Quantum Mechanics For Pedestrians 2: Applications And Extensions (undergraduate Lecture Notes In Physics)
by Jochen Pade /
2013 / English / PDF
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The two-volume textbook Quantum Mechanics for Pedestrians provides
an introduction to the basics of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics.
Originally written as a course for students of science education,
the book addresses all those science students and others who are
looking for a reasonably simple, fresh and modern introduction to
the field. The basic principles of quantum mechanics are presented
in the first volume. This second volume discusses applications and
extensions to more complex problems. In addition to topics
traditionally dealt with in quantum mechanics texts, such as
symmetries or many-body problems, here also issues of current
interest such as entanglement, Bell's inequalities, decoherence and
various aspects of quantum information are treated in detail.
Furthermore, questions of the basis of quantum mechanics and
epistemological issues are discussed explicitly; these are relevant
e.g. to the realism debate. A chapter on the interpretations of
quantum mechanics completes this volume. The necessary mathematical
tools are introduced step by step; in the appendix, the most
relevant mathematics is compiled in compact form. More advanced
topics such as the Lenz vector, Hardy's experiment and Shor's
algorithm are treated in more detail in the appendix. As an
essential aid to learning and teaching, 130 exercises are included,
most of them with their solutions.
The two-volume textbook Quantum Mechanics for Pedestrians provides
an introduction to the basics of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics.
Originally written as a course for students of science education,
the book addresses all those science students and others who are
looking for a reasonably simple, fresh and modern introduction to
the field. The basic principles of quantum mechanics are presented
in the first volume. This second volume discusses applications and
extensions to more complex problems. In addition to topics
traditionally dealt with in quantum mechanics texts, such as
symmetries or many-body problems, here also issues of current
interest such as entanglement, Bell's inequalities, decoherence and
various aspects of quantum information are treated in detail.
Furthermore, questions of the basis of quantum mechanics and
epistemological issues are discussed explicitly; these are relevant
e.g. to the realism debate. A chapter on the interpretations of
quantum mechanics completes this volume. The necessary mathematical
tools are introduced step by step; in the appendix, the most
relevant mathematics is compiled in compact form. More advanced
topics such as the Lenz vector, Hardy's experiment and Shor's
algorithm are treated in more detail in the appendix. As an
essential aid to learning and teaching, 130 exercises are included,
most of them with their solutions.