Lectures on Quantum Mechanics Contributor(s): Dirac, Paul A. M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486417131 ISBN-13: 9780486417134 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $11.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2001 Annotation: Four concise, brilliant lectures on mathematical methods by the Nobel Laureate and quantum pioneer begin with an introduction to visualizing quantum theory through the use of classical mechanics. The remaining lectures build on that idea, examining the possibility of building a relativistic quantum theory on curved surfaces or flat surfaces. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Quantum Theory |
Dewey: 530.12 |
LCCN: 00065608 |
Series: Dover Books on Physics |
Physical Information: 0.28" H x 5.41" W x 8.5" (0.23 lbs) 96 pages |
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Publisher Description: The author of this concise, brilliant series of lectures on mathematical methods in quantum mechanics was one of the shining intellects in the field, winning a Nobel prize in 1933 for his pioneering work in the quantum mechanics of the atom. Beyond that, he developed the transformation theory of quantum mechanics (which made it possible to calculate the statistical distribution of certain variables), was one of the major authors of the quantum theory of radiation, codiscovered the Fermi-Dirac statistics, and predicted the existence of the positron. |