| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 391 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Wave functions -- Linear algebra in Dirac notation -- Physical properties -- Probabilities and physical variables -- Composite systems and tensor products -- Unitary dynamics -- Stochastic histories -- The Born rule -- Consistent histories -- Checking consistency -- Examples of consistent families -- Quantum interference -- Dependent (contextual) events -- Density matrices -- Quantum reasoning -- Measurements I -- Measurements II -- Coins and counterfactuals -- Delayed choice paradox -- Indirect measurement paradox -- Incompatibility paradoxes -- Singlet state correlations -- EPR paradox and Bell inequalities -- Hardy's paradox -- Decoherence and the classical limit -- Quantum theory and reality |
| Summary |
Illustrating basic quantum principles using simple examples, Griffiths clarifies topics that students and their teachers often find confusing. A supplement to traditional texts, this book is accessible to graduate and advanced undergraduate students. It will also be of interest to physicists and philosophers working on the foundations of quantum mechanics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-381) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Quantum theory.
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Quantum Theory
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- Quantum Theory.
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Quantum theory
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Kwantummechanica.
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Grondslagen.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0511018940 |
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9780511018947 |
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9780511606052 |
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0511606052 |
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9780511048036 |
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0511048033 |
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9780511032769 |
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0511032765 |
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0521539293 |
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9780521539296 |
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1107123364 |
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9781107123366 |
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0511175280 |
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9780511175282 |
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0511303912 |
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9780511303913 |
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9786610433292 |
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6610433291 |
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1280433299 |
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9781280433290 |
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