Lecture 7_Quantum Chemistry
... All matter (particles) has wave-like properties ◦ so-called particle-wave duality Particle-waves are described in a probabilistic manner ◦ electron doesn’t whiz around the nucleus, it has a probability distribution describing where it might be found ◦ allows for seemingly impossible “quantum tunneli ...
... All matter (particles) has wave-like properties ◦ so-called particle-wave duality Particle-waves are described in a probabilistic manner ◦ electron doesn’t whiz around the nucleus, it has a probability distribution describing where it might be found ◦ allows for seemingly impossible “quantum tunneli ...
Honors Convocation Address.pdf
... openings. I sense you’re itching for a demo, so let’s observe the diffraction of light together. Put a couple fingers together like this and hold them close to your eye. Create a narrow opening between your fingers while looking at a moderately bright light source. Yes, it can be embarrassing becaus ...
... openings. I sense you’re itching for a demo, so let’s observe the diffraction of light together. Put a couple fingers together like this and hold them close to your eye. Create a narrow opening between your fingers while looking at a moderately bright light source. Yes, it can be embarrassing becaus ...
Section 13.1 :The Quantum Theory of Motion
... The conventional understanding of the tunnel effect has to undergo a thorough revision when examined with the conceptual tools of the quantum theory of motion (QTM). Since this theory operates with the concept of a classical particle on a classical path it must reject the idea of barrier penetration ...
... The conventional understanding of the tunnel effect has to undergo a thorough revision when examined with the conceptual tools of the quantum theory of motion (QTM). Since this theory operates with the concept of a classical particle on a classical path it must reject the idea of barrier penetration ...
Weak value amplification: a view from quantum estimation theory
... Weak value amplification (WVA)1 is a concept that has been used under a great variety of experimental conditions2–8 to reveal tiny changes of a variable of interest. In all those cases, a priori sensitivity limits were not due to the quantum nature of the light used (photon statistics), but instead ...
... Weak value amplification (WVA)1 is a concept that has been used under a great variety of experimental conditions2–8 to reveal tiny changes of a variable of interest. In all those cases, a priori sensitivity limits were not due to the quantum nature of the light used (photon statistics), but instead ...
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2005
... vations. He carried out a consistent description of photoelectric detection with the aid of quantum field theory. Now he was able to show that the ”bunching” that R. Hanbury Brown and R. Twiss had discovered was a natural consequence of the random nature of thermal radiation. An ideal coherent laser ...
... vations. He carried out a consistent description of photoelectric detection with the aid of quantum field theory. Now he was able to show that the ”bunching” that R. Hanbury Brown and R. Twiss had discovered was a natural consequence of the random nature of thermal radiation. An ideal coherent laser ...
Quantum Computer
... A computation device that makes direct use of quantum-mechanical phenomenon such as superposition and entanglement to perform operations on data ...
... A computation device that makes direct use of quantum-mechanical phenomenon such as superposition and entanglement to perform operations on data ...
Performance gain of displacement receiver with optimized prior
... matrix. Therefore, a practical concern in the application of quantum receiver to optical communication systems is the maximization of the mutual information and cutoff rate in terms of the prior probability distribution for a given asymmetric channel matrix based on the displacement receiver. In thi ...
... matrix. Therefore, a practical concern in the application of quantum receiver to optical communication systems is the maximization of the mutual information and cutoff rate in terms of the prior probability distribution for a given asymmetric channel matrix based on the displacement receiver. In thi ...
Quantum digital spiral imaging
... the non-local decomposition of non-integer phase vortices. A collimated 355-nm beam pumps a 5-mm long b-barium borate (BBO) crystal, where a degenerate 710 nm signal and idler photons are produced in pairs via type-I collinear SPDC and are separated by a non-polarizing beam splitter. The crystal is ...
... the non-local decomposition of non-integer phase vortices. A collimated 355-nm beam pumps a 5-mm long b-barium borate (BBO) crystal, where a degenerate 710 nm signal and idler photons are produced in pairs via type-I collinear SPDC and are separated by a non-polarizing beam splitter. The crystal is ...
41-60 - New Theoretical Physics by James A. Putnam
... We know space is there because we measure distances in it. We cannot define a measurement of distance as occurring across nothing, so there must be something. This new theory makes no claim to predict physical properties for space other than to say it exists and gives us room to move about. In the a ...
... We know space is there because we measure distances in it. We cannot define a measurement of distance as occurring across nothing, so there must be something. This new theory makes no claim to predict physical properties for space other than to say it exists and gives us room to move about. In the a ...
Experimental characterization of nonlocal photon fluids
... medium arises from the third-order Kerr nonlinearity [15], i.e., the local change in refractive index proportional to the light intensity Δn ! n2 jEj2 : a defocusing nonlinearity with n2 < 0 giving repulsive interactions is required to observe a dynamically stable photon fluid. Such a nonlinearity ...
... medium arises from the third-order Kerr nonlinearity [15], i.e., the local change in refractive index proportional to the light intensity Δn ! n2 jEj2 : a defocusing nonlinearity with n2 < 0 giving repulsive interactions is required to observe a dynamically stable photon fluid. Such a nonlinearity ...
Perspective Using classical mechanics in a quantum framework
... One worries, however, about the neglect of quantum eects in these classical simulations, particularly when the motion of hydrogen atoms is involved. For example, the zero-point vibrational energy in CH and OH bonds is enormous (compared to normal thermal energies), and it can cause unphysical behav ...
... One worries, however, about the neglect of quantum eects in these classical simulations, particularly when the motion of hydrogen atoms is involved. For example, the zero-point vibrational energy in CH and OH bonds is enormous (compared to normal thermal energies), and it can cause unphysical behav ...
The two-state vector description of a quantum system
... But, this backward evolving state has meaning only in this world. It does not exist in the physical world (Universe) ...
... But, this backward evolving state has meaning only in this world. It does not exist in the physical world (Universe) ...
Light interference from single atoms and their
... A single atom emitting single photons is a fundamental source of light. But the characteristics of this light depend strongly on the environment of the atom1,2. For example, if an atom is placed between two mirrors, both the total rate and the spectral composition of the spontaneous emission can be ...
... A single atom emitting single photons is a fundamental source of light. But the characteristics of this light depend strongly on the environment of the atom1,2. For example, if an atom is placed between two mirrors, both the total rate and the spectral composition of the spontaneous emission can be ...
the whole of chemistry
... How do Nature’s enzymes carry out complex reactions such as photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation? ...
... How do Nature’s enzymes carry out complex reactions such as photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation? ...