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Foundations of Quantum Mechanics
An Exploration of the Physical Meaning of Quantum Theory
Taschenbuch von Travis Norsen
Sprache: Englisch

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Authored by an acclaimed teacher of quantum physics and philosophy, this textbook pays special attention to the aspects that many courses sweep under the carpet. Traditional courses in quantum mechanics teach students how to use the quantum formalism to make calculations. But even the best students - indeed, especially the best students - emerge rather confused about what, exactly, the theory says is going on, physically, in microscopic systems. This supplementary textbook is designed to help such students understand that they are not alone in their confusions (luminaries such as Albert Einstein, Erwin Schroedinger, and John Stewart Bell having shared them), to sharpen their understanding of the most important difficulties associated with interpreting quantum theory in a realistic manner, and to introduce them to the most promising attempts to formulate the theory in a way that is physically clear and coherent.

The text is accessible to students with at least one semester of prior exposure to quantum (or "modern") physics and includes over a hundred engaging end-of-chapter "Projects" that make the book suitable for either a traditional classroom or for self-study.
Authored by an acclaimed teacher of quantum physics and philosophy, this textbook pays special attention to the aspects that many courses sweep under the carpet. Traditional courses in quantum mechanics teach students how to use the quantum formalism to make calculations. But even the best students - indeed, especially the best students - emerge rather confused about what, exactly, the theory says is going on, physically, in microscopic systems. This supplementary textbook is designed to help such students understand that they are not alone in their confusions (luminaries such as Albert Einstein, Erwin Schroedinger, and John Stewart Bell having shared them), to sharpen their understanding of the most important difficulties associated with interpreting quantum theory in a realistic manner, and to introduce them to the most promising attempts to formulate the theory in a way that is physically clear and coherent.

The text is accessible to students with at least one semester of prior exposure to quantum (or "modern") physics and includes over a hundred engaging end-of-chapter "Projects" that make the book suitable for either a traditional classroom or for self-study.
Über den Autor

Travis Norsen graduated as a physics-philosophy double-major from Harvey Mudd College in 1997 and then earned his PhD in theoretical nuclear astrophysics from the University of Washington in 2002. Since then he has worked on the foundational issues surveyed in the book and brought his uniquely conceptual, historical, and philosophical approach to physics into the classrooms of Marlboro, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges.

Zusammenfassung

Comprehensive, authoritative, and carefully organized introduction to quantum foundations

Accessible to students with just one semester of quantum wave mechanics

End-of-chapter problems afford unique opportunities for engagement and discovery

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Pre-Quantum Theories.- Quantum Examples.- The Measurement Problem.- The Locality Problem.- The Ontology Problem.- The Copenhagen Interpretation.- The Pilot-Wave Theory.- Bell's Theorem.- The Spontaneous Collapse Theory.- The Many-Worlds Theory.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Fachbereich: Theoretische Physik
Genre: Mathematik, Medizin, Naturwissenschaften, Physik, Technik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
Inhalt: xv
310 S.
58 s/w Illustr.
12 farbige Illustr.
310 p. 70 illus.
12 illus. in color.
ISBN-13: 9783319658667
ISBN-10: 3319658662
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 978-3-319-65866-7
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Norsen, Travis
Auflage: 1st ed. 2017
Hersteller: Springer International Publishing
Springer International Publishing AG
Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Books on Demand GmbH, In de Tarpen 42, D-22848 Norderstedt, info@bod.de
Maße: 235 x 155 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Travis Norsen
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.09.2017
Gewicht: 0,499 kg
Artikel-ID: 109743204
Über den Autor

Travis Norsen graduated as a physics-philosophy double-major from Harvey Mudd College in 1997 and then earned his PhD in theoretical nuclear astrophysics from the University of Washington in 2002. Since then he has worked on the foundational issues surveyed in the book and brought his uniquely conceptual, historical, and philosophical approach to physics into the classrooms of Marlboro, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges.

Zusammenfassung

Comprehensive, authoritative, and carefully organized introduction to quantum foundations

Accessible to students with just one semester of quantum wave mechanics

End-of-chapter problems afford unique opportunities for engagement and discovery

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Pre-Quantum Theories.- Quantum Examples.- The Measurement Problem.- The Locality Problem.- The Ontology Problem.- The Copenhagen Interpretation.- The Pilot-Wave Theory.- Bell's Theorem.- The Spontaneous Collapse Theory.- The Many-Worlds Theory.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Fachbereich: Theoretische Physik
Genre: Mathematik, Medizin, Naturwissenschaften, Physik, Technik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
Inhalt: xv
310 S.
58 s/w Illustr.
12 farbige Illustr.
310 p. 70 illus.
12 illus. in color.
ISBN-13: 9783319658667
ISBN-10: 3319658662
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 978-3-319-65866-7
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Norsen, Travis
Auflage: 1st ed. 2017
Hersteller: Springer International Publishing
Springer International Publishing AG
Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Books on Demand GmbH, In de Tarpen 42, D-22848 Norderstedt, info@bod.de
Maße: 235 x 155 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Travis Norsen
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.09.2017
Gewicht: 0,499 kg
Artikel-ID: 109743204
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