Lecture

Quantum Harmonic Oscillator: Field Quantization

Description

This lecture covers the quantization of the quantum harmonic oscillator, including the operator method, creation/annihilation operators, and the spectrum of the harmonic oscillator. It also delves into the field quantization of the electromagnetic field, associating each mode with a quantum harmonic oscillator. The dimensional analysis, factorization of the Hamiltonian, and the concept of phonons as elementary excitations are discussed.

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Ontological neighbourhood

Physics

Quantum mechanics: Mathematical formulation of quantum mechanics

Mathematics

Algebra: Linear algebra

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