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Consistent Quantum Theory

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Consistent Quantum Theory
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Robert B. Griffiths
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:408
Dimensions(mm): Height 252,Width 185
Category/GenrePhilosophy of science
Atomic and molecular physics
Quantum physics
ISBN/Barcode 9780521539296
ClassificationsDewey:530.12
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 42 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 13 November 2003
Publication Country United Kingdom

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