Quantum Concepts in Physics

\"Writtenforadvancedundergraduates,physicists,andhistoriansandphilosophersofphysics,thisbooktellsthestoryofthedevelopmentofourunderstandingofquantumphenomenathroughtheextraordinaryyearsofthefirstthreedecadesofthetwentiethcentury.Ratherthanfollowingthestandardaxiomaticapproach,thisbookadoptsahistoricalperspective,explainingclearlyandauthoritativelyhowpioneerssuchasHeisenberg,Schrodinger,PauliandDiracdevelopedthefundamentalsofquantummechanicsandmergedthemintoacoherenttheory,andwhythemathematicalinfrastructureofquantummechanicshastobeascomplexasitis.Theauthorcreatesacompellingnarrative,providingaremarkableexampleofhowphysicsandmathematicsworkinpractice.Thebookencouragesanenhancedappreciationoftheinteractionbetweenmathematics,theoryandexperiment,helpingthereadergainadeeperunderstandingofthedevelopmentandcontentofquantummechanicsthananyothertextatthislevel\"--,