FI:IA082 Selected themes of QM - Course Information

IA082 Selected themes of quantum mechanics

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Mário Ziman, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Mojmír Křetínský, CSc.
Department of Computer Science – Faculty of Informatics

Timetable

Wed 18:00–19:50 B411

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Applied Informatics (programme FI, N-AP)
• Information Technology Security (programme FI, N-IN)
• Bioinformatics (programme FI, N-AP)
• Information Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Informatics (eng.) (programme FI, D-IN4)
• Informatics (programme FI, D-IN)
• Informatics (programme FI, D-IN4)
• Informatics (programme FI, M-IN)
• Informatics (programme FI, N-IN)
• Mathematical Informatics (programme FI, B-IN)
• Parallel and Distributed Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Computer Graphics (programme FI, N-IN)
• Computer Networks and Communication (programme FI, N-IN)
• Computer Systems and Technologies (eng.) (programme FI, D-IN4)
• Computer Systems and Technologies (programme FI, D-IN4)
• Computer Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Embedded Systems (eng.) (programme FI, N-IN)
• Embedded Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Service Science, Management and Engineering (eng.) (programme FI, N-AP)
• Service Science, Management and Engineering (programme FI, N-AP)
• Theoretical Informatics (programme FI, N-IN)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Informatics (programme FI, M-SS)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Informatics (programme FI, M-TV)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Informatics (programme FI, N-SS) (2)
• Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing (programme FI, N-IN)
• Image Processing (programme FI, N-AP)

Course objectives

After this course students should:
understand basic principles of quantum physics;
apply the learned concepts in the subsequent study of quantum information theory;
self-study quantum theory books.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction and history
• 2. Quantum probabilities and supersposition principle
• 3. Uncertainty relations
• 4. Quantum state and density operators
• 5. Schrodinger equation
• 6. Hydrogen atom
• 7. Spin of the electron
• 8. Einstein-Podolski-Rosen paradox
• 9. Bell inequalities
• 10. Quantum information
• 11. Decoherence
• 12. Indistinguishability principle and elementary particles

Literature

• ZIMAN, Mário. Vybrané kapitoly z kvantové mechaniky (Selected topics from quantum mechanics). 2004. URL info

Teaching methods

lectures

Assessment methods

written exam, usage of materials and notes is allowed

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

http://www.quniverse.sk/ziman/index.php?take=qm_brno

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