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PHYS 4705 [0.5 credit] Introduction to Quantum Phenomena


Postulates of Quantum Mechanics, Quantum communication and cryptography, Entanglement, EPR paradox and Bell inequalities, Introduction to wave mechanics: Energy quantization and tunneling, Survey of quantum material: superconductor, topological insulators, semimetals. Survey of quantum sensing: NMR, trapped ions, superconducting qubit, atomic clocks.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as PHYS 5705, for which additional credit is precluded.
Lectures three hours per week.