This is the homepage for PL2124-Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics, Spring 2009, Polytechnic University.  Choose from the selection below.  This page will be updated periodically.

• Syllabus

• Lecture Notes
• 01. 2-Slit Experiment
  
• 02. 2-Path Experiment: Quantum vs. Classical Systems
  
• 03. Vectors, Vector Spaces, and Operators
  
• 04. Principles of QM
  
• 05. Multiparticle Systems
  
• 06. EPR and Bell
  
• 07. Quantum Information Theory
  
• 08. Kochen-Specker and Measurement
  
• 09. Collapse and GRW
  
• 10. Many Worlds/Many Minds
  
• 11. Bohm
• 12. Modal Interpretations and Quantum Logic
• 13. Decoherence and Consistent Histories
  

• Assignments
• hw#1 (due Thurs 1/29)
• hw#1-key
• hw#2 (due Thurs 2/5)
• hw#2-key
• hw#3 (due Thurs 2/12)
• hw#3-key
  
• hw#4 (due Thurs 2/19)
• hw#4-key
  
• hw#5 (due Thurs 2/26)
• hw#5-key
  
• hw#6 (due Thurs 3/5)
• hw#6-key
• hw#7 (due Thurs 3/26)
• hw#7-key
  
• hw#8 (due Thurs 4/2)
• hw#8-key
  
• extra-credit#1 (due Thurs 4/7)
• extra-credit#1-key
  
• hw#9 (due Thurs 4/9)
• hw#9-key
  
• hw#10 (due Thurs 4/16)
• hw#10-key
  
• hw#11 (due Thurs 4/23)
• hw#11-key
• extra-credit#2
  
• extra-credit#2-key
  

• Paper Assignment (due Tues 4/28)
  

• Handouts
• Principles of QM
  

• Links
• Check "Course Documents" in the MyPoly website for this course for relevant supplementary articles.
• Relevant articles in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy:
• "Quantum Mechanics"
• "Bell's Theorem"
  
• "The Kochen-Specker Theorem"
• "Collapse Theories"
• "Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics"
• "Everett's Relative-State Formulation of Quantum Mechanics"
• "Bohmian Mechanics"
• "The Modal Interpretations of Quantum Theory"
• "Quantum Logic and Probability Theory"
• "Quantum Entanglement and Information"
• "The Role of Decoherence in Quantum Theory"
• "Identity and Individuality in Quantum Theory"
• Other articles on related  issues in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy:
• "Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics"
• "Measurement in Quantum Theory"
• Other resources:
• Quantum Cryptography website
• "An Introduction to Quantum Computing for Non-Physicists"
• "Introduction to Quantum Computers and Quantum Algorithms"
• "An Introduction to Quantum Teleportation"
• John Preskill's Quantum Computation course at Caltech
• Ned Hall's Phil QM course at MIT