Consistent Quantum Theory
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- Author: Robert B. Griffiths, Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania
- Date Published: December 2003
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- isbn: 9780521539296
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This volume elucidates the consistent quantum theory approach to quantum mechanics at a level accessible to university students in physics, chemistry, mathematics, and computer science, making this an ideal supplement to standard textbooks. Griffiths provides a clear explanation of points not yet adequately treated in traditional texts and which students find confusing, as do their teachers. The book will also be of interest to physicists and philosophers working on the foundations of quantum mechanics.
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"Students, teachers and researchers familiar with or interested in issues of interpretation of quantum mechanics will enjoy this book." Choice
See more reviews"The book is systematic and clear. The conceptual framework of the consistent histories approach is sharply delinerated, there is an abundance of examples, open questions are honestly identified, and there are references to more detailed studies. I think it is the best book on consistent histories thus far, indispensable for those who want to understand this interpretation of quantum mechanics." Mathematical Reviews
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- Date Published: December 2003
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521539296
- length: 408 pages
- dimensions: 252 x 185 x 25 mm
- weight: 0.71kg
- contains: 42 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Wave functions
3. Linear algebra in Dirac notation
4. Physical properties
5. Probabilities and physical variables
6. Composite systems and tensor products
7. Unitary dynamics
8. Stochastic histories
9. The Born rule
10. Consistent histories
11. Checking consistency
12. Examples of consistent families
13. Quantum interference
14. Dependent (contextual) events
15. Density matrices
16. Quantum reasoning
17. Measurements I
18. Measurements II
19. Coins and counterfactuals
20. Delayed choice paradox
21. Indirect measurement paradox
22. Incompatibility paradoxes
23. Singlet state correlations
24. EPR paradox and Bell inequalities
25. Hardy's paradox
26. Decoherence and the classical limit
27. Quantum theory and reality
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