An Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
An Introduction to Quantum Mechanics: From Facts to Formalism
English | 2021 | ISBN: 0367547074 | 284 Pages | EPUB (True) | 1.2 MB
English | 2021 | ISBN: 0367547074 | 284 Pages | EPUB (True) | 1.2 MB
The core content of even the most intricate intellectual edifices is often a simple fact or idea. So is it with quantum mechanics; the entire mathematical fabric of the formal description of quantum mechanics stems essentially from the fact that quantum probabilities interfere (i.e., from the superposition principle). This book is dedicated to substantiating this claim. In the process, the book tries to demonstrate how the factual content of quantum mechanics can be transcribed in the formal language of vector spaces and linear transformations by disentangling the empirical content from the usual formal description. More importantly, it tries to bring out what this transcription achieves.