
Quantum Mechanics
P. James E. Peebles(Author)
Princeton University Press
Published on 15. September 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
434 pages
978-0-691-20982-1 (ISBN)
Description
The classic textbook on quantum mechanics from Nobel Prize-winning physicist P. J. E. Peebles
This book explains the often counterintuitive physics of quantum mechanics, unlocking this key area of physics for students by enabling them to work through detailed applications of general concepts and ideas. P. J. E. Peebles states general principles first in terms of wave mechanics and then in the standard abstract linear space formalism. He offers a detailed discussion of measurement theory-an essential feature of quantum mechanics-and emphasizes the art of numerical estimates. Along the way, Peebles provides a wealth of physical examples together with numerous problems, some easy, some challenging, but all of them selected because they are physically interesting. Quantum Mechanics is an essential resource for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in physics.
This book explains the often counterintuitive physics of quantum mechanics, unlocking this key area of physics for students by enabling them to work through detailed applications of general concepts and ideas. P. J. E. Peebles states general principles first in terms of wave mechanics and then in the standard abstract linear space formalism. He offers a detailed discussion of measurement theory-an essential feature of quantum mechanics-and emphasizes the art of numerical estimates. Along the way, Peebles provides a wealth of physical examples together with numerous problems, some easy, some challenging, but all of them selected because they are physically interesting. Quantum Mechanics is an essential resource for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in physics.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Jersey
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
675 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-691-20982-1 (9780691209821)
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Quantum Mechanics
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Person
P. J. E. Peebles is a Nobel Prize-winning physicist whose books include Cosmology's Century, Principles of Physical Cosmology, and The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe (all Princeton). He is the Albert Einstein Professor of Science Emeritus in the Department of Physics at Princeton University.