Overview

Although there are many textbooks that deal with the formal apparatus of quantum mechanics (QM) and its application to standard problems, none take into account the developments in the foundations of the subject which have taken place in the last few decades. There are specialized treatises on various aspects of the foundations of QM, but none that integrate those topics with the standard material. This book aims to remove that unfortunate dichotomy, which has divorced the practical aspects of the subject from the interpretation and broader implications of the theory.The book is intended primarily as a graduate level textbook, but it will also be of interest to physicists and philosophers who study the foundations of QM. Parts of it could be used by senior undergraduates too.

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Author:   Leslie E Ballentine (Simon Fraser Univ, Canada)
Publisher:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Imprint:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Edition:   2nd ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   1.016kg
ISBN:  

9789810227074

ISBN 10:   9810227078
Pages:   672
Publication Date:   11 March 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Introduction - the phenomena of quantum mechanics; mathematical prerequisites; the formulation of quantum mechanics; kinematics and dynamics; coordinate representation and applications; momentum representation and applications; the harmonic oscillator; angular momentum; state representation and determination; measurement and the interpretation of states; formation of bound states; charged particle in a magnetic field; time-dependent phenomena; discrete symmetries; the classical limit; phase-space quantum mechanics; scattering; identical particles; many-fermion systems; quantum mechanics of the electromagnetic field; Bell's theorem and its consequences.

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