Reading Griffiths, Chapter 3
Hilbert space stopped being notation and started being a place. Notes on what finally made the formalism click.
Brodin Vance
Math and physics student in Kitchener–Waterloo. I build games and software, cook more than is reasonable, and write here about whatever I’m learning — lately, mostly quantum mechanics.
Currently
- Working through Griffiths’ Quantum Mechanics (ch. 3) and Axler’s linear algebra
- Building Echo Hunt, a movement-first roguelite in Godot
- Heading into Honours Math at the University of Waterloo this fall
Writing
Read the latest →Designing the Mimic
Echo Hunt's antagonist can't be killed. Here's how I'm making it feel inevitable instead of unfair.
What mantecatura actually does
The difference between a sauce that breaks and one that glosses is mostly physics. A short look at emulsification.
Eigenvalues, without the hand-waving
Working through Axler, where eigenvalues arrive late and on purpose. Why that ordering is the honest one.
Projects
All projects →A movement-first open-world roguelite. You extract souls while an unkillable Mimic learns to hunt you — built around a resonance system that rewards skill expression.