Quantum mechanics is the study of matter and its interactions with energy on the scale of atomic and subatomic particles. By contrast, classical physics...
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Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, often called Griffiths, is an introductory textbook on quantum mechanics by David J. Griffiths. The book is considered...
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all quantum physics, which includes quantum chemistry, quantum field theory, quantum technology, and quantum information science. Quantum mechanics can...
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form molecules. The application of quantum mechanics to chemistry is known as quantum chemistry. Quantum mechanics can also provide quantitative insight...
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Modern Quantum Mechanics, often called Sakurai or Sakurai and Napolitano, is a standard graduate-level quantum mechanics textbook written originally by...
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This is a list of notable textbooks on classical mechanics and quantum mechanics arranged according to level and surnames of the authors in alphabetical...
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of quantum mechanics is a fundamental part of the history of modern physics. The major chapters of this history begin with the emergence of quantum ideas...
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Principles of Quantum Mechanics is a textbook by Ramamurti Shankar. The book has been through two editions. It is used in many college courses around...
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In quantum physics, a quantum state is a mathematical entity that embodies the knowledge of a quantum system. Quantum mechanics specifies the construction...
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Planck constant (redirect from Introduction to Dirac's constant)
fundamental physical constant of foundational importance in quantum mechanics: a photon's energy is equal to its frequency multiplied by the Planck constant, and...
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Matrix mechanics is a formulation of quantum mechanics created by Werner Heisenberg, Max Born, and Pascual Jordan in 1925. It was the first conceptually...
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The old quantum theory is a collection of results from the years 1900–1925 which predate modern quantum mechanics. The theory was never complete or self-consistent...
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particles. Introduction to the ideas of quantum mechanics II. Mathematical tools of quantum mechanics III. The postulates of quantum mechanics IV. Applications...
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Measurement problem (redirect from Measurement (quantum mechanics))
In quantum mechanics, the measurement problem is the problem of definite outcomes: quantum systems have superpositions but quantum measurements only give...
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2023. Griffiths, David J.; Schroeter, Darrell F. (2018). Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-18963-8...
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In quantum mechanics, the Hamiltonian of a system is an operator corresponding to the total energy of that system, including both kinetic energy and potential...
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Wave function (redirect from Wave function (quantum mechanics))
J. (2008). Quantum Electrodynamics (4th ed.). springer. ISBN 978-354087560-4. Griffiths, D. J. (2004). Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (2nd ed.). Essex...
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Quantum chemistry, also called molecular quantum mechanics, is a branch of physical chemistry focused on the application of quantum mechanics to chemical...
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interpretation of quantum mechanics is an attempt to explain how the mathematical theory of quantum mechanics might correspond to experienced reality. Quantum mechanics...
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Angular momentum operator (redirect from Angular momentum (quantum mechanics))
In quantum mechanics, the angular momentum operator is one of several related operators analogous to classical angular momentum. The angular momentum...
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Wave function collapse (redirect from Quantum collapse)
In various interpretations of quantum mechanics, wave function collapse, also called reduction of the state vector, occurs when a wave function—initially...
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In quantum mechanics, the variational method is one way of finding approximations to the lowest energy eigenstate or ground state, and some excited states...
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statistical error models. In quantum mechanics, however, indeterminacy is of a much more fundamental nature, having nothing to do with errors or disturbance...
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An Introduction to Mechanics, commonly referred to as Kleppner and Kolenkow, is an undergraduate level textbook on classical mechanics coauthored by physicists...
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undergraduate quantum mechanics courses. Cautions: Different authors may have different definitions for the same term. The discussions are restricted to Schrödinger...
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In quantum mechanics, the total angular momentum quantum number parametrises the total angular momentum of a given particle, by combining its orbital...
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formulation is a description in quantum mechanics that generalizes the stationary action principle of classical mechanics. It replaces the classical notion...
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Observable (redirect from Observable (quantum mechanics))
classical mechanics, an observable is a real-valued "function" on the set of all possible system states, e.g., position and momentum. In quantum mechanics, an...
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theory. The primary question that quantum chaos seeks to answer is: "What is the relationship between quantum mechanics and classical chaos?" The correspondence...
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