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We continue here to study simple matrix models of quantum mechanical Hamiltonians. The eigenvalues and eigenfunctions were associated energy levels and wave functions. Whereas previously we considered the weak coupling limits of our models,…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-08-11 Castaly Fan , Larry Zamick

Computation is a central aspect of modern science and engineering work, and yet, computational instruction has yet to fully pervade university STEM curricula. In physics, we have begun to integrate computation into our courses in a variety…

Physics Education · Physics 2017-09-19 Marcos. D. Caballero , Michael J. Obsniuk , Paul W. Irving

In this work, we present the results of a research in which we aimed to evidence obstacles and advances in pre-service teachers' conceptualization on a subject involving elementary Quantum Mechanics. We based our analysis on the theories…

Physics Education · Physics 2020-06-19 Glauco Cohen F. Pantoja

Very little is known about how the nature of expertise in introductory and advanced courses compares in knowledge-rich domains such as physics. We develop a framework to compare the similarities and differences between learning and patterns…

Physics Education · Physics 2016-02-18 Chandralekha Singh , Emily Marshman

Quantum theory is often regarded as challenging to learn and teach, with advanced mathematical prerequisites ranging from complex numbers and probability theory to matrix multiplication, vector space algebra and symbolic manipulation within…

A generalization is provided for the notion of tags, as used in various formulations of physical scenarios. It leads to the definition of tagged vector spaces, based on a set of axioms for tags and their extractors. As an application, such…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-21 Filippus S. Roux

Quantum computing offers advantages over classical computation, yet the precise features that set the two apart remain unclear. In the standard quantum circuit model, adding a 1-qubit basis-changing gate -- commonly chosen to be the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-26 Wang Fang , Chris Heunen , Robin Kaarsgaard

Quantum Computing is a new and exciting field at the intersection of mathematics, computer science and physics. It concerns a utilization of quantum mechanics to improve the efficiency of computation. Here we present a gentle introduction…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-08-03 Noson S. Yanofsky

These pedagogical lecture notes address to the students in theoretical physics for helping them to understand the mechanisms of the linear operators defined on finite-dimensional vector spaces equipped with definite or indefinite inner…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2016-02-12 Ion I. Cotaescu

These lecture notes aim to provide a clear and comprehensive introduction to using open quantum system theory for quantum algorithms. The main arguments are Variational Quantum Algorithms, Quantum Error Correction, Dynamical Decoupling and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-06-18 Matteo Carlesso

Potential algebras can be used effectively in the analysis of the quantum systems. In the article, we focus on the systems described by a separable, 2x2 matrix Hamiltonian of the first order in derivatives. We find integrals of motion of…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-06-11 Vit Jakubsky

The purpose of this contribution is to give a very brief introduction to Quantum Mechanics for an audience of mathematicians. I will follow Segal's approach to Quantum Mechanics paying special attention to algebraic issues. The usual…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Eduardo J. S. Villaseñor

As quantum computers become available to the general public, the need has arisen to train a cohort of quantum programmers, many of whom have been developing classical computer programs for most of their careers. While currently available…

With the advent of high-level programming languages capable of quickly rendering three-dimensional simulations, the inclusion of computers as a learning tool in the classroom has become more prevalent. Although work has begun to study the…

Physics Education · Physics 2015-11-18 Michael J. Obsniuk , Paul W. Irving , Marcos D. Caballero

Variational Quantum Circuits (VQCs), or the so-called quantum neural-networks, are predicted to be one of the most important near-term quantum applications, not only because of their similar promises as classical neural-networks, but also…

Programming Languages · Computer Science 2020-04-03 Shaopeng Zhu , Shih-Han Hung , Shouvanik Chakrabarti , Xiaodi Wu

We present an introduction to the Quantum Toolbox in Python (QuTiP) in the context of an undergraduate quantum mechanics class and potential senior research projects. QuTiP provides ready-to-use definitions of standard quantum states and…

Physics Education · Physics 2019-10-01 Andrew M. C. Dawes

We use classes of Hilbert lattice equations for an alternative representation of Hilbert lattices and Hilbert spaces of arbitrary quantum systems that might enable a direct introduction of the states of the systems into quantum computers.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-12-17 Mladen Pavicic , Norman D. Megill

In this thesis, we investigate whether quantum algorithms can be used in the field of machine learning for both long and near term quantum computers. We will first recall the fundamentals of machine learning and quantum computing and then…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-11-08 Jonas Landman

WavePacket is an open-source program package for the numerical simulation of quantum-mechanical dynamics. It can be used to solve time-independent or time-dependent linear Schr\"odinger and Liouville-von Neumann-equations in one or more…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-02-09 Burkhard Schmidt , Ulf Lorenz

We present a framework for differentiable quantum transforms. Such transforms are metaprograms capable of manipulating quantum programs in a way that preserves their differentiability. We highlight their potential with a set of relevant…