PY895 A1 - Special Topics in Theoretical Physics:

Foundations of Quantum Mechanics

Yakir Aharonov

Meets: Thursdays 3-6pm - Metcalf Science Center, Room 593.

* Course Starts September 29 *

Course Topics:

  1. Paradoxes in Modern Physics.
  2. Quantum Theory of Measurement:
    • a. Non-Relativistic Measurements
    • b. Relativistic Measurement and Correlations
  3. Non Local Phenomena:
    • a. The Aharonov-Bohm Effect
    • b. Geometric Phases
  4. The Two Vector Formulation of Quantum Mechanics:
    • a. Weak Measurements and Curious Effects
    • b. History, Destiny and Completeness.
  5. Protective Measurements: How to Measure the Schrodinger Wave Function of a Single Particle!
  6. New Ideas Concerning the Role of Time in Physics.
  7. Is there going to be another Revolution in Physics?