Exploring student ideas on change of basis in quantum mechanics

A common task when problem solving in quantum mechanics, including in a spins-first curriculum, involves changing the basis of a given state. Our research in undergraduate quantum mechanics courses at three institutions explores student thinking about basis, basis expansion coefficients, and change...

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Published in:Physical Review Physics Education Research
Main Authors: Giaco Corsiglia, Benjamin P. Schermerhorn, Homeyra Sadaghiani, Armando Villaseñor, Steven Pollock, Gina Passante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2022-06-01
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.18.010144