Overview

Many, perhaps most textbooks of quantum mechanics present a Copenhagen, single system angle; fewer present the subject matter as an instrument for treating ensembles, but the two methods have been silently coexisting since the mid-Thirties. This lingering dichotomy of purpose for a major physical discipline has much shrouded further insights into the foundations of quantum theory. Quantum Reprogramming resolves this long-standing dichotomy by examining the mutual relation between single systems and ensembles, assigning each its own tools for treating the subject at hand: i.e., Schrodinger-Dirac methods for ensembles versus period integrals for single systems. A unified treatment of integer and fractional quantum Hall effects and a finite description of the electron's anomalies are mentioned as measures of justification for the chosen procedure of resolving an old-time dichotomy. The methods of presentation are, in part, elementary, with repetitive references needed to delineate differences with respect to standard methods. The parts on period integrals are developed with a perspective on elementary methods in physics, thus leading up to some standard results of de Rham theory and algebraic topology. Audience: Students of physics, mathematics, philosophers as well as outsiders with a general interest in the conceptual development of physics will find useful reading in these pages, which will stimulate further inquiry and study.

Full Product Details

Author:   E.J. Post
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1995
Volume:   181
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.522kg
ISBN:  

9789048145751

ISBN 10:   9048145759
Pages:   322
Publication Date:   07 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Table of Contents

Introductory Remarks.- Introductory Remarks.- The Copenhagen Era.- The Psychology of the 1925 Revolution.- Reassessing Copenhagen.- Copenhagen Versus Copenhagen.- Von Neumann, Popper-EPR, Bohm, Bell, Aspect.- A Sommerfeld-De Rham View of Single Systems.- Period Integrals: A Universal Tool of Physics.- Larmor and Cyclotron Aspects of Flux Quanta.- Fitting Period Integrals to Physics.- Implications of Cooperative Behavior.- A Tale of Fine Structure Coincidences.- Classical Nonclassical Asymptotics.- An Attempt at Cohomological Synthesis.- Arrowed Time and Cyclic Time.- Quantum Cohomology.- Optimizing Reduction to Familiar Concepts.- Ramifications of the Two-Tier View of Q.M..- Compatibility of Quantum Mechanics and Relativity.- Quantum Understanding in Global Perspective.- Absolute Versus Relative Indeterminism.- The Diffeo-4 Mandate of Michelson-Sagnac.- Epilogue for Extrapolating a Favor of Fortune.- Epilogue for Extrapolating a Favor of Fortune.

Reviews

Author Information

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions