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" Understanding quantum physics : "
Michael A. Morrison.
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BL
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891805
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Morrison, Michael A.,1949-
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Understanding quantum physics : : a user's manual /\ Michael A. Morrison.
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| Publication Statement
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Englewood Cliffs, N.J. :: Prentice Hall,, ©1990.
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xix, 668 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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0137479085
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: 9780137479085
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 655-659) and index.
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| Contents
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Introductory: why quantum physics? -- Into the microworld: duality and the double slit -- First postulates: the state function and its interpretation -- An illustrative interlude: wave packets in one dimension -- Observables in quantum physics: a pragmatist's approach -- A quantum equation of motion: the Schrodinger equation at last -- Simplifying matters: the time-independent Schrodinger equation -- States of a particle in one dimension I: mainly piecewise-constant potentials -- States of a particle in one dimension II: mainly continuous potentials -- Operators in quantum mechanics I: the importance of being Hermitian -- Operators in quantum mechanics II: to commute or not to commute -- Eigenfunction expansions: how to solve any problem in quantum mechanics -- Altered states: the great measurement mystery.
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Quantum theory.
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33.23 quantum physics.
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Quantenphysik
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Quantum theory.
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Kwantummechanica.
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| Dewey Classification
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530.1/2
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| LC Classification
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QC174.12.M69 1990
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33.23bcl
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UK 1000rvk
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