A First Introduction to Quantum Physics (Paperback, 2, 2023)

Chapter 1: Three simple experiments.- The purpose of physical theories.- A laser and a detector.- A laser and a beam splitter.- A Mach-Zehnder interferometer.- The breakdown of classical concepts.- Chapter 2: Photons and Interference.- Photon paths and superpositions.- The beam splitter as a matrix.- The phase in an interferometer.- How to calculate probabilities.- Gravitational wave detection.- Chapter 3: Electrons with Spin.- The Stern-Gerlach experiment.- The spin observable.- The Bloch sphere.- The uncertainty principle.- Magnetic resonance imaging.- Chapter 4: Atoms and Energy.- The energy spectrum of atoms.- Changes over time.- The Hamiltonian.- Interactions.- Atomic clocks.- Chapter 5: Operators.- Eigenvalue problems.- Observables.- Evolution.- The commutator.- Projectors.- Chapter 6: Entanglement.- The state of two electrons.- Entanglement.- Quantum teleportation.- Quantum computers.- Chapter 7: Decoherence.- Classical and quantum uncertainty.- The density matrix.- Interactions with the environment.- Entropy and Landauer’s principle.- Chapter 8: The Motion of Particles.- A particle in a box.- The momentum of a particle.- The energy of a particle.- The scanning tunneling microscope.- Chemistry.- Chapter 9: Uncertainty Relations.- Quantum uncertainty revisited.- Position-momentum uncertainty.- The energy-time uncertainty relation.- The quantum mechanical pendulum.- Precision measurements.- Chapter 10: The Nature of Reality.- The emergent classical world.- The quantum state revisited.- Nonlocality.- Contextuality.- A compendium of interpretations.