{"product_id":"quantum-concepts-in-physics-an-alternative-approach-to-the-understanding-of-quantum-mechanics-hardback-9781107017092","title":"Quantum Concepts in Physics; An Alternative Approach to the Understanding of Quantum Mechanics (Hardback) 9781107017092","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eQuantum Concepts in Physics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Alternative Approach to the Understanding of Quantum Mechanics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInnovative account of the origins of quantum mechanics told from a historical perspective, for advanced undergraduates, graduate students and researchers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMalcolm Longair (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107017092, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 31 January 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e459 pages, 77 b\/w illus.  4 tables\u003cbr\u003e24.9 x 19.1 x 2.3 cm, 1.1 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… a beautiful book … should be included in any respectable physics library.' Daniela Dragoman, Optics and Photonics News\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWritten for advanced undergraduates, physicists, and historians and philosophers of physics, this book tells the story of the development of our understanding of quantum phenomena through the extraordinary years of the first three decades of the twentieth century. Rather than following the standard axiomatic approach, this book adopts a historical perspective, explaining clearly and authoritatively how pioneers such as Heisenberg, Schrodinger, Pauli and Dirac developed the fundamentals of quantum mechanics and merged them into a coherent theory, and why the mathematical infrastructure of quantum mechanics has to be as complex as it is. The author creates a compelling narrative, providing a remarkable example of how physics and mathematics work in practice. The book encourages an enhanced appreciation of the interaction between mathematics, theory and experiment, helping the reader gain a deeper understanding of the development and content of quantum mechanics than any other text at this level.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. The Discovery of Quanta: 1. Physics and theoretical physics in 1895\u003cbr\u003e 2. Planck and black-body radiation\u003cbr\u003e 3. Einstein and quanta, 1900–1911\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Old Quantum Theory: 4. The Bohr model of the hydrogen atom\u003cbr\u003e 5. Sommerfield and Ehrenfest – generalising the Bohr model\u003cbr\u003e 6. Einstein coefficients, Bohr's correspondence principle and the first selection rules\u003cbr\u003e 7. Understanding atomic spectra – additional quantum numbers\u003cbr\u003e 8. Bohr's model of the periodic table and the origin of spin\u003cbr\u003e 9. The wave-particle duality\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Discovery of Quantum Mechanics\u003cbr\u003e 10. The collapse of the old quantum theory and the seeds of its regeneration\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Heisenberg breakthrough\u003cbr\u003e 12. Matrix mechanics\u003cbr\u003e 13. Dirac's quantum mechanics\u003cbr\u003e 14. Schrödinger and wave mechanics\u003cbr\u003e 15. Reconciling matrix and wave mechanics\u003cbr\u003e 16. Spin and quantum statistics\u003cbr\u003e 17. The interpretation of quantum mechanics\u003cbr\u003e 18. The aftermath\u003cbr\u003e 19. Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Indices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Quantum physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Quantum physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Quantum%20physics%20%5Bquantum%20mechanics%20\u0026amp;%20quantum%20field%20theory%5D%20%5BPHQ%5D%22\"\u003equantum mechanics \u0026amp; quantum field theory PHQ\u003c\/a\u003e], Physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physics%20%5BPH%5D%22\"\u003ePH\u003c\/a\u003e], History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20science%20%5BPDA%5D%22\"\u003ePDA\u003c\/a\u003e], Science: general issues [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Science: general issues\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Science:%20general%20issues%20%5BPD%5D%22\"\u003ePD\u003c\/a\u003e], Mathematics \u0026amp; science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematics \u0026amp; science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematics%20\u0026amp;%20science%20%5BP%5D%22\"\u003eP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001728258328,"sku":"9781107017092","price":52.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107017092i_18bb089e-a1f6-4449-8bbb-139b94184b3a.jpg?v=1691361057","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/quantum-concepts-in-physics-an-alternative-approach-to-the-understanding-of-quantum-mechanics-hardback-9781107017092","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}