Quantum Mechanics For Pedestrians 1: Fundamentals (undergraduate Lecture Notes In Physics)
by Jochen Pade /
2013 / English / PDF
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This book provides an introduction into the fundamentals of
non-relativistic quantum mechanics. In Part 1, the essential
principles are developed. Applications and extensions of the
formalism can be found in Part 2. The book includes not only
material that is presented in traditional textbooks on quantum
mechanics, but also discusses in detail current issues such as
interaction-free quantum measurements, neutrino oscillations,
various topics in the field of quantum information as well as
fundamental problems and epistemological questions, such as the
measurement problem, entanglement, Bell's inequality, decoherence,
and the realism debate. A chapter on current interpretations of
quantum mechanics concludes the book. To develop quickly and
clearly the main principles of quantum mechanics and its
mathematical formulation, there is a systematic change between wave
mechanics and algebraic representation in the first chapters. The
required mathematical tools are introduced step by step. Moreover,
the appendix collects compactly the most important mathematical
tools that supplementary literature can be largely dispensed.
In addition, the appendix contains advanced topics, such as
Quantum- Zeno effect, time-delay experiments, Lenz vector and the
Shor algorithm. About 250 exercises, most of them with solutions,
help to deepen the understanding of the topics. Target groups of
the book are student teachers and all students of
physics, as minor or major, looking for a reasonably easy and
modern introduction into quantum mechanics.
This book provides an introduction into the fundamentals of
non-relativistic quantum mechanics. In Part 1, the essential
principles are developed. Applications and extensions of the
formalism can be found in Part 2. The book includes not only
material that is presented in traditional textbooks on quantum
mechanics, but also discusses in detail current issues such as
interaction-free quantum measurements, neutrino oscillations,
various topics in the field of quantum information as well as
fundamental problems and epistemological questions, such as the
measurement problem, entanglement, Bell's inequality, decoherence,
and the realism debate. A chapter on current interpretations of
quantum mechanics concludes the book. To develop quickly and
clearly the main principles of quantum mechanics and its
mathematical formulation, there is a systematic change between wave
mechanics and algebraic representation in the first chapters. The
required mathematical tools are introduced step by step. Moreover,
the appendix collects compactly the most important mathematical
tools that supplementary literature can be largely dispensed.
In addition, the appendix contains advanced topics, such as
Quantum- Zeno effect, time-delay experiments, Lenz vector and the
Shor algorithm. About 250 exercises, most of them with solutions,
help to deepen the understanding of the topics. Target groups of
the book are student teachers and all students of
physics, as minor or major, looking for a reasonably easy and
modern introduction into quantum mechanics.