Overview
- A supplement to almost any existing quantum mechanics text
- Focuses on conceptual understanding, which allows the reader to adapt the concepts to his specific application and needs
- Covers all the fundamental aspects of quantum mechanics: position, momentum, angular momentum
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics (ULNP)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Quirky Quantum Concepts explains the more important and more difficult concepts in theoretical quantum mechanics, especially those which are consistently neglected or confusing in many common expositions. The emphasis is on physical understanding, which is necessary for the development of new, cutting edge science.
In particular, this book explains the basis for many standard quantum methods, which are too often presented without sufficient motivation or interpretation. The book is not a simplification or popularization: it is real science for real scientists. Physics includes math, and this book does not shy away from it, but neither does it hide behind it. Without conceptual understanding, math is gibberish. The discussions here provide the experimental and theoretical reasoning behind some of the great discoveries, so the reader may see how discoveries arise from a rational process of thinking, a process which Quirky Quantum Concepts makes accessible to its readers.
Quirky Quantum Concepts is therefore a supplement to almost any existing quantum mechanics text. Students and scientists will appreciate the combination of conversational style, which promotes understanding, with thorough scientific accuracy.
Reviews
From the book reviews:
“This is a very useful and interesting complement to any elementary exposition of quantum mechanics. … The book is written in a reader-friendly manner and explains the basis for standard quantum methods and also covers most of the unusual and challenging concepts in a course on non-relativistic quantum mechanics.” (Lech Jakóbczyk, Mathematical Reviews, October, 2014)
“This book reconsiders most all of the topics covered in an upper-division quantum mechanics sequence. … The author does a good job of giving deeper and broader conceptual and geometric discussions than those found in typical texts. … A useful resource for readers with the proper background who are seeking a better understanding of quantum mechanics. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty.” (E. Kincanon, Choice, Vol. 51 (11), August, 2014)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Quirky Quantum Concepts
Book Subtitle: Physical, Conceptual, Geometric, and Pictorial Physics that Didn’t Fit in Your Textbook
Authors: Eric L. Michelsen
Series Title: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9305-1
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-9304-4Published: 05 February 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-9305-1Published: 04 February 2014
Series ISSN: 2192-4791
Series E-ISSN: 2192-4805
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 361
Number of Illustrations: 72 b/w illustrations
Topics: Quantum Physics, Mathematical Physics, Mathematical Methods in Physics, Mechanical Engineering