Hello everyone, Some of you have expressed concern about notation and Hermitian operators so I am addressing that issue. If you are specifically wondering...
Ivan Ratko Piletic
ipiletic@...
Oct 9, 2002 4:32 pm
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Hi all, *) We will try to post class lectures one day ahead of time on the web. Some of you have mentioned that mike lectures too fast to take notes. here...
somoney@...
Oct 9, 2002 6:59 pm
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Hi all, Please note: 1) Problem set #1 and all future graded problem sets will be put in a box outside of Keck 101 2) PS#3 is due this thursday 3) the next few...
somoney@...
Oct 15, 2002 1:36 am
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Hello Everyone, I am sending this message to clarify the grading procedure. An emphasis of the grading procedure has been placed on effort. This is still...
Ivan Ratko Piletic
ipiletic@...
Oct 16, 2002 8:02 pm
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Hi all, *) PS#1 solutions are now posted on the web. Just hit on the due-date field link. All future solutions will be posted in a similar fashion. *)...
somoney@...
Oct 18, 2002 2:11 am
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Hi all, I'd like to mention the following: *) Problem sets up to #3 are now in the "out box" by 105 Keck *) The website has solutions for all PS up to #3 *)...
somoney@...
Oct 25, 2002 1:34 am
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Hello everyone, There were quite a few people inquiring about problem 5 on this assignment. I thought that I would make some clarifications. You are given a...
Ivan Ratko Piletic
ipiletic@...
Nov 4, 2002 8:33 pm
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Hi all, Sorry for the delayed reminder, but Mike made the announcement that Pr#1 of Ch 10 is NOT due this tuesday as part of problem set 6. For all of you...
somoney@...
Nov 4, 2002 9:41 pm
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Hi all, The following updates have been made: *) Next tuesday's, as well as all past lectures are up. *) All solutions sets are up *) The book errata page has...
somoney@...
Nov 8, 2002 2:40 am
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Hello everyone, Some have been asking me questions about the chapter 12 problem 1. Here are some comments: -use raising and lowering operators to calculate...
Ivan Ratko Piletic
ipiletic@...
Nov 12, 2002 10:10 pm
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Hi all, The quarter is drawing to a close, so prepare for a wild ride. Things will speed up a bit, but your trusty TAs will fumble through it with you....
somoney@...
Nov 12, 2002 11:05 pm
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Hello Everyone, Just a quick note to everyone that when you are calculating the time dependent expectation value with the density matrix, you need to include ...
Ivan Ratko Piletic
ipiletic@...
Nov 22, 2002 4:29 am
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somoney@...
Nov 22, 2002 10:36 pm
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Yep. I dont know how to use email. Disregard my previous message. News: *) Dont forget Ch13&14 are due Tuesday *) Youre free until Dec 5th for Ch15&16 *) Ch...
somoney@...
Nov 22, 2002 10:48 pm
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Hi all, The quarter is winding down. Here are some announcements: *) Please see the website for all future lectures: ...
somoney@...
Dec 1, 2002 9:59 pm
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*) the final is now on the web AND in a box outside keck. it is due 9 days from today, by 4PM in same box. *) Ch15&16 problem set due thursday *) Ivan will...
somoney@...
Dec 4, 2002 12:09 am
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I was asked about the validity of formula 17.38 on page 291. I've gone through the derivation carefully and the formula is correct as it appears in the book....
somoney@...
Dec 4, 2002 11:53 pm
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Hello, In class I went through an addition to problem #7 part c on page 10. It states: "..., the coherences have the initial values rho12(0) =...
Ivan Ratko Piletic
ipiletic@...
Dec 5, 2002 7:20 pm
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Hi all, Feel free to use Mathematica/Matlab/Abacus/Whatever to fit to the parabolas in problem 2. mike was just joking about using a spreadsheet. he thinks...
somoney@...
Dec 7, 2002 9:24 pm
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Hi all, I got several questions on the limiting cases in question 4b. The cases you should consider are: gamma/(delta E) >> 1 gamma/(delta E) << 1 The PDF...
somoney@...
Dec 9, 2002 9:22 pm
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In regards to the initial conditions given in question 7 c, The initial conditions when solving the equations of motion for the density matrix elements in the...
ipiletic@...
Dec 10, 2002 6:34 am
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You are allowed to use Mathsoftware, calculator... whatever you want, to find the eigenvalues in problem 5. If you use mathsoftware, please attach the codes. ...
Hu Cang
hucang@...
Dec 10, 2002 8:59 pm
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In regards to question 7a, Remember that for the two level system the density matrix is 2x2 and an arbitrary density matrix element is rho_ij where i denotes...
Ivan Ratko Piletic
ipiletic@...
Dec 10, 2002 9:13 pm
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I received a couple more short questions about the last problem which I thought everyone should know: -In part b, I tell you to set gamma_1 to zero. Carry...
Ivan Ratko Piletic
ipiletic@...
Dec 10, 2002 9:50 pm
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Sorry, This is the last e-mail about this matter, For the graphs in part f, depending on the values you selected for w_o and gamma_2, you may need a large...
Ivan Ratko Piletic
ipiletic@...
Dec 10, 2002 9:55 pm
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Please turn in your exam NO LATER THEN 4 TODAY into the appropriately labeled box outside of Keck 101. We will begin grading immediately after 4pm, so dont be...
somoney@...
Dec 12, 2002 7:14 pm
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Hello Everyone, The last details of chem 271: 1) The finals have been graded and are placed in an outbox in the hallway that you handed in your homeworks....