Quantum Physics Workshop Development

 

Agenda

Day 1

Time (local)ActivityRemarks
09:00Coffee, introductions, and setting the stage 
09:30Light as a waveInterference and diffraction review
10:15Main Principles Tutorial
  1. Wave-particle duality
  2. Uncertainty Principle
  3. Measurement determines state
11:15Break 
11:30Quantum Physics talkfaculty - or substitute videos
12:30Lunch 
13:30Electron Diffraction Activity 
14:15Photoelectic effect activity 
14:45Break 
15:00

Uncertainty Principle Actvity

 
16:00End Day 1 

Day 2

Time (local) ActivityRemarks
09:00Coffee and discussion 
09:15Review main principles
  1. Wave-particle duality
  2. Uncertainty Principle
  3. Measurement determines state
09:30TOTEM Activity

Discuss: 

  • Experimental design
  • Interference of proton wave functions
  • Entanglement
10:30Break 
10:45Discussion: where we are so far 
11:00Neutrinos and Quantum Physics
11:45Tutorial

What else?

12:30Lunch 
13:30Summing upWhat do we know?
14:00Stern-Gerlach experimentFinal deep dive 1
14:45Break 
15:00Bell's InequalityFinal deep dive 2
16:00End of workshop