The Quantum Mechanics Conundrum

Author : Gennaro Auletta
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 303016649X
Total Pages : 863 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Quantum Mechanics Conundrum written by Gennaro Auletta and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-08-17 with total page 863 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive volume gives a balanced and systematic treatment of both the interpretation and the mathematical-conceptual foundations of quantum mechanics. It is written in a pedagogical style and addresses many thorny problems of fundamental physics. The first aspect concerns Interpretation. The author raises the central problems: formalism, measurement, non-locality, and causality. The main positions on these subjects are presented and critically analysed. The aim is to show that the main schools can converge on a core interpretation. The second aspect concerns Foundations. Here it is shown that the whole theory can be grounded on information theory. The distinction between information and signal leads us to integrating quantum mechanics and relativity. Category theory is presented and its significance for quantum information shown; the logic and epistemological bases of the theory are assessed. Of relevance to all physicists and philosophers with an interest in quantum theory and its foundations, this book is destined to become a classic work.

Author : Clarke Barry R
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814696994
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quantum Puzzle, The: Critique Of Quantum Theory And Electrodynamics written by Clarke Barry R and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2017-04-27 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1861, James Clerk–Maxwell published Part II of his four-part series "On physical lines of force". In it, he attempted to construct a vortex model of the magnetic field but after much effort neither he, nor other late nineteenth century physicists who followed him, managed to produce a workable theory. What survived from these attempts were Maxwell's four equations of electrodynamics together with the Lorentz force law, formulae that made no attempt to describe an underlying reality but stood only as a mathematical description of the observed phenomena. When the quantum of action was introduced by Planck in 1900 the difficulties that had faced Maxwell's generation were still unresolved. Since then theories of increasing mathematical complexity have been constructed to attempt to bring the totality of phenomena into order with little success. This work examines the problems that had been abandoned long before quantum mechanics was formulated in 1925 and argues that these issues need to be revisited before real progress in the quantum theory of the electromagnetic field can be made. Contents:IntroductionThe Faraday–Maxwell FieldsThe ElectronBlackbody RadiationAtomic StructureLight and ActionMass Vortex RingsThe Magnetic Vortex FieldThe Electric Vortex Field Readership: Advanced undergraduate and graduate students interested in quantum physics.

Author : Daniel F. Styer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521667807
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Strange World of Quantum Mechanics written by Daniel F. Styer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-02-24 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exceptionally accessible, accurate and non-technical introduction to the core concepts of quantum mechanics.

Author : Bernard D'espagnat
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429981074
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conceptual Foundations Of Quantum Mechanics written by Bernard D'espagnat and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conceptual Foundations of Quantum Mechanics provides a detailed view of the conceptual foundations and problems of quantum physics, and a clear and comprehensive account of the fundamental physical implications of the quantum formalism. This book deals with nonseparability, hidden variable theories, measurement theories and several related problems. Mathematical arguments are presented with an emphasis on simple but adequately representative cases. The conclusion incorporates a description of a set of relationships and concepts that could compose a legitimate view of the world.

Author : Gennaro Auletta
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139478451
Total Pages : 759 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quantum Mechanics written by Gennaro Auletta and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-16 with total page 759 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The important changes quantum mechanics has undergone in recent years are reflected in this approach for students. A strong narrative and over 300 worked problems lead the student from experiment, through general principles of the theory, to modern applications. Stepping through results allows students to gain a thorough understanding. Starting with basic quantum mechanics, the book moves on to more advanced theory, followed by applications, perturbation methods and special fields, and ending with developments in the field. Historical, mathematical and philosophical boxes guide the student through the theory. Unique to this textbook are chapters on measurement and quantum optics, both at the forefront of current research. Advanced undergraduate and graduate students will benefit from this perspective on the fundamental physical paradigm and its applications. Online resources including solutions to selected problems, and 200 figures, with colour versions of some figures, are available at www.cambridge.org/Auletta.

Author : William A. Parkinson (Physical chemist)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781681745794
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What's the Matter with Waves? written by William A. Parkinson (Physical chemist) and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like rocket science or brain surgery, quantum mechanics is pigeonholed as a daunting and inaccessible topic, which is best left to an elite or peculiar few. This classification was not earned without some degree of merit. Depending on perspective; quantum mechanics is a discipline or philosophy, a convention or conundrum, an answer or question. Authors have run the gamut from hand waving to heavy handed in the hope to dispel the common beliefs about quantum mechanics, but perhaps they continue to promulgate the stigma. The focus of this particular effort is to give the reader an introduction, if not at least an appreciation, of the role that linear algebra techniques play in the practical application of quantum mechanical methods. It interlaces aspects of the classical and quantum picture, including a number of both worked and parallel applications. Students with no prior experience in quantum mechanics, motivated graduate students, or researchers in other areas attempting to gain some introduction to quantum theory will find particular interest in this book.

Author : Adam Becker
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465096069
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What Is Real? written by Adam Becker and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A thorough, illuminating exploration of the most consequential controversy raging in modern science." --New York Times Book Review An Editor's Choice, New York Times Book Review Longlisted for PEN/E.O. Wilson Prize for Literary Science Writing Longlisted for Goodreads Choice Award Every physicist agrees quantum mechanics is among humanity's finest scientific achievements. But ask what it means, and the result will be a brawl. For a century, most physicists have followed Niels Bohr's solipsistic and poorly reasoned Copenhagen interpretation. Indeed, questioning it has long meant professional ruin, yet some daring physicists, such as John Bell, David Bohm, and Hugh Everett, persisted in seeking the true meaning of quantum mechanics. What Is Real? is the gripping story of this battle of ideas and the courageous scientists who dared to stand up for truth. "An excellent, accessible account." --Wall Street Journal "Splendid. . . . Deeply detailed research, accompanied by charming anecdotes about the scientists." --Washington Post

Author : Barry R. Clarke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789814696982
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Quantum Puzzle written by Barry R. Clarke and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1861, James Clerk-Maxwell published Part II of his four-part series 'On physical lines of force'. In it, he attempted to construct a vortex model of the magnetic field but after much effort neither he, nor other late nineteenth century physicists who followed him, managed to produce a workable theory. What survived from these attempts were Maxwell's four equations of electrodynamics together with the Lorentz force law, formulae that made no attempt to describe an underlying reality but stood only as a mathematical description of the observed phenomena. When the quantum of action was introduced by Planck in 1900 the difficulties that had faced Maxwell's generation were still unresolved. Since then theories of increasing mathematical complexity have been constructed to attempt to bring the totality of phenomena into order with little success. This work examines the problems that had been abandoned long before quantum mechanics was formulated in 1925 and argues that these issues need to be revisited before real progress in the quantum theory of the electromagnetic field can be made.

Author : J. S. Bell
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9789810246884
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book John S. Bell on the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics written by J. S. Bell and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2001 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the most complete collection of John S Bell's research papers, review articles and lecture notes on the foundations of quantum mechanics. Some of this material has hitherto been difficult to access. The book also appears in a paperback edition, aimed at students and young researchers.This volume will be very useful to researchers in the foundations and applications of quantum mechanics.

Author : Favio, Vitery Cala
Publisher : Editorial Tadeo Lozano
ISBN 13 : 9587251814
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Interpreting quantum mechanics: a historical approach written by Favio, Vitery Cala and published by Editorial Tadeo Lozano. This book was released on 2016-03-02 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book condenses some of the critical features of the discussion about the interpretative problems of quantum mechanics, pointing out some possible ways out of the conundrum. In order to set the road for these matters, chapter one introduces a conceptual history of the theory and its alternative interpretations. Chapter two profiles a taxonomy of the interpretative problems and some possible solutions, focused in the so-called measurement problem. Chapter three questions the thesis of quantum mechanics becoming what it is due to historical contingency. Finally, in chapter four, an argument is advanced to consider one particular interpretation –the causal account- as an alternative view that may help with the solution of the interpretative knot.