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Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics : New Edition / John von Neumann; Nicholas A. Wheeler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- von Neumann, John, author.
- Series:
- Princeton Landmarks in Mathematics and Physics ; 53
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Matrix mechanics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (325 pages)
- Edition:
- New
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2018]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Quantum mechanics was still in its infancy in 1932 when the young John von Neumann, who would go on to become one of the greatest mathematicians of the twentieth century, published Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics--a revolutionary book that for the first time provided a rigorous mathematical framework for the new science. Robert Beyer's 1955 English translation, which von Neumann reviewed and approved, is cited more frequently today than ever before. But its many treasures and insights were too often obscured by the limitations of the way the text and equations were set on the page. In this new edition of this classic work, mathematical physicist Nicholas Wheeler has completely reset the book in TeX, making the text and equations far easier to read. He has also corrected a handful of typographic errors, revised some sentences for clarity and readability, provided an index for the first time, and added prefatory remarks drawn from the writings of Léon Van Hove and Freeman Dyson. The result brings new life to an essential work in theoretical physics and mathematics.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE / Beyer, Robert T.
- PREFACE TO THIS NEW EDITION / Wheeler, Nicholas
- FOREWORD
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER I. Introductory Considerations
- CHAPTER II. Abstract Hilbert Space
- CHAPTER III. The Quantum Statistics
- CHAPTER IV. Deductive Development of the Theory
- CHAPTER V. General Considerations
- CHAPTER VI. The Measuring Process
- NAME INDEX
- SUBJECT INDEX
- LOCATIONS OF FLAGGED PROPOSITIONS
- ARTICLES CITED
- LOCATIONS OF THE FOOTNOTES
- Notes:
- Translated from the German.
- This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- ISBN:
- 9781400889921
- 1400889928
- OCLC:
- 1037979604
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