Quantum mechanics is an extraordinarily successful scientific theory. But it is also completely mad. Although the theory quite obviously works, it leaves us chasing ghosts and phantoms particles that are waves and waves that are particles cats that are at once both alive and dead lots of seemingly spooky goingson and a desperate desire to lie down quietly in a darkened room. The Quantum Cookbook explains why this is. It provides a unique bridge between popular exposition and formal textbook presentation, written for curious readers with some background in physics and sufficient mathematical capability. It aims not to teach readers how to do quantum mechanics but rather helps them to understand how to think about quantum mechanics. Each derivation is presented as a recipe with listed ingredients, including standard results from the mathematicians toolkit, set out in a series of easytofollow steps. The recipes have been written sympathetically, for readers who like the author will often struggle to follow the logic of a derivation which misses out steps that are obvious, or which use techniques that readers are assumed to know.

Binding: Hardcover;314 pages; Publisher: Oxford University Press; Classification: PDZ; Weight: 894 g; Dimensions: 253 x 175 x 23

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