Quantum Mechanics - Couverture souple

Ballentine, Leslie E.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0137468431 ISBN 13 : 9780137468430

Editeur : Prentice-Hall, 1990

Synopsis

This book integrates into the presentation of quantum mechanics the conceptual and mathematical developments that have occurred in the last few decades, and gives particular attention to the question of interpretation. The text begins with a review of the mathematics of vector spaces and operators, and of probability theory. The quantum state concept and the relation of the fundamental dynamical variables to space-time symmetries are treated in detail. Further topics include: rigged Hilbert space; state preparation and measurement; recent neutron interference experiments; the Aharonov-Bohm effect; Landau levels; non-exponential decays; photon correlations; and coherence and Bell's theorem.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Prentice-Hall
• Date d'édition: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0137468431
• ISBN 13: 9780137468430
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 719
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible