January 5, 2014

Homework 1 - Due Friday, January 17th

HW1 Thermal Baths, Quantum Circuits.pdf
Solutions - HW1.pdf

I'm posting this assignment early so you can show up to class with a mission. Please hound me until you understand the required concepts! By the end of the week you should have all the tools you need to do this.

Note: I'm not doing the horrible coaxial cable problem this year. You get microwave optomechanics instead.

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Updates:
  • Jan 8: minor clarification of energy definitions
  • Jan 13: minor clarifications about resonator frequency and "quanta"
  • Jan 15: minor clarification about the last problem: please remain in the quantized regime