Hilbert spaces And Quantum Mechanics Flashcards

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Define a field? Give examples

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Set on which addition subtraction multiplication are defined and behave as they should on that field

Rational numbers, Real numbers, Complex numbers

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Define a vector space V

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V is a non empty set over a field K
V has a binary operation that takes 2 vectors from V to produce another from V for all v€V

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8 properties of vector space V

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1) associativity of +
2) comutativity of +
3) compatibility of scalar * with field *
4) distributivity of scalar * over vector +
5) distributivity of scalar * over scalar +
6) existence of neutral 0 € V under vector addition
7) existence of inverse -v for every v€V
8) triviality of * by 1

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For vector space V
1) associativity of +

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v_1 + (v_2 + v_3) = (v_1 +v_2) +v_3

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For vector space V

2) comutativity of +

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v_1 + v_2 = v_2 + v_1

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For vector space V
3) compatibility of scalar * with field *

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a(bv) = (ab)v , (for all a,b€ K, for all v€V)

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For vector space V

4) distributivity of scalar * over vector +

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a(v_1 + v_2) = av_1 +av_2

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For vector space V
5) distributivity of scalar * over scalar +

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(a+b)v = av + bv

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For vector space V
6) existence of neutral 0 € V under vector addition

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v+0 = 0+v =v , for all v€V

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For vector space V
7) existence of inverse -v for every v€V

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v+(-v) = 0 , for all v€V

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For vector space V

8) triviality of * by 1

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1v = v , for all v€V

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3 Implications of 8 axioms of vector space

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Zero vector is unique
Multiplication by zero vector gives zero vector
Inverse to given vector is unique

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A vector space V is said to be finite dimensional if

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There exists a finite set of vectors e_1, e_2, …, e_n such that any vector v € V can be written as (below)
For some α_1,α_2, …,α_n € C such a set is called complete

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Define a linearly independent set of vectors

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Define vector space of all functions

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Define L^2 (R)

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Verify that a sum of 2 square-íntegrable functions is square integrable

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Binary operation

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Function who’s input is 2 elements of the same same as it’s output

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Define a basis S for V

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Any linearly independent set S is completed if #S = dimV

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Construct example infinite dimensional vector space

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Square integrable function

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For a vector space V on C, define a norm?
3 properties of norm

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Way of measuring:
-size of vector
-Distance between 2 vectors

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4 properties of Hermitian Inner Product

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Define Hermitian Inner Product on Cn

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Cauchy Schwartz inequality (For Hermitian inner product on V)
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Prove Cauchy Schwartz inequality for Hermitian inner product on V
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Define Hermitian inner product on **L2**(**R**)
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Define Cauchy sequence
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A normed vector space is called complete if
Every Cauchy sequence in this space has a limit
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A Banach space is
A complete normed vector space
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A Hilbert space is
A complete Hermitian Inner Product Space (where the topology is derived from the norm defined by the inner product)
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Relate the set of equivalence classes of square integrable functions to Hilbert spaces
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Define a linear functional α on a complex vector space V
α: V -> **C** Such that
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Dual space?
For a complex vector space V, V^* is the vector space of linear functionals on V In context if Hilbet spaces, V^* is being used to denote the CONTINUOUS dual space to V (Vector space consisting of all functional α which are continuous as functions V -> **C**)
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Relate **H*** and **H**
There is a natural continuous 1 to 1 anti-linear map between them
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Riesz representation theorem
Any α€ Hilbert space can be written as α=α_u for some u
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Dirac notation for inner product
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Kronecker δ function
δ_i,k = 1 if i=k and 0 otherwise
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For an infinite dimensional Hilbert space **H** define an orthonormal set of vectors
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Given that |e_k > are orthonormal;
This is an infinite sum
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Prove the below converges to some limit in H
<=> if infinite sum of s_N < infinity
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What is a square summable sequence
Sequence such that
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Identity in a space of linear operators can be formed from
Where e_k form an orthonormal basis
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Basis in Hilbert space?
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How to use Dirac delta function
Only use
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Basis for **Η** = L^2 (**R**)
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2πδ(k)
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|Ψ> = ?
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Given |Ψ> how do we compute the function f(k)?
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Every |Ψ> € **Η** can be represented as
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Typical |e_k>
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Fourier transform of Ψ(x)
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Inverse Fourier transform
Recovers Ψ(x) from its Fourier transform
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What is a separable Hilbert space
Hilbert space that has a basis
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2πδ(k) =
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e_k (x) =?
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e_k (x)
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What does normed vector space allow? What about Hermitian inner product space ?
Normed - measuring distance Hermitian - measuring angle between 2 vectors (specifically orthogonality)
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Usual way to denote Fourier transform of Ψ(x)
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A set |e_1> , … , |e_n> is a basis of **H** if? How to check?
All vectors in **H** can be given in form