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Transnational College of Lex
양자역학
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If you want to understand quantum mechanics starting with little or no knowledge this is the book for you. But even for those of you who are not dying to learn quantum mechanics, this still might be a book worth reading. More and more quantum mechanics does matter. Quantum mechanics provides not only an "explanation" of some of the most fundamental behavior in our world, but also is increasingly a part of our mythology (e.g. the uncertainty principle) and probably of future engineering (e.g. the quantum computer). As wonderful as this book is, I would make a few observations: 1. If you are really serious about understanding the underpinnings of quantum mechanics, or simply think this is the kind of thing you just won't get enough of, start first with the other book in this series, "Who is Fourier?" A fair amount of the mathematics in quantum mechanics relies on material covered in "Who is Fourier?" If you are going to get serious about this you might as well read the books in what would be a more satisfying order. 2. Be forewarned, the style of this book is not that of your typical scholarly book. This is not a weakness; in fact, it provides a warm charm, much the way the odd English in a Japanese video game does. The book is well translated from the original Japanese, but some of the unusual cultural differences remain. In several sections, there are perhaps a few too many references comparing learning science with learning another language. Fortunately, these sections can be easily skimmed. 3. One of the most fascinating results to come out of quantum mechanics is the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. This book does a wonderful job laying the foundation for this principle. The book spends a lot of time going through Schrodinger's equations deriving the formulas for quantum mechanics from the assumption that the electron is a wave rather than a particle. This, along with Heisenberg's particle and matrix basis for determining quantum mechanics, provides the pivotal models for the uncertainty principle. Yet I found the treatment of the uncertainty principal itself disappointingly brief. 4. There seems to be a pro-Heisenberg bias to the book. The Heisenberg story is at the center of the book, and it is briefly noted that one of the senior teachers at the Japanese school where this book was written was an associate of Heisenberg's. I can't say for certain that this treatment is biased without knowing more of the history, but that is certainly the impression one gets. "What is Quantum Mechanics?" is organized into six chapters. The first chapter discusses the study of light and how the results of the "black box" experiment led Einstein to the conclusion that light could be described as a particle as well as a wave. The second chapter moves the discussion from the study of light to the study of electrons. Bohr's initial model of the atom with electron "circling" the nucleus is derived. The third chapter describes how Heisenberg "squeezed" the discrete behavior of the electron into the equations of motion from classical physics. The fourth chapter describes how Schrodinger took de Borglie's insight that the electron could also be described as a wave to derive the equations of quantum mechanics. The fifth chapter describes how Schroidinger ultimately failed to provide a visual image for the behavior of the electron. The sixth chapter brings us to where we are today with Bohr's probability view and Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. All in all, this book is an absolute pleasure. 올해 하반기에 다시 출판된다고 합니다.Customer Reviews
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