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Quantum Physics Workbook For Dummies
By: Steven HolznereBook Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
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Hands-on practice in solving quantum physics problems
Quantum Physics is the study of the behavior of matter and energy at the molecular, atomic, nuclear, and even smaller microscopic levels. Like the other titles in our For Dummies Workbook series, Quantum Physics Workbook For Dummies allows you to hone your skills at solving the difficult and often confusing equations you encounter in this subject. Explains equations in easy-to-understand terms Harmonic Oscillator Operations, Angular Momentum, Spin, Scattering Theory
Using a proven practice-and-review approach, Quantum Physics Workbook For Dummies is all you need to get up to speed in problem solving!
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| Title of eBook: Quantum Physics Workbook For Dummies | |
| Release Date: 12-04-2009 | |
| Publisher: For Dummies |
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Quantum Physics Workbook For Dummies
Chapter One
The Basics of Quantum Physics: Introducing State Vectors
In This Chapter
* Creating state vectors
* Using quantum physics operators
* Finding expectation values for operators
* Simplifying operations with eigenvalues and eigenvectors
If you want to hang out with the cool quantum physics crowd, you have to speak the lingo. And in this field, that's the language of mathematics. Quantum physics often involves representing probabilities in matrices, but when the matrix math becomes unwieldy, you can translate those matrices into the bra and ket notation and perform a whole slew of operations.
This chapter gets you started with the basic ideas behind quantum physics, such as the state vector, which is what you use to describe a multistate system. I also cover using operators, making predictions, understanding properties such as commutation, and simplifying problems by using eigenvectors. Here you can also find several problems to help you become more acquainted with these concepts.
Describing the States of a System
The beginnings of quantum physics include explaining what a system's states can be (such as whether a particle's spin is up or down, or what orbital a hydrogen atom's electron is in). The word quantum refers to the fact that the states are discrete - that is, no state is a mix of any other states. A quantum number or a set of quantum numbers specifies a particular state. If you want to break quantum physics down to its most basic form, you can say that it's all about working with multistate systems.
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