Quantum theory, concepts and methods

✍ Scribed by Peres A.

• Publisher: Kluwer
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 464
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

One of the rare books that give a deep and balanced account of Quantum Theory... Concepts are emphasized as much as techniques. Anyone who wants to understand (as opposed to merely use) quantum mechanics should at least have a brief look through such a book...

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 8
Part I: Gathering the Tools......Page 16
1. Introduction to Quantum Physics......Page 18
2. Quantum Tests......Page 39
3. Complex Vector Space......Page 63
4. Continuous Variables......Page 94
Part 2: Cryptodeterminism & Quantum Inseparability......Page 128
5. Composite Systems......Page 130
6. Bell's Theorem......Page 163
7. Contextuality......Page 202
Part 3: Quantum Dynamics & Information......Page 228
8. Spacetime Symmetries......Page 230
9. Information and Thermodynamics......Page 275
10. Semiclassical Methods......Page 313
11. Chaos and Irreversibility......Page 347
12. The Measuring Process......Page 388