Quantum mechanics : the theoretical minimum / Leonard Susskind, Art Friedman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Susskind, Leonard, author.

Friedman, Art, author.

Series:

The Theoretical Minimum

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quantum theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From the bestselling author of The Theoretical Minimum, an accessible introduction to the math and science of quantum mechanicsQuantum Mechanics is a (second) book for anyone who wants to learn how to think like a physicist. In this follow-up to the bestselling The Theoretical Minimum, physicist Leonard Susskind and data engineer Art Friedman offer a first course in the theory and associated mathematics of the strange world of quantum mechanics. Quantum Mechanics presents Susskind and Friedman's crystal-clear explanations of the principles of qua

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Prologue; Introduction; 1. Systems and Experiments; 2. Quantum States; 3. Principles of Quantum Mechanics; 4. Time and Change; 5. Uncertainty and Time Dependence; 6. Combining Systems: Entanglement; 7. More on Entanglement; 8. Particles and Waves; 9. Particle Dynamics; 10. The Harmonic Oscillator; Appendix; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5416-9813-4

0-465-06290-3

0-465-08061-8

OCLC:

871223665