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Quantum Mechanics An Experimentalist's Approach

By Eugene D. Commins

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2014
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9301032 bytes)
Pages
\696
Time added
2016-10-11 20:15:07
Физика;Квантовая физика

Description

Eugene D. Commins takes an experimentalists approach to quantum mechanics, preferring to use concrete physical explanations over formal, abstract descriptions to address the needs and interests of a diverse group of students. Keeping physics at the foreground and explaining difficult concepts in straightforward language, Commins examines the many modern developments in quantum physics, including Bells inequalities, locality, photon polarization correlations, the stability of matter, Casimir forces, geometric phases, Aharonov-Bohm and Aharonov-Casher effects, magnetic monopoles, neutrino oscillations, neutron interferometry, the Higgs mechanism, and the electroweak standard model. The text is self-contained, covering the necessary background on atomic and molecular structure in addition to the traditional topics. Developed from the authors well-regarded course notes for his popular first-year graduate course at UC Berkeley, instruction is supported by over 160 challenging problems to illustrate concepts and provide students with ample opportunity to test their knowledge and understanding.

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