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Consistent Quantum Theory
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Consistent Quantum Theory
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Robert B. Griffiths
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:408 | Dimensions(mm): Height 252,Width 185 |
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Category/Genre | Philosophy of science Atomic and molecular physics Quantum physics |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780521539296
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Classifications | Dewey:530.12 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
42 Line drawings, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
13 November 2003 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This volume elucidates the consistent quantum theory approach to quantum mechanics at a level accessible to university students in physics, chemistry, mathematics, and computer science, making this an ideal supplement to standard textbooks. Griffiths provides a clear explanation of points not yet adequately treated in traditional texts and which students find confusing, as do their teachers. The book will also be of interest to physicists and philosophers working on the foundations of quantum mechanics.
Author Biography
Robert B. Griffiths is the Otto Stern University Professor of Physics at Carnegie-Mellon University. In 1962, he received his PhD in physics from Stanford University. Currently a Fellow of the American Physical Society and member of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, he received the Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics from the American Physical Society in 1984. He is the author or co-author of 130 papers on various topics in theoretical physics, mainly statistical and quantum mechanics.
Reviews'For people who enjoy learning by example, this will be a joy to read. This book is the first introductory treatment of the consistent histories approach and what better way of learning it than to learn straight form the horses mouth.' Contemporary Physics
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