Quantum Mechanics
A Fundamental Approach
$195.78
- Hardcover
720 pages
- Release Date
25 June 2019
Summary
The mathematical formalism of quantum theory in terms of vectors and operators in infinite-dimensional complex vector spaces is very abstract. The definitions of many mathematical quantities used do not seem to have an intuitive meaning, which makes it difficult to appreciate the mathematical formalism and understand quantum mechanics. This book provides intuition and motivation to the mathematics of quantum theory, introducing the mathematics in its simplest and familiar form, for instanc…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789814774659 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 9814774650 |
| Author: | K. Kong Wan |
| Publisher: | Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 720 |
| Release Date: | 25 June 2019 |
| Weight: | 1.18kg |
| Dimensions: | 47mm x 161mm x 237mm |
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Critics Review
“This text is for graduate students who have had previous advanced undergraduate courses in quantum mechanics. The author has observed that students lack confidence with the mathematical formalisms of quantum mechanics. Consequently they cannot properly appreciate the complexities of the theory. The text addresses this by presenting the mathematics in its simplest form and then helping students develop an intuition for its use in quantum mechanics. This way the students are not lost in the mathematical abstractions. The book is well suited to this task. After a brief review of the fundamentals of classical and quantum systems, the majority of the book is offered in two sections. The first of these gives a very thorough presentation of the mathematical formalisms used in quantum mechanics. The second section details the quantum formalism. A final, relatively brief section considers applications. The author is successful in creating a resource that addresses his justifiable concerns about student understanding. This is a lot of material, and it may be best suited for a two-semester course. The first semester could cover the mathematics and the second the physics.”
–E. Kincanon, Gonzaga University
K. Kong Wan
K. Kong Wan is honorary reader in theoretical physics at St Andrews University, Scotland, UK. He studied theoretical physics at St Andrews, both as an undergraduate and a postgraduate, and was awarded a PhD in 1972. He stayed on at St Andrews and became a reader in theoretical physics. His research has focussed on the foundations and formalism of quantum mechanics.
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