Part of the new Ladybird Expert series Quantum Mechanics is a clear simple & entertaining introduction to the weird mind-bending world of the very very small Written by physicist & broadcaster Professor Jim Al-Khalili it explores all the key players breakthroughs controversies & unanswered questions of the quantum world You'll discover how the sun shines why light is both a wave & a particle the certainty of the Uncertainty Principle Schrodinger's Cat Einstein's spooky action how to build a quantum computer & why quantum mechanics drives even its experts completely crazy' Jim Al-Khalili has done an admirable job of condensing the ideas of quantum physics from Max Planck to the possibilities of quantum computers into brisk straightforward English' The Times Written by the leading lights & most outstanding communicators in their fields the Ladybird Expert books provide clear accessible & authoritative introductions to subjects drawn from science history & culture For an adult readership the Ladybird Expert series is produced in the same iconic small hardback format pioneered by the original Ladybirds Each beautifully illustrated book features the first new illustrations produced in the original Ladybird style for nearly forty years ...

This account of the foundations of quantum mechanics is an introduction accessible to anyone with high school mathematics & provides a rigorous discussion of important recent advances in the understanding of quantum physics including theories put forward by the author himself ...

This book gives a modern comprehensive introduction to the principles of quantum mechanics to the main approximation methods & to the application of quantum theory to a wide variety of systems The needs of students having an average mathematical ability are kept very much in mind with the avoidance of complex mathematical arguments & any undue compression of material ...

If you need a book that relates the core principles of quantum mechanics to modern applications in engineering physics & nanotechnology this is it Students will appreciate the book's applied emphasis which illustrates theoretical concepts with examples of nanostructured materials optics & semiconductor devices The many worked examples & more than 160 homework problems help students to problem solve & to practise applications of theory Without assuming a prior knowledge of high-level physics or classical mechanics the text introduces Schroedinger's equation operators & approximation methods Systems including the hydrogen atom & crystalline materials are analyzed in detail More advanced subjects such as density matrices quantum optics & quantum information are also covered Practical applications & algorithms for the computational analysis of simple structures make this an ideal introduction to quantum mechanics for students of engineering physics nanotechnology & other disciplines Additional resources available from wwwcambridgeorg 9780521897839 ...

This book gives an introduction to quantum mechanics with the matrix method Heisenberg's matrix mechanics is described in detail The fundamental equations are derived by algebraic methods using matrix calculus Only a brief description of Schroedinger's wave mechanics is given (in most books exclusively treated) to show their equivalence to Heisenberg's matrix method In the first part the historical development of Quantum theory by Planck Bohr & Sommerfeld is sketched followed by the ideas & methods of Heisenberg Born & Jordan Then Pauli's spin & exclusion principles are treated Pauli's exclusion principle leads to the structure of atoms Finally Dirac's relativistic quantum mechanics is shortly presented Matrices & matrix equations are today easy to handle when implementing numerical algorithms using standard software as MAPLE & Mathematica ...

All the knowledge & skills you need to succeed in studying quantum mechanics
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In The Theoretical Minimum world-class physicist Leonard Susskind provided a brilliant first course in classical mechanics offering readers not an oversimplified introduction but the real thing
- everything you need to start doing physics & nothing more Now he returns with the next challenge that every aspiring physics buff must tackle quantum mechanics Unlike most popular physics books Susskind & his co-author Art Friedman teach the maths & equations that are essential to any real understanding of quantum mechanics Combining crystal-clear explanations witty & helpful dialogues & basic exercises Quantum Mechanics is to paraphrase Einstein as simple as possible but no simpler
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QMx has teamed up with artist Ben Mund & Bicycle to create the first-ever officially licensed Firefly Playing Cards! The 54-card deck consists of the standard four suits of 13 cards each plus two jokers & features designs that are anything but standard Printed on Bicycle-grade paper with a satiny embossed finish every inch of this deck is designed with Firefly in mind Officially Licensed ...

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