https://gdpark.blog/tags/taylor-series/Recent content in Taylor Series on gdpark.blogHugoenFri, 25 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://gdpark.blog/posts/quantum-mechanics-07-the-harmonic-oscillator-and-ladder-operators/Thu, 13 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://gdpark.blog/posts/quantum-mechanics-07-the-harmonic-oscillator-and-ladder-operators/Turns out spring systems are everywhere in physics because any potential looks like one near its minimum — now let’s tackle the quantum harmonic oscillator with ladder operators.https://gdpark.blog/posts/quantum-mechanics-33-van-der-waals-interaction-and-the-stark-effect/Fri, 25 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://gdpark.blog/posts/quantum-mechanics-33-van-der-waals-interaction-and-the-stark-effect/A walkthrough of Griffiths Problem 6.31, deriving the weak van der Waals attraction between two polarizable atoms using perturbation theory and Taylor series.