A first introduction to quantum physics [2nd ed.] (Record no. 567124)
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| control field | OSt |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9783031161643 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | IIT Kanpur |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 530.12 |
| Item number | K829f2 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Kok, Pieter |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A first introduction to quantum physics [2nd ed.] |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Pieter Kok |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 2nd ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher | Springer |
| Year of publication | 2023 |
| Place of publication | Switzerland |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xvii, 296p |
| 440 ## - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE | |
| Title | Undergraduate lecture notes in physics |
| 490 ## - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | / edited by Neil Ashby... [et al.] |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Moremedia |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | In this undergraduate textbook, now in its 2nd edition, the author develops the quantum theory from first principles based on very simple experiments: a photon traveling through beam splitters to detectors, an electron moving through magnetic fields, and an atom emitting radiation. From the physical description of these experiments follows a natural mathematical description in terms of matrices and complex numbers. The first part of the book examines how experimental facts force us to let go of some deeply held preconceptions and develops this idea into a description of states, probabilities, observables, and time evolution. The quantum mechanical principles are illustrated using applications such as gravitational wave detection, magnetic resonance imaging, atomic clocks, scanning tunneling microscopy, and many more. The first part concludes with an overview of the complete quantum theory. The second part of the book covers more advanced topics, including the concept ofentanglement, the process of decoherence or how quantum systems become classical, quantum computing and quantum communication, and quantum particles moving in space. Here, the book makes contact with more traditional approaches to quantum physics. The remaining chapters delve deeply into the idea of uncertainty relations and explore what the quantum theory says about the nature of reality. The book is an ideal accessible introduction to quantum physics, tested in the classroom, with modern examples and plenty of end-of-chapter exercises. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Quantum theory |
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| Topical Term | Physics |
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| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Cost, replacement price | Koha item type |
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| TEXT | PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | 2024-08-14 | 2 | 4122.21 | 530.12 K829f2 | A186445 | 5496.28 | Text Books |