{"product_id":"the-physics-of-quantum-mechanics-hardcover","title":"The Physics of Quantum Mechanics - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSkinner Binney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Physics of Quantum Mechanics aims to give students a good understanding of how quantum mechanics describes the material world. It shows that the theory follows naturally from the use of probability amplitudes to derive probabilities. It stresses that stationary states are unphysical mathematical abstractions that enable us to solve the theory's governing equation, the time-dependent Schroedinger equation. Every opportunity is taken to illustrate the emergence of the familiar classical, dynamical world through the quantum interference of stationary states. The text stresses the continuity between the quantum world and the classical world, which is merely an approximation to the quantum world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe connections between observables, operators and transformations are clearly explained and the standard commutation rules derived from the properties of spacetime. A chapter is devoted to entanglement, quantum computation, density operators and their role in thermodynamics, and the measurement problem. Scattering phenomena, including the origin of radioactivity, are handled early on in the accessible context of one dimension, and at the end of the book with some rigour in three dimensions. Hydrogen and helium are discussed in some detail and it is shown that quantum mechanics enables us to understand the structure of the periodic table without engaging with the complexities of many-electron atoms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDirac notation is used from the outset and students are trained to move easily from one representation to another, choosing whichever representation is best suited to a particular problem. The mathematical prerequisites are no more than simple vector algebra, Taylor series expansion and the use of integrating factors to solve linear first order differential equations. Rigorous algebraic methods are preferred to the solution of partial differential equations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo request a copy of the Solutions Manual, visit: http: \/\/global.oup.com\/uk\/academic\/physics\/admin\/solutions\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Binney, \u003cem\u003eHead of the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford\u003c\/em\u003e, David Skinner, \u003cem\u003eLecturer in Mathematics, University of Cambridge\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames Binney has degrees from the universities of Cambridge and Oxford and has studied in the Albert Ludwigs\u003cbr\u003eUniversitaet, Freiburg i. Breisgau. After three postdoctoral years in Princeton he joined the Physics faculty at\u003cbr\u003eOxford and has there taught courses ranging from first-year mathematical methods, through statistical physics, \u003cbr\u003equantum mechanics, general relativity, group theory and differential geometry and physics. He researches the\u003cbr\u003estructure, formation and dynamics of galaxies. For this work he has received the Maxwell Medal and the Dirac\u003cbr\u003eMedal from the Institute of Physics, the Dirk Brouwer Award from the American Astronomical Society and the\u003cbr\u003eEddington Medal from the Royal Astronomical Society. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2000. He is\u003cbr\u003ejoint author of Galactic Dynamics (Princeton UP 1987, 2008), Galactic Astronomy (Princeton UP 1998) and The\u003cbr\u003eTheory of Critical Phenomena (Oxford UP 1992). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Skinner obtained his PhD from Oxford Physics and took postdoctoral positions in Oxford Maths, Perimeter\u003cbr\u003eand IAS before joining DAMTP, Cambridge. He is interested in quantum field theory, string theory and twistor\u003cbr\u003etheory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.4 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 31, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42135323869319,"sku":"9780199688562","price":196.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d0d9ba9fd6fc76849bf9523654688ba1.webp?v=1732648672","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-physics-of-quantum-mechanics-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}