Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I A Nonmathematical Exposition of Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Field Theory
- Part II Basic Results of Quantum Mechanics
- Part III A Short Course in Quantum Field Theory
- 11 Preliminary Mathematics
- 12 Boson Quantization
- 13 Fermion Quantization
- 14 Transition Rules
- 15 Feynman Diagrams
- Part IV Mathematical Considerations of Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics
- Part V Decoherence, Spontaneous Coherence, and Spontaneous Collapse
- Appendix A Summary of quantum interpretations
- Index
11 - Preliminary Mathematics
from Part III - A Short Course in Quantum Field Theory
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 May 2024
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I A Nonmathematical Exposition of Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Field Theory
- Part II Basic Results of Quantum Mechanics
- Part III A Short Course in Quantum Field Theory
- 11 Preliminary Mathematics
- 12 Boson Quantization
- 13 Fermion Quantization
- 14 Transition Rules
- 15 Feynman Diagrams
- Part IV Mathematical Considerations of Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics
- Part V Decoherence, Spontaneous Coherence, and Spontaneous Collapse
- Appendix A Summary of quantum interpretations
- Index
Summary
This chapter begins a five-chapter mathematical introduction to quantum field theory, appropriate for upper-level undergraduate science or engineering students, or those with some mathematical training who would like to know what the “real” theory of quantum mechanics is. In this chapter, the basics of Dirac notation are presented. The last part of this chapter shows how the uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics is derived.
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- Interpreting Quantum MechanicsModern Foundations, pp. 157 - 172Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024