Leslie E. Ballentine’s book "Quantum Mechanics: A Modern Development"
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Leslie E. Ballentine’s "Quantum Mechanics: A Modern Development" is a graduate-level textbook that presents quantum theory with a strong emphasis on conceptual foundations and the ensemble interpretation, offering a rigorous and modern mathematical treatment.
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| instanceOf |
physics book
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quantum mechanics textbook ⓘ textbook ⓘ |
| academicLevel | graduate ⓘ |
| approach |
modern mathematical treatment
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rigorous formulation of quantum theory ⓘ |
| author | Leslie E. Ballentine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Copenhagen interpretation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasis |
conceptual foundations of quantum mechanics
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ensemble interpretation of quantum mechanics ⓘ |
| field |
quantum mechanics
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theoretical physics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
postulates of quantum mechanics
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probabilistic structure of quantum theory ⓘ relationship between classical and quantum mechanics ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
first edition
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second edition ⓘ |
| interpretationAdvocated | ensemble interpretation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical discussion of measurement problem
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emphasis on statistical interpretation of quantum states ⓘ systematic development from statistical postulates ⓘ |
| publisher | World Scientific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
mathematical physics
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philosophy of quantum mechanics ⓘ quantum foundations ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
advanced undergraduates in physics
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graduate students in physics ⓘ researchers in quantum foundations ⓘ |
| topic |
Bell inequalities and nonlocality
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EPR paradox NERFINISHED ⓘ Hilbert space formulation of quantum mechanics ⓘ angular momentum in quantum mechanics ⓘ approximation methods in quantum mechanics ⓘ identical particles and quantum statistics ⓘ interpretations of quantum mechanics ⓘ measurement theory in quantum mechanics ⓘ observables as self-adjoint operators ⓘ quantum ensembles ⓘ quantum states as density operators ⓘ scattering theory ⓘ symmetry in quantum mechanics ⓘ |
| usedAs | course textbook in graduate quantum mechanics ⓘ |
| uses |
Dirac notation
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operator methods ⓘ probability theory ⓘ |
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