Quantum mechanics : its early development and the road to entanglement and beyond / Edward G. Steward ; with a contribution by Sara M. McMurry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Steward, E. G. (Edward G.), 1923-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quantum theory--History.

Quantum theory.

History.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 315 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

New enlarged edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Imperial College Press ; Hackensack, NJ : distributed by World Scientific Publishing Co., [2012]

Summary:

Steward (emeritus, City U., London) recounts the origin and establishment of quantum mechanics, with the mathematics in a digestible form, then goes on to trace developments in the field up to the present. The book therefore, both introduces physics students to quantum mechanics, and provides information for historians of science. The mathematics follows the original closely, he says, but in modern terms and uniform notation where possible. He has simplified some auxiliary complications that tickle the fancy of mathematicians but not of many others. For this edition, Sara McMurry (Trinity College, Dublin) updates the coverage with chapters on indeterminacy and entanglement, and interpretation of quantum mechanics. Distributed in the US by World Scientific. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Previous ed.: London: Imperial College Press, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781848167698

1848167695

9781848167704

1848167709

OCLC:

751836211