Quantum mechanics for thinkers / by Gennaro Auletta and Shang-Yung Wang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Auletta, Gennaro, author.

Wang, Shang-yung, 16th cent, author.

Contributor:

Pan Stanford Publishing.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quantum theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (490 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Pan Stanford Publishing, an imprint of Pan Stanford, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book provides quick access to quantum mechanics without dealing with a true textbook that demands proper specialized studies in physics (and related mathematics) for about a couple of years. It consists of three parts: basic formalism, formal development, and ontological issues. The 70 figures are a crucial instrument for becoming acquainted in a "representative" way with abstract problems, and the 30 in-section boxes assist readers understand for difficult mathematical problems. The book offers a considerable number of clear and analytical treatments of what are considered the most difficult conceptual problems of the theory.

Contents:

Front Cover; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Part I: Basic Issues: States; Chapter 1: Classical Mechanics; Chapter 2: Superposition Principle; Chapter 3: Quantum States as Vectors; Chapter 4: Bases and Operations; Chapter 5: Complementarity Principle; Part II: Formal Issues: Observables; Chapter 6: Position and Momentum; Chapter 7: Energy and Quantum Dynamics; Chapter 8: Angular Momentum and Spin; Part III: Ontological Issues: Properties; Chapter 9: Measurement Problem; Chapter 10: Non-Locality and Non-Separability; Chapter 11: Quantum Information; Chapter 12: Interpretation

BibliographySolutions to Selected Problems

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 27, 2016).

ISBN:

0-429-08980-5

981-4411-72-8

9780429089800

OCLC:

901228894