PSI 2016/2017 - Quantum Theory (Bartlett)

Introduction, Operational quantum mechanics – postulates (N&C section 2.2, covering 2.2.1 through 2.2.5)

Operational quantum mechanics – postulates (N&C section 2.2, covering 2.2.6 through 2.2.9)

Operational quantum mechanics – Bloch sphere, mixed states, Schmidt decomposition (N&C section 1.2, 2.4, 2.5)

EPR, Bell nonlocality, quantum teleportation (N&C section 2.6 + supplementary, N&C section 1.3.7)

Infinite Dimensional Hilbert Space and Unbounded Operators

Quantum harmonic oscillator – Standard treatment based on creation/annihilation operators

Quantum noise (N&C Chapter 8)

Quantum measurement – von Neumann, QND, weak measurements, Wigner’s friend

Perturbation theory – Schrieffer-Wolf (arXiv:1105.0675)

Perturbation theory – Schrieffer-Wolf (arXiv:1105.0675)

Tensor networks – an introduction

Wigner functions