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![]() THE WORLD ACCORDING TO
QUANTUM MECHANICS
Why the Laws of Physics Make Perfect Sense
After All
by Ulrich Mohrhoff (Sri
Aurobindo International Centre of
Education, India)
316pp
978-981-4293-37-2: US$81 / £56
US$56.70 / £39.20
Table
of Contents (119k)
Preface
(118k)
Chapter
1: Probability: Basic concepts and
theorems (241k)
The first of the
book's three parts familiarizes the
reader with the basics through a brief
historical survey and by following
Feynman's route to the Schrodinger
equation. The necessary mathematics,
including the special theory of
relativity, is introduced along the way,
to the point that all relevant
theoretical concepts can be adequately
grasped. Part II takes a closer look. As
the theory takes shape, it is applied to
various experimental arrangements.
Several of these are central to the
discussion in the final part, which aims
at making epistemological and
ontological sense of the theory. Pivotal
to this task is an understanding of the
special status that quantum mechanics
attributes to measurements — without
dragging in "the consciousness of the
observer." Key to this understanding is
a rigorous definition of "macroscopic"
which, while rarely even attempted, is
provided in this book.
Contents:
- Overview:
- Probability: Basic Concepts and
Theorems
- A (Very) Brief History of the
"Old" Theory
- A (Very) Brief History of the
"New" Theory
- The Feynman Route to Schrodinger
(Stage 1)
- Special Relativity in a Nutshell
- The Feynman Route to Schrodinger
(Stage 2)
- A Closer Look:
- The Classical Forces: Effects
- The Classical Forces: Causes
- Quantum Mechanics Resumed
- Making Sense:
- Interpretational Strategy
- Spatial Aspects of the Quantum
World
- Why the Laws of Physics are Just
So
- Solutions to Selected Problems
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