What is a good introductory book on quantum mechanics?
For quantum mechanics, the original is still the best: Dirac's "The Principles of Quantum Mechanics". It's clear, it's terse, and it's comprehensive. All other books take most of their material from this source. …
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terminology - What is the difference between Quantum Physics, …
5 Quantum mechanics (QM – also known as quantum physics, or quantum theory) is a branch of physics which deals with physical phenomena at microscopic scales, where the action is on the order …
What is the math knowledge necessary for starting Quantum Mechanics?
0 Good question. I come from a non-physics background and I have to learn quantum mechanics for my future studies and unfortunately I couldn't find any thorough answer on stackex unlike Steve …
What's the standard "roadmap" to learning quantum physics?
What physics topics do I need to know to start learning about quantum mechanics? (In addition to the mathematical topics mentioned at What is the math knowledge necessary for starting Quantum …
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2021年2月25日 · I was reading about the double slit experiment that proved the wave and particle nature of electron. I read that electrons give a diffraction pattern when they are not observed (wave …
What is the physical meaning of commutators in quantum mechanics?
2014年8月13日 · The question comes up naturally in what is usually students' second course in quantum physics / quantum mechanics. At that stage one is fairly comfortable with the concept of …
A list of inconveniences between quantum mechanics and (general ...
There are zero contradictions between quantum mechanics and special relativity; quantum field theory is the framework that unifies them. General relativity also works perfectly well as a low-energy effective …
Can quantum entanglement travel faster than the speed of light?
Recently I was watching a video on quantum computing where the narrators describe that quantum entanglement information travels faster than light! Is it really possible for anything to move faster ...
Quantum mechanics on a manifold - Physics Stack Exchange
In any case, describing curved geometry in terms of the quantum mechanics of particles (and strings and branes etc. ) propagating on it is a deep topic in mathematics and physics.