EAN: 9783662565827

UNDERGRADUATE LECTURE NOTES IN PHYSICS QUANTU...

This textbook is intended to accompany a two-semester course on quantum mechanics for physics
students. Along with the traditional material covered in such a course (states  operators 
Schrödinger equation  hydrogen atom)  it offers in-depth discussion of the Hilbert space  the
nature of measurement  entanglement  and decoherence - concepts that are crucial for the
understanding of quantum physics and its relation to the macroscopic world  but rarely covered
in entry-level textbooks. The book uses a mathematically simple physical system - photon
polarization - as the visualization tool  permitting the student to see the entangled beauty of
the quantum world from the very first pages. The formal concepts of quantum physics are
illustrated by examples from the forefront of modern quantum research  such as quantum
communication  teleportation and nonlocality. The author adopts a Socratic pedagogy: The
student is guided to develop the machinery of quantum physics independently by solving sets of
carefully chosen problems. Detailed solutions are provided.

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