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    1) The document summarizes key concepts from lectures on quantum fields and their energy. It discusses the creation and annihilation operators for quantum fields, and how they relate to finding the number of particles and total energy. 2) Fourier transforms are introduced to write wavefunctions in terms of momentum space. Commutation relations for creation and annihilation operators are defined. 3) The total energy of a quantum field is derived from the Hamiltonian in terms of creation and annihilation operators, incorporating both kinetic and potential energy terms. Momentum is conserved in interactions.

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    1) The document summarizes key concepts from lectures on quantum fields and their energy. It discusses the creation and annihilation operators for quantum fields, and how they relate to finding the number of particles and total energy. 2) Fourier transforms are introduced to write wavefunctions in terms of momentum space. Commutation relations for creation and annihilation operators are defined. 3) The total energy of a quantum field is derived from the Hamiltonian in terms of creation and annihilation operators, incorporating both kinetic and potential energy terms. Momentum is conserved in interactions.

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    Advanced Quantum Mechanics - Leonard Susskind

    Lectures 7-9 Quantum Fields and their Energy - notes


    ramo (hanramo@hotmail.com)
    AP (Calculus BC, Statistics, Physics C, Microeconomics) Teacher

    November 10, 2014

    Lecture 7.

    hx|i = (x)

    probability of finding particle at x

    (x)(x) = P (x)
    Z
    Z

    dx (x)(x) = 1
    dx i (x)j (x) = ij
    X
    |ii hi| = I
    i

    hy|xi =

    hy|ii hi|xi

    (x y) =

    i (y)i (x)

    number of particles in each ith state

    |n1 , n2 , . . . , ni , . . .i

    a+
    i = ai

    a
    i

    creation operator
    annihilation operator

    = ai

    (x) =

    a
    i i (x)

    (x) =

    a+
    i i (x)

    |vacuumi = |0i = |0, 0, . . .i


    X
    |xi =
    |ii hi| x
    i

    i (x)a+
    i

    |0i = (x) |0i

    dx (x)(x) =

    Z
    dx

    ai i (x)aj j (x)

    ij

    X
    ij

    currently

    ai aj ij

    X
    i

    ai ai =

    Ni

    total number of particles

    with Mathematics and Science Department, Beijing Number 2 High School, Beijing

    E=

    Ni i

    ai ai i

    Hi = i i
    

    P
    + V (x) i (x) = i i (x)
    2m

    P = i
    x
    
    
    2

    + V (x) i (x) = i i (x)


    2m
    
    
    2
    + V (x) (x)
    dx (x)
    2m

    h| H |i =

    
    
    2
    E=
    dx (x)
    + V (x) (x)
    2m
    
    X
    Z
    X
    2
    +
    =
    dx
    ai i (x)
    + V (x)
    a
    j j (x)
    2m
    i
    j
    
    
    Z
    X
    2
    +
    + V (x) j (x)a
    =
    dx
    ai i (x)
    j
    2m
    ij
    Z
    X

    =
    dx
    a+
    i aj i (x)j j (x)
    Z

    [operator]

    ij

    a+
    i aj ij j

    ij

    Z
    operator P = i

    dx (x)

    (x)
    x

    Total momentum of all the particles

    Lecture 8.

    Z
    1

    dp (x)eipx
    (p) =
    2
    Z
    1
    ipx

    (x) =
    dp (x)e
    2
    (x) =

    a
    i i (x)

    Z
    1
    =
    dp a (p)eipx
    2
    Z
    1
    +
    (x) =
    dp a+ (p)eipx
    2
    Z
    1
    a (p) =
    dx (x)eipx
    2
    Z
    1
    dx + (x)eipx
    a+ (p) =
    2
    +
    [a
    i , aj ] = ij

    [a
    i , aj ] = 0
    +
    [a+
    i , aj ] = 0

    [+ (x), (y)] = (x y)
    [+ (x), + (y)] = 0
    [ (x), (y)] = 0
    [Re (x),
    Im (y)] = (x y)

    Lecture 9.

    DFE
    E D

    
    2
    E=
    dx (x)
    (x) + V (x) (x)(x)
    2m
    
    
    Z
    2

    E=
    dx (x)
    (x) + mc2 (x)(x)
    2m
    Z

    |(t + )i = (1 iH) |(t)i


    = |(t)i iH |(t)i
    Z
    1
    (x) =
    dp
    2
    Z
    1
    dq
    (x) =
    2
    Z

    ipx

    (p)e

    (q)eiqx

    Z
    Z
    1
    ipx
    (q)eiqx 1

    dx mc2
    dq
    dp (p)e
    2
    2
    Z Z Z
    mc2
    i(pq)x
    (q)(p)e

    dq dp dx
    2
    Z Z
    mc2
    (q)(p)(p

    q) dq dp
    =
    2
    Z
    mc2
    (p)(p)

    dp
    2

    dx mc2 (x)(x) =

    no change in p

    Z
    dq (p q)F (q) = F (p)

    Z
    2
    2 1
    ipx

    dp (p)e
    (x) =
    2m
    2m 2
    Z
    1
    p2 ipx

    =
    dp (p)
    e
    2m
    2
    p2
    =
    (x)
    2m
    Z
    E=

    dx (x)

    p2
    (x) + V (x) (x)(x)
    2m

    first term also conserves momentum

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