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Chargement... The Quantum Cookbook: Mathematical Recipes for the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics (édition 2020)par Jim Baggott (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreThe Quantum Cookbook: Mathematical Recipes of the Foundations for Quantum Mechanics par Jim Baggott
Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.  N7DR | Nov 7, 2022 |   For anyone with decent maths (e.g. university entry level, I guess) – basic differential calculus, basic vector calculus (e.g. grad, Laplacian), good algebra (i.e. equation munging) – and some physics, this is by far the best introductory book to quantum theory I've read. It's also a delightful and entertaining read. The chapter on Dirac's derivation of the relativistic wave equation is astonishing – even if you know the QED punchline. I also liked how the prologue put classical physics in context and introduced the Hamiltonian. Baggott dedicates the book: To myself, aged 18, when I took my first class in quantum mechanics. And he's nailed it. I would have giveb my right arm for this book when I began to teach myself quantum theory – albeit armed with a maths degree, which is a enormous help with this topic. Not a gripe, more a suggestion: Baggott, quite rightly, doesn't derive Maxwell's equations and instead points to Melia's, Electrodynamics. I think Griffiths's, Introduction to Electrodynamics, is more appropriate at this (and my) level. (  ) ortgard | Sep 22, 2022 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Quantum mechanics is an extraordinarily successful scientific theory. But it is also completely mad. Although the theory quite obviously works, it leaves us chasing ghosts and phantoms; particles that are waves and waves that are particles; cats that are at once both alive and dead; lots ofseemingly spooky goings-on; and a desperate desire to lie down quietly in a darkened room. The Quantum Cookbook explains why this is. It provides a unique bridge between popular exposition and formal textbook presentation, written for curious readers with some background in physics and sufficientmathematical capability. It aims not to teach readers how to do quantum mechanics but rather helps them to understand how to think about quantum mechanics. Each derivation is presented as a "recipe" with listed ingredients, including standard results from the mathematician's toolkit, set out in aseries of easy-to-follow steps. The recipes have been written sympathetically, for readers who - like the author - will often struggle to follow the logic of a derivation which misses out steps that are "obvious", or which use techniques that readers are assumed to know. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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The dedications is "To myself, aged 18" and in the preface the author says that this is the book that he wishes he had had when he first studied QM. I wish I'd had it too; it would have changed my life.
(Mind you, the way that QM *should* be taught would render this book unnecessary. But the sad fact is that, certainly in the 1970s, and, I believe, even today, QM is essentially taught in the same way that it was historically developed, which is bordering on malfeasance on the part of the teachers.) (