Lectures on Quantum Mechanics - Softcover

Englert, Berthold-Georg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9812567917 ISBN 13: 9789812567918

Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc, 2006

Synopsis

Basic Matters" is a first introduction to quantum mechanics that does not assume any prior knowledge of the subject. The emphasis is on the general structure as the necessary foundation of any understanding. Starting from the simplest quantum phenomenon, the Stern-Gerlach experiment with its choice between two discrete outcomes, and ending with one-dimensional continuous systems, the physical concepts and notions as well as the mathematical formalism of quantum mechanics are developed in successive, manageable steps. The presentation is modern inasmuch as the natural language of the trade - Dirac's kets and bras and so on - is introduced early, and the temporal evolution is dealt with in a picture-free manner, with Schrodinger's and Heisenberg's equations of motion side by side and on equal footing. The reader of "Simple Systems" is not expected to be familiar with the material in "Basic Matters", but should have the minimal knowledge of a standard brief introduction to quantum mechanics with its typical emphasis on one-dimensional position wave functions. The step to Dirac's more abstract and much more powerful formalism is taken immediately, followed by reviews of quantum kinematics and quantum dynamics.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9812567917
• ISBN 13: 9789812567918
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232