Master M2 QLMN

Revision week: approximation methods in quantum physics

Course on Physics of Quantum Information (Fall 2022, Laurent Sanchez-Palencia and Antoine Browaeys)

Syllabus

Lecture 1 – Introduction. Review of quantum physics: notes, slides.
Homework 1 (due sept. 30th, and not 23rd as written in the file) – Solution

Lecture 2 – Two-level systems and harmonic oscillators: notes, slides.

Lecture 3 – Entanglement 1: notes, slides.
Homework 2: Exercises A.1 & A2 from lecture notes (due oct. 7th). Solution HW2
Link towards the Nobel prize in physics 2022.
An interview (in french) of A. Aspect.

Lecture 4 – Entanglement 2: notes, slides.
Homework 3 (due october 15th) – Solution

Lecture 5 – Measurement in quantum physics: notes, slides.
Homework 4: Exercises A and B at the end of lecture notes (due october 28th) – Solution

Lecture 6 – Open Quantum Systems I: notes, slides

Lecture 7 – Open Quantum Systems II: notes
Homework 5: (due november 18th – careful: it is quite long…) – Solution

Lecture 8 – Stochastic wave functions: notes, slides
The article on the stochastic wavefunction approach by Dalibard, Castin and Moelmer

Lecture 9 – Recap of the course (slides) and decoherence (notes)

Exam will be held december 2nd 2022 from 9-12am. You are allowed lecture notes, written notes, homeworks. As an example of exam, look at the 2021 exam, with its correction.