Quantum Mechanics: A Modern and Concise Introductory Course (Advanced Texts in Physics) - Softcover

Bes, Daniel R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3540203656 ISBN 13: 9783540203650

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 2004

Synopsis

By systematically covering both the Heisenberg and Schrodinger realizations, the book emphasizes the essential principles of quantum mechanics, which remain hidden within the usual derivations of the wave equation. Moreover, this presentation not only covers the material which is traditionally presented in textbooks, but also is especially suitable for introducing the spin, i.e., the most important quantum observable. This emphasis on spin paves the way for a presentation of recent quantum-mechanical concepts such as entanglement and decoherence, and to recent applications including cryptography, teleportation and quantum computation. "I am very impressed with Dr. Bes' approach to the subject, the clarity of his exposition, and the timeliness of the examples, many of which are taken from the most recent developments of the "old-new" field of quantum mechanics" (Prof. J. Roederer)

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Review

From the reviews:

"Daniel Bes clearly understands that accuracy, clarity and brevity ??? . has therefore made a careful selection of the topics to make an accessible concise book on quantum mechanics for a modern introductory undergraduate course. The book has several good features. The claims that this is a modern textbook are well justified by the inclusion of ??? . the flow of the main ideas is not unbalanced by laborious detail." (Professor J. E. Carroll, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 46 (4), 2005)

"This book accomplishes all the goals implied by its title: it is ???modern???, ???concise??? and ???introductory???. It is concise (just two hundred pages) but covers an extraordinary range of topics, from those typically found in traditional quantum mechanics textbooks ??? . All this is illustrated with examples that cover a wide range ??? . This book provides a large amount of information per page and the selection, extension and balance of topics is adequate for an introductory course." (Ad??n Cabello, Mathematical Reviews, 2005)

"The author has nicely made a systematic dual presentation of both the Heisenberg matrix mechanics and Sch??dinger wave mechanics ??? . This wonderful textbook will certainly be a valuable addition to the physics/chemistry library of a science college/university/institute." (Samir Saha, Indian Journal of Physics, Vol. 79 (12), 2005)

"This book is a very clear, comprehensive, concise, and updated introduction to quantum mechanics (QM). ??? Bes??? book has a great advantage over the other texts: it is updated with some of the most recent advances in quantumtheory, including quantum computation and teleportation. The book is supposed to be suitable to undergraduate and first year graduate students. ??? The problems in the book are few but very stimulating. Besides, there are many figures, graphics, and tables, that really help the reader." (Adonai S. Sant???Anna, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1052, 2005)

From the reviews:

"Daniel Bes clearly understands that accuracy, clarity and brevity a ] . has therefore made a careful selection of the topics to make an accessible concise book on quantum mechanics for a modern introductory undergraduate course. The book has several good features. The claims that this is a modern textbook are well justified by the inclusion of a ] . the flow of the main ideas is not unbalanced by laborious detail." (Professor J. E. Carroll, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 46 (4), 2005)

"This book accomplishes all the goals implied by its title: it is a ~moderna (TM), a ~concisea (TM) and a ~introductorya (TM). It is concise (just two hundred pages) but covers an extraordinary range of topics, from those typically found in traditional quantum mechanics textbooks a ] . All this is illustrated with examples that cover a wide range a ] . This book provides a large amount of information per page and the selection, extension and balance of topics is adequate for an introductory course." (AdAn Cabello, Mathematical Reviews, 2005)

"The author has nicely made a systematic dual presentation of both the Heisenberg matrix mechanics and SchAdinger wave mechanics a ] . This wonderful textbook will certainly be a valuable addition to the physics/chemistry library of a science college/university/institute." (Samir Saha, Indian Journal of Physics, Vol. 79 (12), 2005)

"This book is a very clear, comprehensive, concise, and updated introduction to quantum mechanics (QM). a ] Besa (TM) book has a great advantage over the other texts: it is updated with some of the most recent advances in quantum theory, including quantum computation and teleportation. The book is supposedto be suitable to undergraduate and first year graduate students. a ] The problems in the book are few but very stimulating. Besides, there are many figures, graphics, and tables, that really help the reader." (Adonai S. Santa (TM)Anna, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1052, 2005)

From the Back Cover

Starting from basic principles, the book systematically covers both Heisenberg and Schrödinger realizations of quantum mechanics (in this order). The material traditionally presented in quantum textbooks is illustrated with applications which are (or will become) cornestones of future technologies. The emphasis in the matrix formulation focus the atention on the spin, the most important quantum observable, and paves the way to chapters on quantum information (including crytography, teleportation and computation), on recent tests of quantum physics and on decoherence. Additions and changes found in the second edition include; a more friendly presentation to Hilbert spaces; more practical applications e.g. scanning tunneling microscope (potential barrier); quantum dots (single-particle states in semiconductors); lasers and masers (induced emission); real experiments that have recently provided a qualitative change in the foundations of quantum physics; and an outline of the density matrix formalism as applied to a simple model of decoherence. from reviews of the first edition: "Daniel Bes clearly understands that accuracy, clarity and brevity ... has therefore made a careful selection of the topics to make an accessible concise book on quantum mechanics for a modern introductory undergraduate course... The claims that this is a modern textbook are well justified by the inclusion of ... the flow of the main ideas is not unbalanced by laborious detail." Contemporary Physics "It is concise but covers an extraordinary range of topics, from those typically found in traditional quantum mechanics textbooks ... All this is illustrated with examples that cover a wide range ... provides a large amount of information per page and the selection, extension and balance of topics is adequate for an introductory course." Mathematical Reviews

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540203656
• ISBN 13: 9783540203650
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 220