The Formation and Logic of Quantum Mechanics
The Formation and Logic of Quantum Mechanics

Author: Mitsuo Taketani

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 9789812810113

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This book analyzes the intricate logical process through which the quantum theory was developed, and shows that the quantum mechanics thus established is governed by stereo-structural logic . The method of analysis is based on Mituo Taketani''s three-stage theory of scientific cognition, which was presented and developed in close connection with Yukawa''s theory of the meson. According to the three-stage theory, scientific cognition proceeds through a series of coiling turns of the phenomenological, substantialistic and essentialistic stages. The old quantum mechanics is shown to be in a substantialistic stage, followed by the quantum mechanics in the corresponding essentialistic stage. Sample Chapter(s). Chapter 1.1: Themodynamical Investigation of Black Body Radiation (206 KB). Chapter 1.2: Atomistic Investigations of Black Body Radiation (257 KB). Chapter 1.3: Einstein''s Light Quantum (261 KB). Chapter 1.4: The Light Quantum and the Theory of Relativity (158 KB). Chapter 1.1: Diffculties seen from Statistical Heat Theory (281 KB). Chapter 1.2: Molecular Theoretical Significance of the Planck Theory (236 KB). Chapter 1.3: Conflict between the Wave and Particle Natures (235 KB). Chapter 1.1: Heisenbergs Quantum Condition (307 KB). Chapter 1.2: Born-Jordan''s Formulation with Matrices (361 KB). Chapter 1.3: Dirac''s Formulation by Quantum Algebra (299 KB). Chapter 1.4: Attempts at the Interpretation of Matrix Mechanics (272 KB). Contents: Volume I: Quantum of Radiation; The Formation of Atomic Models; Volume II: Difficulties in Radiation Theory; The Quantum of Action and Atomic Models; The Quantum Condition, Transition Probability and Correspondence Principle; Theory of Atomic Structure and Spin of Electron; The Interconnection of Wave- and Particle-Natures; Volume III: The Proposal and Formulation of Matrix Mechanics; From the Proposal of Wave Mechanics to Quantum Mechanics; The Establishment of Quantum Mechanics; The Logic of Quantum Mechanics. Readership: Undergraduates and researchers in quantum and theoretical physics.

Formation And Logic Of Quantum Mechanics, The (In 3 Vols)
Formation And Logic Of Quantum Mechanics, The (In 3 Vols)

Author: Masayuki Nagasaki

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2001-11-23

Total Pages: 915

ISBN-13: 9814491187

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This book analyzes the intricate logical process through which the quantum theory was developed, and shows that the quantum mechanics thus established is governed by stereo-structural logic. The method of analysis is based on Mituo Taketani's three-stage theory of scientific cognition, which was presented and developed in close connection with Yukawa's theory of the meson. According to the three-stage theory, scientific cognition proceeds through a series of coiling turns of the phenomenological, substantialistic and essentialistic stages. The old quantum mechanics is shown to be in a substantialistic stage, followed by the quantum mechanics in the corresponding essentialistic stage./a

The Physics of Quantum Mechanics
The Physics of Quantum Mechanics

Author: James Binney

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2013-12

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 0199688575

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This title gives students a good understanding of how quantum mechanics describes the material world. The text stresses the continuity between the quantum world and the classical world, which is merely an approximation to the quantum world.

Quantum Theory: A Very Short Introduction
Quantum Theory: A Very Short Introduction

Author: John Polkinghorne

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2002-05-30

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 0191577677

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Quantum Theory is the most revolutionary discovery in physics since Newton. This book gives a lucid, exciting, and accessible account of the surprising and counterintuitive ideas that shape our understanding of the sub-atomic world. It does not disguise the problems of interpretation that still remain unsettled 75 years after the initial discoveries. The main text makes no use of equations, but there is a Mathematical Appendix for those desiring stronger fare. Uncertainty, probabilistic physics, complementarity, the problematic character of measurement, and decoherence are among the many topics discussed. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

What Is Real?
What Is Real?

Author: Adam Becker

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2018-03-20

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 0465096069

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"A thorough, illuminating exploration of the most consequential controversy raging in modern science." --New York Times Book Review An Editor's Choice, New York Times Book Review Longlisted for PEN/E.O. Wilson Prize for Literary Science Writing Longlisted for Goodreads Choice Award Every physicist agrees quantum mechanics is among humanity's finest scientific achievements. But ask what it means, and the result will be a brawl. For a century, most physicists have followed Niels Bohr's solipsistic and poorly reasoned Copenhagen interpretation. Indeed, questioning it has long meant professional ruin, yet some daring physicists, such as John Bell, David Bohm, and Hugh Everett, persisted in seeking the true meaning of quantum mechanics. What Is Real? is the gripping story of this battle of ideas and the courageous scientists who dared to stand up for truth. "An excellent, accessible account." --Wall Street Journal "Splendid. . . . Deeply detailed research, accompanied by charming anecdotes about the scientists." --Washington Post

Quantum Mechanics
Quantum Mechanics

Author: Arjun Berera

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-10-21

Total Pages: 443

ISBN-13: 1108423337

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Presents a distinctive and modern treatment of quantum mechanics, including detailed chapters on group theory and quantum entanglement.

Foundations of Quantum Theory
Foundations of Quantum Theory

Author: Klaas Landsman

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-07-28

Total Pages: 861

ISBN-13: 9783319847382

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This book studies the foundations of quantum theory through its relationship to classical physics. This idea goes back to the Copenhagen Interpretation (in the original version due to Bohr and Heisenberg), which the author relates to the mathematical formalism of operator algebras originally created by von Neumann. The book therefore includes comprehensive appendices on functional analysis and C*-algebras, as well as a briefer one on logic, category theory, and topos theory. Matters of foundational as well as mathematical interest that are covered in detail include symmetry (and its "spontaneous" breaking), the measurement problem, the Kochen-Specker, Free Will, and Bell Theorems, the Kadison-Singer conjecture, quantization, indistinguishable particles, the quantum theory of large systems, and quantum logic, the latter in connection with the topos approach to quantum theory. This book is Open Access under a CC BY licence.

A New Kind of Science
A New Kind of Science

Author: Stephen Wolfram

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 1197

ISBN-13: 9780713991161

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This work presents a series of dramatic discoveries never before made public. Starting from a collection of simple computer experiments---illustrated in the book by striking computer graphics---Wolfram shows how their unexpected results force a whole new way of looking at the operation of our universe. Wolfram uses his approach to tackle a remarkable array of fundamental problems in science: from the origin of the Second Law of thermodynamics, to the development of complexity in biology, the computational limitations of mathematics, the possibility of a truly fundamental theory of physics, and the interplay between free will and determinism.

Quantum Theory: Concepts and Methods
Quantum Theory: Concepts and Methods

Author: A. Peres

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2006-06-01

Total Pages: 463

ISBN-13: 0306471205

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There are many excellent books on quantum theory from which one can learn to compute energy levels, transition rates, cross sections, etc. The theoretical rules given in these books are routinely used by physicists to compute observable quantities. Their predictions can then be compared with experimental data. There is no fundamental disagreement among physicists on how to use the theory for these practical purposes. However, there are profound differences in their opinions on the ontological meaning of quantum theory. The purpose of this book is to clarify the conceptual meaning of quantum theory, and to explain some of the mathematical methods which it utilizes. This text is not concerned with specialized topics such as atomic structure, or strong or weak interactions, but with the very foundations of the theory. This is not, however, a book on the philosophy of science. The approach is pragmatic and strictly instrumentalist. This attitude will undoubtedly antagonize some readers, but it has its own logic: quantum phenomena do not occur in a Hilbert space, they occur in a laboratory.

Categories for Quantum Theory
Categories for Quantum Theory

Author: Chris Heunen

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2019-11-14

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 0191060062

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Monoidal category theory serves as a powerful framework for describing logical aspects of quantum theory, giving an abstract language for parallel and sequential composition, and a conceptual way to understand many high-level quantum phenomena. This text lays the foundation for this categorical quantum mechanics, with an emphasis on the graphical calculus which makes computation intuitive. Biproducts and dual objects are introduced and used to model superposition and entanglement, with quantum teleportation studied abstractly using these structures. Monoids, Frobenius structures and Hopf algebras are described, and it is shown how they can be used to model classical information and complementary observables. The CP construction, a categorical tool to describe probabilistic quantum systems, is also investigated. The last chapter introduces higher categories, surface diagrams and 2-Hilbert spaces, and shows how the language of duality in monoidal 2-categories can be used to reason about quantum protocols, including quantum teleportation and dense coding. Prior knowledge of linear algebra, quantum information or category theory would give an ideal background for studying this text, but it is not assumed, with essential background material given in a self-contained introductory chapter. Throughout the text links with many other areas are highlighted, such as representation theory, topology, quantum algebra, knot theory, and probability theory, and nonstandard models are presented, such as sets and relations. All results are stated rigorously, and full proofs are given as far as possible, making this book an invaluable reference for modern techniques in quantum logic, with much of the material not available in any other textbook.