Quantum Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum
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From the bestselling author of The Theoretical Minimum， a DIY introduction to the math and science of quantum physics
First he taught you classical mechanics。 Now， physicist Leonard Susskind has teamed up with data engineer Art Friedman to present the theory and associated mathematics of the strange world of quantum mechanics。
In this follow-up to The Theoretical Minimum， Susskind and Friedman provide a lively introduction to this famously difficult field， which attempts to understand the behavior of sub-atomic objects through mathematical abstractions。 Unlike other popularizations that shy away from quantum mechanics’ weirdness， Quantum Mechanics embraces the utter strangeness of quantum logic。 The authors offer crystal-clear explanations of the principles of quantum states， uncertainty and time dependence， entanglement， and particle and wave states， among other topics， and each chapter includes exercises to ensure mastery of each area。 Like The Theoretical Minimum， this volume runs parallel to Susskind’s eponymous Stanford University-hosted continuing education course。
An approachable yet rigorous introduction to a famously difficult topic， Quantum Mechanics provides a tool kit for amateur scientists to learn physics at their own pace。
First he taught you classical mechanics。 Now， physicist Leonard Susskind has teamed up with data engineer Art Friedman to present the theory and associated mathematics of the strange world of quantum mechanics。
In this follow-up to The Theoretical Minimum， Susskind and Friedman provide a lively introduction to this famously difficult field， which attempts to understand the behavior of sub-atomic objects through mathematical abstractions。 Unlike other popularizations that shy away from quantum mechanics’ weirdness， Quantum Mechanics embraces the utter strangeness of quantum logic。 The authors offer crystal-clear explanations of the principles of quantum states， uncertainty and time dependence， entanglement， and particle and wave states， among other topics， and each chapter includes exercises to ensure mastery of each area。 Like The Theoretical Minimum， this volume runs parallel to Susskind’s eponymous Stanford University-hosted continuing education course。
An approachable yet rigorous introduction to a famously difficult topic， Quantum Mechanics provides a tool kit for amateur scientists to learn physics at their own pace。
Reviews
Luiza Celik
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Disappointed。
Negar
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خیلی کتاب فوق العادهایه！ سطحش از کتابهای معمول پاپ ساینس خیلی بالاتره و خیلی بیشتر یاد میگیرین؛ اگه هدفتون اینه کاملا توصیه میکنم！من قبل از خوندن تکستبوک و نگاه کردن فیلمهای کلاسای مربوط خوندمش و خیلی بهم شهود خوبی داد。
Gilbert Swinkels
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very useful - does not over， nor under-estimate the reader， who has an engineering background but never got the fundamentals presented correctly。。。
David Pérez
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Recomanable 100% per assentar conceptes
Amanda
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A really good introduction to the mathematics behind quantum mechanics。
Jonathan Hockey
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Read as much of this as I can digest mathematically for the time being， a good outline and overview of all the main features of quantum mechanics from a relatively interpretation-neutral point of view。
Anna Marten
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Midway through the book they stopped speaking English。。。The first two chapters helped me understand what quantum mechanics is。 Oddly enough it seems to be more of a philosophical thing than a math one。
Bernardo
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Quantum Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum is the second book in the Theoretical Minimum series。 The first book was about classical mechanics， covering both Newtonian and advanced mechanics， and in a way it felt like a preparation for quantum mechanics。 Having read this book， I can safely say that quantum mechanics is even weirder than I thought。The first half of the book moves at a slow speed。 In that sense it reminded me of the first book， just introducing the reader to the necessary tools and Quantum Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum is the second book in the Theoretical Minimum series。 The first book was about classical mechanics， covering both Newtonian and advanced mechanics， and in a way it felt like a preparation for quantum mechanics。 Having read this book， I can safely say that quantum mechanics is even weirder than I thought。The first half of the book moves at a slow speed。 In that sense it reminded me of the first book， just introducing the reader to the necessary tools and mindset for dealing with quantum mechanics， such as linear operators， eigenvectors， eigenvalues， bra-ket notation， among others。 In the second half of the book the speed picks up， though not as much as it did in the first book， as we get introduced to entanglement， and then move on to particle dynamics and the harmonic oscillator。 Much like its predecessor， this book does a great job at introducing the reader to the subject （with better editing than the first book）。 This was the first time I read any kind of book that deals with the real physics and mathematics of quantum mechanics， so I don’t know how other books deal with it in this aspect。 I can only say that the way the authors prepare the reader for what’s coming up is quite remarkable。 I didn’t remember much of the linear algebra that I had previously learned。 The authors do a great job at introducing the reader to this topics。 This happens when we get introduced to linear operators， eigenvectors and eigenvalues。 I also quite liked the way the authors made the transition from using algebra to using differential equations in the second half of the book， as we get introduced to particle dynamics。 Also on a side note， when I was a student at university I was taught that spin is sort of the quantum analog of classical angular momentum， but not really。 At the time I found it rather confusing。 I’m glad Susskind chose a different route。It’s quite remarkable that someone who’s not a physicist can read this book and come out of it understanding some parts of quantum mechanics。 I can’t recommend it enough to other readers with some mathematical （linear algebra and calculus） and physical background who want to dig a bit deeper than the usual popularizations of quantum mechanics。 It presents a step between popular science books and textbooks。 Just make sure you read the first book before， as it introduces some key concepts that play a major role in quantum mechanics。 The only downside I see in this book is that it may seem somewhat disconnected from experiment and its history， as the double-slit experiment， photoelectric effect， among others， are not mentioned。 This is a excellent book， and while I might have enjoyed more the previous book in the series， that was due to the fact that classical mechanics is less abstract than quantum mechanics and easier to digest。 。。。more
Jose Brox
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4。5 estrellas。Muy buena introducción a la mecánica cuántica: la organización， los temas elegidos y la exposición son inmejorables。 En lugar de empezar con alguno de los ejemplos habituales， que toman un sistema de la mecánica clásica y lo cuantizan （pozo de potencial， oscilador armónico）， en este libro los autores sabiamente deciden empezar por analizar un sistema puramente cuántico: el spin。 El razonamiento de otros autores es que la cuantización de un ejemplo clásico debe de ser más fácil de s 4。5 estrellas。Muy buena introducción a la mecánica cuántica: la organización， los temas elegidos y la exposición son inmejorables。 En lugar de empezar con alguno de los ejemplos habituales， que toman un sistema de la mecánica clásica y lo cuantizan （pozo de potencial， oscilador armónico）， en este libro los autores sabiamente deciden empezar por analizar un sistema puramente cuántico: el spin。 El razonamiento de otros autores es que la cuantización de un ejemplo clásico debe de ser más fácil de seguir para alguien acostumbrado a la física clásica， pero ese enfoque conlleva grandes problemas: el aparato matemático necesario para llevar a cabo esa tarea es demasiado para empezar， pues requiere espacios vectoriales de dimensión infinita， manejo de distribuciones （delta de Dirac， etc。） y uso de operadores con autovectores degenerados。 En cambio， el spin es un ejemplo de mínima dimensión posible （2）， y al ser puramente cuántico nos lanza a comprender la mecánica cuántica per se en lugar de por comparación con la clásica。 Además， esta organización permite ir introduciendo los conceptos matemáticos poco a poco， dedicándoles su tiempo mediante interludios， y trabajarlos a fondo conforme progresa el texto， de manera que al final se presenta de manera perfectamente comprensible el oscilador armónico cuántico （para cerrar el volumen en lugar de para abrirlo）。 Aun así， quien no tenga cierto manejo del álgebra lineal y las matrices， tendrá que hacer un gran esfuerzo de estudio para poder entender el texto completo。 Pierde media estrella porque hay algo de "hocus pocus" matemático， que es habitual en este tipo de libros de física pero es innecesario， se pueden conseguir demostraciones correctas sin caer en el formalismo （por ejemplo， mencionando qué casos excepcionales se han quedado fuera de la demostración， lo cual además es instructivo）。 。。。more
Brandon
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I was looking for a light primer on the principles of quantum mechanics。 This was not that book。 Instead， I got an accessible math-based primer on the subject。 It was clear and logical， and filled in with easy to read （and sometimes humorous） prose。 I wasn't internalizing the math fully as I went， so I was missing pieces by the end， but I got what I wanted and would recommend this to any casual math geek。 I was looking for a light primer on the principles of quantum mechanics。 This was not that book。 Instead， I got an accessible math-based primer on the subject。 It was clear and logical， and filled in with easy to read （and sometimes humorous） prose。 I wasn't internalizing the math fully as I went， so I was missing pieces by the end， but I got what I wanted and would recommend this to any casual math geek。 。。。more
Jagjit Singh
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Book based on lectures delivered at Stanford University， also to be found on youtube。 A simple introduction to Quantum Mechanics。 I wish I had access to it when I did my degree in Physics。 I strongly recommend this to all physics undergraduates。
Nektarios
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Ό，τι καλυτερο！
মেহমুদা অর্পা
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You cannot help but studying this book ;Quantum Mechanics 101（introductory with wonder）， I would like to say:DEnjoy！
Oren Mizrahi
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fucking magical。 readable by anyone with a first level knowledge of calculus and linear algebra。
Alex Telfar
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I didn't like this book。I think it approches teching QM entirely the wrong way。- They start from math and show that it can be used to describe QM。 This seems backwards to me。 We should learn about quantum phenomena， the data， and then stumble on some math than can help us describe that data。Also， I think their interpretation of QM doesn't make any sense。- Waves of probability， spin just 'is'， entanglement and spooky action at a distnace， observables are treated differently， 。。。 I mean come on。Bu I didn't like this book。I think it approches teching QM entirely the wrong way。- They start from math and show that it can be used to describe QM。 This seems backwards to me。 We should learn about quantum phenomena， the data， and then stumble on some math than can help us describe that data。Also， I think their interpretation of QM doesn't make any sense。- Waves of probability， spin just 'is'， entanglement and spooky action at a distnace， observables are treated differently， 。。。 I mean come on。But sure。 There was some interesting math。 And I did learn a bit about QM。 。。。more
Rajarshi Bhattacharya
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a solid starting point。
Sayed H Fatimi
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A deeply succinct introduction to the world of Quantum Mechanics， the foundations that govern our world， and the basis on which future discoveries of physical laws will be built。 Leonard and Art do a wonderful tribute to the big players of the late 19th - early 20th century from Maxwell to Einstein， and my personal favourite， Paul Dirac; whilst I believe having a precursory knowledge of the mathematics involved is useful， with the structure of the literature involved it is not entirely necessary A deeply succinct introduction to the world of Quantum Mechanics， the foundations that govern our world， and the basis on which future discoveries of physical laws will be built。 Leonard and Art do a wonderful tribute to the big players of the late 19th - early 20th century from Maxwell to Einstein， and my personal favourite， Paul Dirac; whilst I believe having a precursory knowledge of the mathematics involved is useful， with the structure of the literature involved it is not entirely necessary and a thorough understanding of the difficult concepts that our greatest minds tackle can be grasped。 This is definitely a book I would recommend to all seeking to further expand their knowledge of our universe and to those who currently study the physical sciences， as an introductory book， I can say in hindsight， it would have really helped during my studies too。 。。。more
Revert
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DNF at page 64。 I tried I really did。 My brain just isn’t cut out for a book that is clearly written for people much smarter than me。 If anything， I’m now convinced that Physics isn’t the A Level subject for me。 I’ll probably choose History instead。
Abir
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Before reading， One must enroll in the course。 I think without watching the lecture the book will become very hard。
Mangoo
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This is a nice reminder book for those that already know about the physics of quantum mechanics and would like to remind or know a little more about the theory and in particular the Dirac-inspired formalism。 In fact the book is for 9 chapters over 10 about spin systems and qubits and the mathematics and logic needed to handle them， and only in the last some actual physics is pointed to with the quantum harmonic oscillator。 That is， the book makes the physics appear from the formalism of vector s This is a nice reminder book for those that already know about the physics of quantum mechanics and would like to remind or know a little more about the theory and in particular the Dirac-inspired formalism。 In fact the book is for 9 chapters over 10 about spin systems and qubits and the mathematics and logic needed to handle them， and only in the last some actual physics is pointed to with the quantum harmonic oscillator。 That is， the book makes the physics appear from the formalism of vector spaces and Hermitian operators and projections using bra-ket mediated inner products。 This approach is entertaining mostly for those that already know how and why quantum mechanics appeared and was developed， and testifies to the luxury of having had many decades of confirmed experimental tests to let such abstract theory stand on itself and still be trusted， in spite of its remoteness from daily intuition。 Its success is luckily out of question; however the book does not even start to venture into addressing what lies behind the formalism， i。e。 the foundational and interpretational questions that to this day remain vividly to be pondered - it is apparent that the author is aware of that， and he explicitly avoids to mingle in that when touching upon the difference between system state and state value out of measurement， and upon the so-called collapse of the wave function。 But hey， it's meant to be a theoretical-minimum， and as far as that it does a fine job within its pure LaTex formatting and the irony sprinkled throughout， especially if one does not want or need to know about interpretation and just "shut up and calculate"。 。。。more
Nikhil Waiker
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The last one was better
Sam Moore
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Susskind and Friedman give a concise and nevertheless detailed introduction to quantum mechanics。 As a reader occasionally frustrated with pop science books， the inclusion of various 'mathematical interludes' and the authors' reluctance to skim over the harder concepts was what really stood out to me when reading。 Of course， it is by no means comprehensive （for example， eigenvectors/values are a key concept not covered in too much detail - it is imperative to learn / brush up on some basic linea Susskind and Friedman give a concise and nevertheless detailed introduction to quantum mechanics。 As a reader occasionally frustrated with pop science books， the inclusion of various 'mathematical interludes' and the authors' reluctance to skim over the harder concepts was what really stood out to me when reading。 Of course， it is by no means comprehensive （for example， eigenvectors/values are a key concept not covered in too much detail - it is imperative to learn / brush up on some basic linear algebra first！）， I'd recommend it to anyone who wants a real introduction to the subject。 。。。more
Ahmed Alkadi
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Extremely disappointing collection of lectures that followed the "shut-up-and-calculate" outdated approach， without a fundamental explanation of the principles of quantum mechanics。Leonard Susskind might be a genius， but kind of reminds me of my professors back in engineering school; they spent entire semesters throwing riddles of equations and vector calculus in my face， without explaining the big picture， the WHY。I don't believe you can properly explain any topic in math or physics without del Extremely disappointing collection of lectures that followed the "shut-up-and-calculate" outdated approach， without a fundamental explanation of the principles of quantum mechanics。Leonard Susskind might be a genius， but kind of reminds me of my professors back in engineering school; they spent entire semesters throwing riddles of equations and vector calculus in my face， without explaining the big picture， the WHY。I don't believe you can properly explain any topic in math or physics without delving into history and why， for example， there was a need for a new framework when classical mechanics failed to explain experimental results （double-slit experiment variations， ultraviolet catastrophe， photoelectric effect， 。 。etc）。 The books missed on many opportunities to take a step back and draw pictures of these beautiful thought experiments that led to the Uncertainty Principle，。 Quantum Entanglement and Copenhagen Interpretations。 Seriously， what a fuckin' waste of time。I used to be okay reading a book I don't enjoy （because it's still far better from watching Netflix）， but I don't know why lately it is starting to really piss me off！Fuck shitty books and the people who write them！ 。。。more
Larissa Kroell
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Nicely done。
Mary T
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Confession: I skimmed the second half of this book， having decided that if I want to learn quantum mechanics I must turn to a real textbook with lots of exercises and careful exposition that presents more than the （theoretical） minimum。
Yariv
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Amazing read！！ The whole series is highly recommended。 There are also live lectures on YouTube of the original course。 Highly recommended！！
Andrej
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One of three best introductory books about quantum mechanics that I've read。 It walks through the mathematical formalism of quantum mechanics in a very clear and accessible way。 I wish it tied theory more to experiments: just as my other two favorites， Feynman and Beck， d0。 One of three best introductory books about quantum mechanics that I've read。 It walks through the mathematical formalism of quantum mechanics in a very clear and accessible way。 I wish it tied theory more to experiments: just as my other two favorites， Feynman and Beck， d0。 。。。more
the kenosha kid
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pretty nice！ pays to know a bit of linear algebra before you get into this。 i recommend 3blue1brown's series。will update this later with some reading notes &c。 pretty nice！ pays to know a bit of linear algebra before you get into this。 i recommend 3blue1brown's series。will update this later with some reading notes &c。 。。。more
Ray Illa
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