Photon Based Undergraduate Quantum Mechanics Curriculum

基于光子的本科量子力学课程

• 批准号: 0340917
• 负责人: Mark Beck
• 金额: $ 4.34万
• 依托单位: Whitman College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-05-15 至 2007-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0340917&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Photon; Based; Undergraduate; Quantum; Mechanics

Physics (13) This project is developing a new quantum mechanics curriculum for junior/senior level undergraduates. The curriculum explains modern formulations and interpretations of quantum mechanics to undergraduates, and focuses on fundamental concepts, in particular on quantum states and measurements. The curriculum is novel in that it unifies laboratory and classroom activities. Instead of simply talking about gedanken experiments in a lecture, students actually perform the experiments. This makes quantum mechanics more real and less abstract. The laboratory experiments have been chosen for their relevance in the 21st century; they involve studying the properties of single photons, including experiments that demonstrate existence of light quanta, single-photon interference, two-photon interference, and tests of Bell's inequalities. The newly designed laboratory experiments and lecture materials are being made available on the web and presented at AAPT meetings.

物理(13)这个项目正在为初级/高级本科生开发一门新的量子力学课程。该课程向本科生解释量子力学的现代公式和解释，重点放在基本概念上，特别是量子态和测量。这门课程很新颖，因为它把实验室活动和课堂活动结合了起来。学生们不是在课堂上简单地谈论Gedanken实验，而是实际进行实验。这使得量子力学更真实，更不抽象。选择实验室实验是因为它们与21世纪的相关性；它们涉及研究单光子的性质，包括证明光量子存在、单光子干涉、双光子干涉的实验，以及贝尔不等式的测试。新设计的实验室实验和讲座材料正在网上提供，并在亚太技术合作组织的会议上介绍。