عنوان

Quantum mechanics for pedestrians.

(Number (ISBN

3030004643

(Number (ISBN

9783030004644

Erroneous ISBN

9783030004637

Country Code

bnb

Number

b623779

Title Proper

Quantum mechanics for pedestrians.

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Jochen Pade.

Volume Designation

1,dollar5Fundamentals /

Edition Statement

Second edition.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xxiii, 522 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations (some color)

Series Title

Undergraduate lecture notes in physics,

ISSN of Series

2192-4791

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Text of Note

Towards the Schrödinger Equation -- Polarization -- More on the Schrödinger Equation -- Complex Vector Spaces and Quantum Mechanics -- Two Simple Solutions of the Schrödinger Equation -- Interaction-Free Measurement -- Position Probability -- Neutrino Oscillations -- Expectation Values, Mean Values, and Measured Values -- Stopover; then on to Quantum Cryptography -- Abstract Notation -- Continuous Spectra -- Operators -- Postulates of Quantum Mechanics.

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Text of Note

This book, the first in a two-volume set, provides an introduction to the fundamentals of (mainly) non-relativistic quantum mechanics. This first volume chiefly focuses on the essential principles, while applications and extensions of the formalism can be found in volume 2. Including but also moving beyond material that is covered in traditional textbooks on quantum mechanics, the book discusses in detail current issues such as interaction-free quantum measurements or neutrino oscillations, as well as fundamental problems and epistemological questions, such as the measurement problem. A chapter on the postulates of quantum mechanics rounds off this first volume. In order to quickly and clearly present the main principles of quantum mechanics and its mathematical formulation, there is a systematic transition between wave mechanics and algebraic representation in the first few chapters, in which the required mathematical tools are introduced step by step. Moreover, the appendix concisely reviews the most important mathematical tools, allowing readers to largely dispense with supplementary literature. The appendix also explores advanced topics, such as the Quantum-Zeno effect and time-delay experiments. Over 250 exercises, most of them with solutions, help to deepen the reader's understanding of the topics discussed. This revised second edition is expanded by an introduction to some ideas and problems of relativistic quantum mechanics. In this first volume, the Klein-Gordon and the Dirac equations are treated. Fundamentals of other areas are compiled in compact form, i.e., outlines of special relativity, classical field theory and electrodynamics. The book is chiefly intended for student science teachers and all students of physics, majors and minors alike, who are looking for a reasonably easy and modern introduction to quantum mechanics.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

Springer Nature

Stock Number

com.springer.onix. 9783030004644

International Standard Book Number

9783030004637

International Standard Book Number

9783030004651

Parallel Title

Fundamentals

Quantum theory.

Quantum theory.

PHQ

PHQ

SCI057000

Number

Edition

Class number

Pade, Jochen

Date of Transaction

20201221082909.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

pn

Electronic name

[Book]

270410

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