"BROOKLYN" QUANTUM MEETUP OSCILLATES

This week we'll be continuing our long march from pebbles to atoms. On the way towards understanding "second quantization," with its indistinguishable particles, we'll be focusing on the mathematics of the quantum harmonic oscillator, with special attention paid to its coherent states. Polynomials and their roots make a special guest appearance, showing that our formulation of spin states as polynomials wasn't just a one-off trick, but something quite general. Many elegant proofs and 3D graphics to be provided.