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The Structure and Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics by R I G Hughes: Used
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- Book Title
- The Structure and Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
- Publication Date
- 1992-03-01
- Pages
- 384
- ISBN
- 0674843924
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Harvard University Press
ISBN-10
0674843924
ISBN-13
9780674843929
eBay Product ID (ePID)
620693
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Structure and Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
Subject
Physics / Quantum Theory, General
Publication Year
1992
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy, Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
13 Oz
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Width
0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
88-016551
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
19
Reviews
[This book] complements the material covered in standard textbooks on quantum theory, in which the issue of interpretation of the theory is too often neglected., Hughes has written the best self-contained introduction to the foundations of quantum mechanics yet to appear...Hughes is clearly a gifted teacher, and a casual look at the book may suggest that it is primarily a textbook. In fact, a definitive interpretive perspective is developed throughout the book., Hughes has written the best self-contained introduction to the foundations of quantum mechanics yet to appear... Hughes is clearly a gifted teacher, and a casual look at the book may suggest that it is primarily a textbook. In fact, a definitive interpretive perspective is developed throughout the book., A formidable and intelligent account of the (partial) Hilbert-space formalization of quantum mechanics and the inevitable philosophical ambiguities that result...A marvelous book., The power and elegance of the quantum-mechanical arguments are excellently portrayed and the reader...could not help being impressed by the sheer intellectual beauty of the subject.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
530.1/2
Table Of Content
Preface Introduction. The Stern-Gerlach Experiment PART I THE STRUCTURE OF QUANTUM THEORY 1. Vector Spaces Vectors Operators Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues Inner Products of Vectors in R2 Complex Numbers The Space C2 The Pauli Spin Matrices Mathematical Generalization Vector Spaces Linear Operators Inner Products on V Subspaces and Projection Operators Orthonormal Bases Operators with a Discrete Spectrum Operators with a Continuous Spectrum Hilbert Spaces 2. States and Observables in Quantum Mechanics Classical Mechanics: Systems and Their States Observables and Experimental Questions States and Observables in Quantum Theory Probabilities and Expectation Values The Evolution of States in Classical Mechanics Determinism The Evolution of States in Quantum Mechanics Theories and Models 3. Physical Theory and Hilbert Spaces Minimal Assumptions for Physical Theory The Representation of Outcomes and Events The Representation of States Determinism, Indeterminism, and the Principle of Superposition Mixed States Observables and Operators Relations between Observables: Functional Dependence and Compatibility Incompatible Observables The Representational Capacity of Hilbert Spaces The Schrodinger Equation 4. Spin and Its Representation Symmetry Conditions and Spin States A Partial Representation of Spin in R2 The Representation of (Sa) in C2 Conclusion 5. Density Operators and Tensor-Product Spaces Operators of the Trace Class Density Operators Density Operators on C2 Pure and Mixed States The Dynamical Evolution of States Gleason's Theorem Composite Systems and Tensor-Product Spaces The Reduction of States of Composite Systems Part II The Interpretation of Quantum Theory 6. The Problem of Properties Properties, Experimental Questions, and the Dispersion Principle The EPR Argument Bohm's Version of the EPR Experiment The Statistical Interpretation Kochen and Specker's Example Generalizing the Problem The Bell-Wigner Inequality Hidden Variables Interpreting Quantum Theory: Statistical States and Value States 7. Quantum Logic The Algebra of Properties of a Simple Classical System Boolean Algebras Posets and Lattices The Structure of S(H) The Algebra of Events A Formal Approach to Quantum Logic An Unexceptionable Interpretation of Quantum Logic Putnam on Quantum Logic Properties and Deviant Logic 8. Probability, Causality, and Explanation Probability Generalized Two Uniqueness Results The Two-Slit Experiment: Waves and Particles The Two-Slit Experiment: Conditional Probabilities The Bell-Wigner Inequality and Classical Probability Bell Inequalities and Einstein-Locality Bell Inequalities and Causality Coupled Systems and Conditional Probabilities Probability, Causality, and Explanation 9. Measurement Three Principles of Limitation Indeterminacy and Measurement Projection Postulates Measurement and Conditionalization The Measurement Problem and Schrodinger's Cat Jauch's Model of the M
Synopsis
This important work provides an account of the philosophical foundations of quantum theory that should become a classic text for scientists and nonscientists alike. Hughes offers the first detailed and accessible analysis of the Hilbert-space models used in quantum theory and explains why they are so successful. He goes on to show how the very suitability of Hilbert spaces for modeling the quantum world gives rise to deep problems of interpretation, and makes suggestions about how they can be overcome., R. I. G. Hughes offers the first detailed and accessible analysis of the Hilbert-space models used in quantum theory and explains why they are so successful. He goes on to show how the very suitability of Hilbert spaces for modeling the quantum world gives rise to deep problems of interpretation, and makes suggestions about how they can be overcome., R. I. G. Hughes offers the first detailed and accessible analysis of the Hilbert-space models used in quantum theory and explains why they are so successful. He goes on to show how the very suitability of Hilbert spaces for modeling the quantum world gives rise to deep problems of interpretation and makes suggestions about how they can be overcome.
LC Classification Number
QC174.12.H82 1992
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