect of the interference term, but our finding ...
... particular, at a certain energy it can produce a zero in the cross section, i. e. with no scattering at all, or just a minimum. We have used a simple classical system of two coupled oscillators with damping driven by an external force to highlight the effect of the interference term, but our finding ...
Quels degrés de liberté pour quels phénom`enes? Part II. La
... 2 state is well reproduced by the Gogny Ifor the f and p levels in 1 e three potentials are very similar to ours. The differences calculation, while it is strongly underestimated by the Skyrme predominant decay to the 0+ 2 state. The positive sign fou ...
... 2 state is well reproduced by the Gogny Ifor the f and p levels in 1 e three potentials are very similar to ours. The differences calculation, while it is strongly underestimated by the Skyrme predominant decay to the 0+ 2 state. The positive sign fou ...
Macroscopic quantum Schro¨dinger and Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen
... assumption of a form of reality (in this case Schrödinger’s ‘macroscopic reality’) gives an argument for the ‘completion’ (hidden variable interpretation) of quantum mechanics. 5.2 Direct macroscopic EPR paradox for entangled systems The bipartite entangled systems, where we satisfy conditions for ...
... assumption of a form of reality (in this case Schrödinger’s ‘macroscopic reality’) gives an argument for the ‘completion’ (hidden variable interpretation) of quantum mechanics. 5.2 Direct macroscopic EPR paradox for entangled systems The bipartite entangled systems, where we satisfy conditions for ...
Early-stage relaxation of hot electrons by LO phonon emission Herve´ Castella
... broad phonon satellites,10 or the buildup of screening by excited carriers.11 Another approach to ultrafast dynamics describes the scattering processes via a hierarchy of equations for manyparticle correlation functions, which is truncated to a closed set of equations by mean-field arguments. These ...
... broad phonon satellites,10 or the buildup of screening by excited carriers.11 Another approach to ultrafast dynamics describes the scattering processes via a hierarchy of equations for manyparticle correlation functions, which is truncated to a closed set of equations by mean-field arguments. These ...
How Quantum Theory Helps us Explain
... The use of Newton’s theory of motion and gravitation to explain the regular motions of the planets is a paradigm case of how theoretical explanation functions in classical physics. Kepler’s three laws are the regularities to be explained. These are initially specified as regularities in the spatiote ...
... The use of Newton’s theory of motion and gravitation to explain the regular motions of the planets is a paradigm case of how theoretical explanation functions in classical physics. Kepler’s three laws are the regularities to be explained. These are initially specified as regularities in the spatiote ...
Particle in a box

In quantum mechanics, the particle in a box model (also known as the infinite potential well or the infinite square well) describes a particle free to move in a small space surrounded by impenetrable barriers. The model is mainly used as a hypothetical example to illustrate the differences between classical and quantum systems. In classical systems, for example a ball trapped inside a large box, the particle can move at any speed within the box and it is no more likely to be found at one position than another. However, when the well becomes very narrow (on the scale of a few nanometers), quantum effects become important. The particle may only occupy certain positive energy levels. Likewise, it can never have zero energy, meaning that the particle can never ""sit still"". Additionally, it is more likely to be found at certain positions than at others, depending on its energy level. The particle may never be detected at certain positions, known as spatial nodes.The particle in a box model provides one of the very few problems in quantum mechanics which can be solved analytically, without approximations. This means that the observable properties of the particle (such as its energy and position) are related to the mass of the particle and the width of the well by simple mathematical expressions. Due to its simplicity, the model allows insight into quantum effects without the need for complicated mathematics. It is one of the first quantum mechanics problems taught in undergraduate physics courses, and it is commonly used as an approximation for more complicated quantum systems.