03029nam 22005055 450 991048489660332120200706013554.03-030-40767-510.1007/978-3-030-40767-4(CKB)4100000010771012(DE-He213)978-3-030-40767-4(MiAaPQ)EBC6138280(PPN)243229232(EXLCZ)99410000001077101220200316d2020 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAn Introductory Path to Quantum Theory Using Mathematics to Understand the Ideas of Physics /by Stephen Bruce Sontz1st ed. 2020.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2020.1 online resource (XXV, 286 p. 1 illus.) 3-030-40766-7 Introduction to this Path -- Viewpoint -- Neither Particle nor Wave -- Schrödinger's Equation -- Operators and Canonical Quantization -- The Harmonic Oscillator -- Interpreting: Mathematics -- Interpreting: Physics -- The Language of Hilbert Space -- Interpreting: Measurement -- The Hydrogen Atom -- Angular Momentum -- The Rotation Group SO(3) -- Spin and SU(2) -- Bosons and Fermions -- Classical and Quantum Probability -- The Heisenberg Picture -- Uncertainty (Optional) -- Speaking of Quantum Theory (Optional) -- Complementarity (Optional) -- Axioms (Optional) -- And Gravity? -- Measure Theory: A Crash Course.Since the 17th century, physical theories have been expressed in the language of mathematical equations. This introduction to quantum theory uses that language to enable the reader to comprehend the notoriously non-intuitive ideas of quantum physics. The mathematical knowledge needed for using this book comes from standard undergraduate mathematics courses and is described in detail in the section Prerequisites. This text is especially aimed at advanced undergraduate and graduate students of mathematics, computer science, engineering and chemistry among other disciplines, provided they have the math background even though lacking preparation in physics. In fact, no previous formal study of physics is assumed.Mathematical physicsQuantum physicsMathematical Physicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/M35000Quantum Physicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P19080Mathematical physics.Quantum physics.Mathematical Physics.Quantum Physics.530.15530.12Sontz Stephen Bruceauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut755560MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910484896603321An Introductory Path to Quantum Theory1911023UNINA