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From spinors to quantum mechanics / Gerrit Coddens.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Imperial College Press, ©2015.Description: xix, 383 p. : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781783266364 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 530.12015122 23 C669
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Introduction to groups -- 3. Spinors in the rotation group -- 4. Spinors in the homogeneous Lorentz group -- 5. The Dirac equation from scratch -- 6. Towards a better understanding of quantum mechanics -- 7. The hidden variables issue and the Bell inequalities -- 8. Equivalence of the Bohr-Sommerfeld and Dirac theories for the hydrogen atom -- 9. The problem of the electron spin within a magnetic field -- 10. The double-slit experiment and the superposition principle -- 11. A caveat about the limitations of group theory -- 12. Spin and angular momentum as vector and bi-vector concepts -- Appendices.
Summary: From Spinors to Quantum Mechanics discusses group theory and its use in quantum mechanics. Chapters 1 to 4 offer an introduction to group theory, and it provides the reader with an exact and clear intuition of what a spinor is, showing that spinors are just a mathematically complete notation for group elements.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction --
2. Introduction to groups --
3. Spinors in the rotation group --
4. Spinors in the homogeneous Lorentz group --
5. The Dirac equation from scratch --
6. Towards a better understanding of quantum mechanics --
7. The hidden variables issue and the Bell inequalities --
8. Equivalence of the Bohr-Sommerfeld and Dirac theories for the hydrogen atom --
9. The problem of the electron spin within a magnetic field --
10. The double-slit experiment and the superposition principle --
11. A caveat about the limitations of group theory --
12. Spin and angular momentum as vector and bi-vector concepts --
Appendices.

From Spinors to Quantum Mechanics discusses group theory and its use in quantum mechanics. Chapters 1 to 4 offer an introduction to group theory, and it provides the reader with an exact and clear intuition of what a spinor is, showing that spinors are just a mathematically complete notation for group elements.

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