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The Odd Quantum /
"This is a concise but comprehensive account of quantum mechanics written by a respected physicist for popular science readers. Sam Treiman makes quantum mechanics accessible to nonspecialists, combining mastery of the material with clear, elegant prose and infectious enthusiasm as he conveys t...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
1999.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Newton's law, gravity, energy, electromagnetism, special relativity
- Electromagnetic waves, blackbody radiation, early spectroscopy, the Rutherford atom, Bohr's quantum model, De Broglie's matter waves
- The two-slit experiment Schroedinger's wave equation, probabilistic interpretation, a brief survey of the rules, communting observables, the uncertainty principle, momentum, the operator concept, angular momentum, aspects of energy
- The free particle, particle in a box, the harmonic oscillator, central potentials generally, the one-electron atom, the infinite solenoid, decay processes
- Symmetry, antisymmetry rules, the Pauli principle, the Fermi gas, atoms, more on identical Bosons
- Particles in collistion, particles in decay, accelerators, patterns and regularities, basic ingredients, summary
- Free fields, free particles, interactions, Feynman diagrams, virtual particles, the standard model in diagrams.