From Classical to Quantum Mechanics
Subtitle: An Introduction to the Formalism, Foundations and Applications
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: April 19, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9780521833240
Subjects: Classical mechanics; Quantum physics (quantum mechanics); Quantum Theory; Science; Science/Mathematics; Mathematical Physics; Science / Quantum Theory
First sentence: This chapter begins with a brief outline of some of the key motivations for considering a quantum theory: the early attempts to determine the spectral distribution of energy density of black bodies; stability of atoms and molecules; specific heats of solids; interference and diffraction of light beams; polarization of photons.