The Physical Principles of the Quantum Theory

by Werner Heisenberg, Carl Eckart

Overview

2015 Reprint of 1930 Edition. Full Facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In this classic account, based on lectures delivered at the University of Chicago, Heisenberg presents a complete physical picture of quantum theory. Quantum theory is a fundamental branch of physics which describes physical phenomena at scales typical of the quantum realm of atomic and subatomic length scales, where the action is on the order of the Planck constant. At these scales, many everyday concepts concerning physical objects and energy (including the photons making up visible light) are believed to behave and interact extremely differently than is usually seen in daily life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781614278597
Publisher:	Martino Fine Books
Publication date:	08/03/2015
Pages:	196
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.45(d)

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTORY
1. Theory and Experiment
2. The Fundamental Concepts of Quantum Theory a) Wilson Photographs b) "Diffraction of Matter Waves (Davisson and Germer, Thomson, Rupp)"
c) The Diffraction of X-Rays d) The Compton-Simon Experiment e) The Collision Experiments of Franck and Hertz
II. CRITIQUE OF THE PHYSICAL CONCEPTS OF THE CORPUSCULAR THEORY
1. The Uncertainty Relations
2. Illustrations of the Uncertainty Relations a) Determination of the Position of a Free Particle b) Measurement of the Velocity or Momentum of a Free Particle c) Bound Electrons d) Energy Measurements
III. CRITIQUE OF THE PHYSICAL CONCEPTS OF THE WAVE THEORY
1. The Uncertainty Relations for Waves
2. Discussion of an Actual Measurement of the Electromagnetic Field
IV. THE STATISTICAL INTERPRETATION OF QUANTUM THEORY
1. Mathematical Considerations
2. Interference of Probabilities
3. Bohr's Concept of Complementarity
V. DISCUSSION OF IMPORTANT EXPERIMENTS
1. The C. T. R. Wilson Experiments
2. Diffraction Experiments
3. The Experiment of Einstein and Rupp
4. "Emission, Absorption, and Dispersion of Radiation"
a) Application of the Conservation Laws b) Correspondence Principle and the Method of Virtual Charges c) The Complete Treatment of Radiation and Matter
5. Interference and the Conservation Laws
6. The Compton Effect and the Compton-Simon Experiment
7. Radiation Fluctuation Phenomena
8. Relativistic Formulation of the Quantum Theory
APPENDIX: THE MATHEMATICAL APPARATUS OF THE QUANTUM THEORY
1. The Corpuscular Concept of Matter
2. The Transformation Theory
3. The Schršdinger Equation
4. The Perturbation Method
5. Resonance between Two Atoms: the Physical Interpretation of the Transformation Matrices
6. The Corpuscular Concept for Radiation
7. Quantum Statistics
8. The Wave Concept for Matter and Radiation: Classical Theory
9. Quantum Theory of Wave Fields
10. Application to Waves of Negative Charge
11. Proof of the Mathematical Equivalence of the Quantum Theory of Particles and of Waves
12. Application to the Theory of Radiation
INDEX