Quirky quantum concepts: [electronic resource] :: physical, conceptual, geometric, and pictorial physics that didn't fit in your textbook /: Eric L. Michelsen.

Michelsen, Eric L.,

doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-9305-1

Quirky quantum concepts [electronic resource] : physical, conceptual, geometric, and pictorial physics that didn't fit in your textbook / Eric L. Michelsen.

Michelsen, Eric L., author.

2014

QC174.12 .M499 2014

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Title

Quirky quantum concepts [electronic resource] : physical, conceptual, geometric, and pictorial physics that didn't fit in your textbook / Eric L. Michelsen.

Author

Michelsen, Eric L., author.

ISBN

9781461493051 electronic book
1461493056 electronic book
9781461493044

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9305-1

Published

New York : Springer, [2014]

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English

Description

1 online resource (xix, 361 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Item Number

10.1007/978-1-4614-9305-1 doi

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QC174.12 .M499 2014

Dewey Decimal Classification

530.12

Summary

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.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-356) and index.

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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 11, 2014).

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Undergraduate lecture notes in physics, 2192-4791

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