Probability in Quantum Mechanics: From Stern-Gerlach, to Antenna Polarizations, to Quantum Qubits with Joe Zehnle
Joe Zehnle will be presenting this week's Saturday Science lecture on Probability in Quantum Mechanics: From Stern-Gerlach, to Antenna Polarizations, to Quantum Qubits.
From mostly pictures and only a few sparse equations, we will take a journey down a road that connects these diverse topics and show how they relate. With interactive demos at the end, we will see how one controls (tunes) the knobs in experiments. With practicality in mind, we will see how these ideas are mathematically similar (identical!) to the antennas you use in your home with your radios, TVs and cell phones.
Joe was adjunct in the WashU engineering dept. Currently he is a Technical Fellow at Boeing. Joe has degrees in both physics and engineering from WashU.