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Lectures on Quantum Mechanics: Volume 1: Basic Matters
*The three volumes are not sequential but rather independent of each other and largely self-contained.
Basic Matters is a first introduction to quantum mechanics that does not assume any prior knowledge of the subject. The emphasis is on the general structure as the necessary foundation of any understanding. Starting from the simplest quantum phenomenon, the Stern–Gerlach experiment with its choice between two discrete outcomes, and ending with one-dimensional continuous systems, the physical concepts and notions as well as the mathematical formalism of quantum mechanics are developed in successive, manageable steps. The presentation is modern inasmuch as the natural language of the trade — Dirac's kets and bras and so on — is introduced early, and the temporal evolution is dealt with in a picture-free manner, with Schrödinger's and Heisenberg's equations of motion side by side and on equal footing.
Undergraduates in physics, chemistry, mathematics, and engineering; physics lecturers; Perturbed Evolution for graduate students in physics as well.
Basic Matters is a first introduction to quantum mechanics that does not assume any prior knowledge of the subject. The emphasis is on the general structure as the necessary foundation of any understanding. Starting from the simplest quantum phenomenon, the Stern–Gerlach experiment with its choice between two discrete outcomes, and ending with one-dimensional continuous systems, the physical concepts and notions as well as the mathematical formalism of quantum mechanics are developed in successive, manageable steps. The presentation is modern inasmuch as the natural language of the trade — Dirac's kets and bras and so on — is introduced early, and the temporal evolution is dealt with in a picture-free manner, with Schrödinger's and Heisenberg's equations of motion side by side and on equal footing.
Undergraduates in physics, chemistry, mathematics, and engineering; physics lecturers; Perturbed Evolution for graduate students in physics as well.
251 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 22, 2024
About the author
Berthold-Georg Englert
29 books1 followerBerthold-Georg Englert is Provost's Chair Professor at the National University of Singapore, and Principal Investigator at the Centre for Quantum Technologies. In 2006, he was recognized for outstanding contributions to theoretical research on quantum coherence. B.-G. Englert's principal research interests concern applications in quantum information science, but he is also known for his early work on quantum optics together with Marlan Scully at Texas A&M University.
Berthold-Georg Englert was American Physical Society Outstanding Referee in 2008, and is presently the Scientific Secretary of the Julian Schwinger Foundation.
Berthold-Georg Englert obtained his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Tubingen in 1981. He did post-doctoral research at the Technical University Munich and obtained his Dr. rer. nat. habil. in 1990.
He is the author of more than 160 publications in the fields of atomic, molecular and optical physics. His book Symbolism of Atomic Measurements is authoritative in the field of quantum mechanics.
Berthold-Georg Englert was American Physical Society Outstanding Referee in 2008, and is presently the Scientific Secretary of the Julian Schwinger Foundation.
Berthold-Georg Englert obtained his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Tubingen in 1981. He did post-doctoral research at the Technical University Munich and obtained his Dr. rer. nat. habil. in 1990.
He is the author of more than 160 publications in the fields of atomic, molecular and optical physics. His book Symbolism of Atomic Measurements is authoritative in the field of quantum mechanics.
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