Elementary Quantum Mechanics

Book Details

• Publisher: 

• Author: Peter Fong

• Language: English

• Edition: Expanded Edition

• ISBN: 9781406337273

• Pages: 396

• Cover: Paperback

• Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.0 x 0.6 inches

About The Book

Quantum mechanics is often a challenging subject for students who have spent years mastering classical physics. In this expanded edition, Peter Fong offers a revolutionary approach to learning quantum mechanics, starting with classical mechanics and gradually introducing quantum concepts. In the previous edition, Fong reformulated classical mechanics as a theory with an undetermined constant, which, when set to zero, reduces to Newtonian mechanics, and when set equal to the Planck constant, connects to Schrödinger’s representation of quantum mechanics. This approach allows students to learn the theory without encountering unnecessary complexities.

The expanded edition introduces matrix mechanics in a similar fashion, providing a clear path to quantum theory, and extends the theory to new physical systems such as electron spin—something that is difficult to achieve with the Schrödinger approach. The result is an accessible yet authoritative textbook, designed to help students better understand the fundamentals of quantum mechanics.

Additionally, this edition includes twenty new problems to enhance the reader’s learning experience, solidifying the book’s role as a trusted resource for a new generation of physicists.