The Odd Quantum / / Sam Treiman.

This is a rare and much-needed book: a concise but comprehensive account of quantum mechanics for popular science readers written by a respected physicist. Sam Treiman--internationally renowned for his work in particle physics--makes quantum mechanics accessible to nonspecialists. Combining mastery...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
VerfasserIn:
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2002]
©1999
Year of Publication:2002
Edition:Core Textbook
Language:English
Online Access:
Physical Description:1 online resource (272 p.) :; 3 tables 14 line illus.
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Classical Background
  • 3. The Old Quantum Mechanics
  • 4. Foundations
  • 5. Some Quantum Classics
  • 6. Identical Particles
  • 7. What's Going On?
  • 8. The Building Blocks
  • 9. Quantum Fields
  • READINGS
  • INDEX