Twenty-First Century Quantum Mechanics pdf

Seymour Michael Blinder est professeur émérite de chimie et de physique à l'Université du Michigan, Ann Arbor et chercheur principal travaillant à distance chez Wolfram Research à Champaign, Illinois. Il a fréquenté l'Université Cornell et a obtenu un A.B. en physique et chimie en 1953. Il a obtenu un A.M. en physique en 1955 et un doctorat. en physique chimique en 1958 de l'Université de Harvard sous la direction des professeurs W. E. Moffitt et J. H. van Vleck (lauréat du prix Nobel de physique 1977).

Twenty-First Century Quantum Mechanics pdf par Seymour Michael Blinder

This book is designed to make accessible to nonspecialists the still evolving concepts of quantum mechanics and the terminology in which these are expressed. The opening chapters summarize elementary concepts of twentieth century quantum mechanics and describe the mathematical methods employed in the field, with clear explanation of, for example, Hilbert space, complex variables, complex vector spaces and Dirac notation, and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. After detailed discussion of the Schrödinger equation, subsequent chapters focus on isotropic vectors, used to construct spinors, and on conceptual problems associated with measurement, superposition, and decoherence in quantum systems. Here, due attention is paid to Bell’s inequality and the possible existence of hidden variables. Finally, progression toward quantum computation is examined in detail: if quantum computers can be made practicable, enormous enhancements in computing power, artificial intelligence, and secure communication will result. This book will be of interest to a wide readership seeking to understand modern quantum mechanics and its potential applications.