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Quantizing and Dequantizing Reference Frames

Robert Spekkens - Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

July 12, 2004 PIRSA:04070002 Conference
Quantum Reference Frames and Relative States

Nicolas Gisin - Université de Genève

July 12, 2004 PIRSA:04070001 Conference
On the notion of Superselection Rule (SSR)

Domenico Giulini - Leibniz University Hannover

July 12, 2004 PIRSA:04070000 Conference
The Stability of the Solar System

Scott Tremaine - Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) - School of Natural Sciences (SNS)

June 02, 2004 PIRSA:04060000 Public Lectures
Are You Ready to Live the "Quantum World"? A Debate on the Meaning of Quantum Theory

Antony Valentini - Clemson University , Lucien Hardy - Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics , Wayne Myrvold - Western University

May 05, 2004 PIRSA:04050001 Public Lectures
Theory of Cosmological Perterbations - Lecture 4, Part 1

Robert Brandenberger - McGill University - Department of Physics

April 28, 2004 PIRSA:04040001 Other
Theory of Cosmological Perterbations - Lecture 3, Part 1

Robert Brandenberger - McGill University - Department of Physics

April 20, 2004 PIRSA:04040000 Other
The Art of Mathematics

Ellen Kaplan - Harvard University , Robert Kaplan - Harvard University

April 07, 2004 PIRSA:04040002 Public Lectures Mathematical physics
Challenges for Theories of Fundamental Physics from Cosmology - Part 2

Robert Brandenberger - McGill University - Department of Physics

March 09, 2004 PIRSA:04030000 Other
Making Light of Mathematics

Michael Berry - University of Bristol

March 03, 2004 PIRSA:04030002 Public Lectures
Challenges for Theories of Fundamental Physics from Cosmology - Part 1

Robert Brandenberger - McGill University - Department of Physics

March 02, 2004 PIRSA:04030001 Other
Theory of Cosmological Perterbations - Final

Robert Brandenberger - McGill University - Department of Physics

February 20, 2004 PIRSA:04020000 Other

Quantum Mechanics 8 - What is a Photon?

Richard Epp - University of Waterloo

August 12, 2008 PIRSA:08080083

By applying our understanding of the quantum harmonic oscillator to the electromagnetic field we learn what a photon is, and are introduced to “quantum field theory” and the amazing “Casimir effect.” Learning Outcomes: • Understanding that classical electromagnetic waves bouncing around inside a…
Special Relativity 8 - Applications of Minkowskian Geometry

Richard Epp - University of Waterloo

August 12, 2008 PIRSA:08080067

Learning to use Minkowskian geometry to understand, very simply, a variety of aspects of Einstein’s spacetime. Learning Outcomes: • How a straight line is the longest path between two points in spacetime. • How a light particle experiences space and time: its journey from one location in the…
Special Relativity 9- Synchronization of Clocks

Richard Epp - University of Waterloo

August 12, 2008 PIRSA:08080068

A discussion of how to synchronize clocks that are separated in space, and how this leads to the relativity of simultaneity. Learning Outcomes: • Understanding that clock synchronization is a physical process, and exploring various methods of synchronization using spacetime diagrams. • How to…
Relativity 3

Richard Epp - University of Waterloo

August 12, 2008 PIRSA:08080014
Special Relativity 7 - Minkowskian Geometry

Richard Epp - University of Waterloo

August 12, 2008 PIRSA:08080066

Space obeys the rules of Euclidean geometry. Spacetime obeys the rules of a new kind of geometry called Minkowskian geometry. Learning Outcomes: • Triangles in spacetime obey a Pythagoras-like theorem, but with an unusual minus sign. • The true nature of time as geometrical distance in spacetime. •…
Quantum Mechanics 4 - OR vs. AND

Richard Epp - University of Waterloo

August 11, 2008 PIRSA:08080079

Highlighting the essential difference between the classical and quantum worlds. Learning Outcomes: • A recap of what we’ve learned so far. • Understanding that in the classical world we have either “particle moving to the right” OR “particle moving to the left.” • Understanding that, in the quantum…
Quantum Mechanics 5 - The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

Richard Epp - University of Waterloo

August 11, 2008 PIRSA:08080080

A discussion of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle as another way to understand quantum weirdness. Learning Outcomes: • Some deeper insights into what a particle probability pattern means. • The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle gives a limit to the precision with which we can simultaneously know…
Quantum 2

Richard Epp - University of Waterloo

August 11, 2008 PIRSA:08080013
Quantum Mechanics 6 - The Strong and Weak Interpretations of Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

Richard Epp - University of Waterloo

August 11, 2008 PIRSA:08080081

A more in depth discussion of what the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is trying to tell us about the nature of reality. Learning Outcomes: • Understanding the strong interpretation of the HUP: “Particles cannot simultaneously possess a definite position and a definite momentum.” • Why the…
Relativity 2

Richard Epp - University of Waterloo

August 11, 2008 PIRSA:08080012
Special Relativity 6 - Doppler Shift for Light

Richard Epp - University of Waterloo

August 11, 2008 PIRSA:08080065

Deriving the Doppler shift for light, from which all of special relativity follows. Learning Outcomes: • Return to the thought experiment in SR-3. By replacing Newton’s assumption of Universal Time with Einstein’s Relativity Principle we arrive at the Doppler shift for light. • How the Doppler shift…
Special Relativity 4 - Einstein's Speed of Light Principle ("Principle 2")

Richard Epp - University of Waterloo

August 11, 2008 PIRSA:08080063

Repeating the experiment from SR-3 using light rather than sound, and understanding what Einstein assumed regarding the speed of light. Learning Outcomes: • How to draw a spacetime diagram that represents the sending and receiving of a light signal. • Understanding that Einstein's Speed of Light…

Title	Date	Collection	Type	Info
Quantizing and Dequantizing Reference Frames	2004‑07‑12	Workshop on Reference Frames and Superselection Rules in Quantum Information Theory - 2004	Conference	View details
Quantum Reference Frames and Relative States	2004‑07‑12	Workshop on Reference Frames and Superselection Rules in Quantum Information Theory - 2004	Conference	View details
On the notion of Superselection Rule (SSR)	2004‑07‑12	Workshop on Reference Frames and Superselection Rules in Quantum Information Theory - 2004	Conference	View details
The Stability of the Solar System	2004‑06‑02	Public Lecture Series	Public Lectures	View details
Are You Ready to Live the "Quantum World"? A Debate on the Meaning of Quantum Theory	2004‑05‑05	Public Lecture Series	Public Lectures	View details
Theory of Cosmological Perterbations - Lecture 4, Part 1	2004‑04‑28		Other	View details
Theory of Cosmological Perterbations - Lecture 3, Part 1	2004‑04‑20		Other	View details
The Art of Mathematics	2004‑04‑07	Public Lecture Series	Public Lectures	View details
Challenges for Theories of Fundamental Physics from Cosmology - Part 2	2004‑03‑09		Other	View details
Making Light of Mathematics	2004‑03‑03	Public Lecture Series	Public Lectures	View details
Challenges for Theories of Fundamental Physics from Cosmology - Part 1	2004‑03‑02		Other	View details
Theory of Cosmological Perterbations - Final	2004‑02‑20		Other	View details

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