An Introductory Path to Quantum Theory: Using Mathematics to Understand the Ideas of Physics

By Stephen Bruce Sontz

Book Overview

Introduction to this Path.- Viewpoint.- Neither Particle nor Wave.- Schr?dinger's Equation.- Operators and Canonical Quantization.- The Harmonic Oscillator.- Interpreting: Mathematics.- Interpreting: Physics.- The Language of Hilbert Space.- Interpreting: Measurement.- The Hydrogen Atom.- Angular Momentum.- The Rotation Group SO(3).- Spin and SU(2).- Bosons and Fermions.- Classical and Quantum Probability.- The Heisenberg Picture.- Uncertainty (Optional).- Speaking of Quantum Theory (Optional).- Complementarity (Optional).- Axioms (Optional).- And Gravity?.- Measure Theory: A Crash Course.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030407691
• ISBN13: 9783030407698
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"