81. Chalmers On Consciousness And Quantum Mechanics Article with footnotes from Philosopy of Science, by Alex Byrne and Ned Hall. Discusses the relationship between Chalmers' theory of consciousness and the no collapse interpretation of quantum mechanics. http://web.mit.edu/abyrne/www/Conc&QM.html

82. Heisenberg - Quantum Mechanics, 1925-1927: The Uncertainty Principle a debate that began in early 1926 between Heisenberg and his closest colleagues on the one hand, who espoused the matrix form of quantum mechanics, and Erwin http://www.aip.org/history/heisenberg/p08.htm

Heisenberg in 1927. The more precisely the position is determined, the less precisely the momentum is known in this instant, and vice versa. Heisenberg, uncertainty paper, 1927 T his is a succinct statement of the "uncertainty relation" between the position and the momentum (mass times velocity) of a subatomic particle, such as an electron. This relation has profound implications for such fundamental notions as causality and the determination of the future behavior of an atomic particle. B ecause of the scientific and philosophical implications of the seemingly harmless sounding uncertainty relations, physicists speak of an uncertainty principle , which is often called more descriptively the "principle of indeterminacy." This page focuses on the origins of Heisenberg's uncertainty relations and principle. For the uncertainty relations expressed mathematically, click The Uncertainty Relations For an account of a supporting thought experiment, click The Gamma-Ray Microscope For Heisenberg's conclusions on the impact on physics, click the Implications of Uncertainty To hear Heisenberg recall his early thoughts on the Uncertainty Principle, click

83. Chapters II-V Of Quantum Mechanics An intuitive description of Feynman's version of quantum mechanics written in poetic language. http://www.jupiterscientific.org/science/baeparts/qm2345.html

Chapters II-V of Quantum Mechanics of The Bible According to Einstein To the index of The Bible According to Einstein (Adjust width of browser to the width of the running title (the first line). Much of the formatting of The Bible According to Einstein cannot be implemented in html) The Bible According to Einstein Chapter II: Paths Ask among all paths, which is the good way? And walk therein, for ye shall find there peace. N ow quantum mechanics has two formulations. And the first is the path integral. Now the position of a moving particle as time evolves shall constitute the particle's trajectory . Thus a trajectory shall be a curve through space and time. And because it is a curve in space and time, it shall also be a path . And a point on the path at a particular time shall be the position of the particle. The New Testament 213 And it is as though thou walkest along a wooded valley trail between two mountains. And thou beginst thy walk at the beginning of the trail. And thirty minutes later, thou hast traversed one mile of track. And one hour later, thou art two miles from the start. And two hours later, thou finishest thy walk. And since thou traverst the trail in a steady manner, anyone knows where thou art at any time. Thy motion is

84. Quantum Mechanics, 1925-1927: The Quantum Mechanic The present paper seeks to establish a basis for theoretical quantum mechanics founded exclusively upon relationships between quantities which in principle are http://www.aip.org/history/heisenberg/p07.htm

Heisenberg, wearing a tuxedo for the wedding of one of his youth movement comrades in the late 1920s. T he leading theory of the atom when Heisenberg entered the University of Munich in 1920 was the quantum theory of Bohr, Sommerfeld, and their co-workers. Although the theory had been highly successful in certain situations, during the early 1920s three areas of research indicated that this theory was inadequate and would need to be replaced. These areas included the study of light emitted and absorbed by atoms (spectroscopy); the predicted properties of atoms and molecules; and the nature of light itselfdid it act like waves or like a stream of particles? D uring his work in Munich, All of my meagre efforts go toward killing off and suitably replacing the concept of the orbital path which one cannot observe. Heisenberg, letter to Pauli, 1925 Heisenberg's paper on quantum mechanics. Click here to enlarge. H eisenberg set himself the task well documented by historians. Since the electron orbits in atoms could not be observed, Heisenberg tried to develop a quantum mechanics without them. He relied instead on what can be observed, namely the light emitted and absorbed by the atoms. By July 1925 Heisenberg had an answer, but the mathematics was so unfamiliar that he was not sure if it made any sense. Heisenberg handed a paper on the derivation to his mentor, Max Born, before leaving on a month-long lecture trip to Holland and England and a camping trip to Scandinavia with his youth-movement group. After puzzling over the derivation, Born finally recognized that the unfamiliar mathematics was related to the mathematics of arrays of numbers known as "matrices." Born sent Heisenberg's paper off for publication. It was the

85. Visual Quantum Mechanics A complete course on Lasers and their applications (text, drawings, and Java applets). Explains basic physical principles, with numerical examples, and gives information on actual applications of lasers. http://web.phys.ksu.edu/vqm/

The Visual Quantum Mechanics project is developing instructional materials about quantum physics for high school and college students. Instructional units and/or courses are being created for high school and college non-science students, pre-medical and biology students, and science and engineering majors. Each set of the teaching-learning materials integrates interactive visualizations with inexpensive materials and written documents in an activity-based environment. The original Visual Quantum Mechanics project developed materials for high school students and for non-science college students. Teaching-learning materials for science and engineering students are now in development. Some tutorials for this audience are now available for testing. Instructional Units Tutorials Software Software ... On-line instruction Work in Progress Sampler Equipment Lists Interactive Engagements for use in an upper-level undergraduate quantum mechanics course are now in development. Some materials are available for testing. Using contemporary medical diagnosis tools as motivation the project is creating a course in modern physics for students interested in medicine and the biological sciences.

86. Quantum Mechanics A weblet on quantum mechanics. If point. Measurement in quantum mechanics FAQ; Intro to quantum mechanics (Todd Stedl at U. Washington); http://www.wlu.edu/~hblackme/quantum/

A weblet on Quantum Mechanics If we wanted to put together a hypertext to ease readers into a practical and useful understanding of quantum mechanics , how would we set about it? Who could or would use such a thing? And has anybody already done it, so that all we'd need to do is link? 'Under Construction' is a gross understatement. This is really too raggedy to be of any use to anybody yet, but it suggests a direction. Comments and suggestions can be directed to Hugh Blackmer A basic dictionary entry might be a good starting point. Measurement in Quantum Mechanics FAQ Intro to Quantum Mechanics (Todd Stedl at U. Washington) Visual Quantum Mechanics from Kansas State Some Basic Ideas about Quantum Mechanics (University of Exeter) The Quantum Age Begins from St. Andrews from Reed Guide to Physics from apana.org (Australia) UCSD Quantum Mechanics (mostly colorful slides) Quantum Chemistry (Chem 277: An Advanced Course from Brown) Oliver Pozo's Home Page (quantum this'n'that)

87. Relational Quantum Mechanics An interpretation of quantum theory which discards the notions of absolute state of a system, absolute value of its physical quantities, or absolute event; by Federico Laudisa and Carlo Rovelli. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qm-relational/

version history HOW TO CITE THIS ENTRY Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy A B C D ... Z This document uses XHTML-1/Unicode to format the display. Older browsers and/or operating systems may not display the formatting correctly. last substantive content change FEB Relational Quantum Mechanics Relational quantum mechanics is an interpretation of quantum theory which discards the notions of absolute state of a system, absolute value of its physical quantities, or absolute event. The theory describes only the way systems affect each other in the course of physical interactions. State and physical quantities refer always to the interaction, or the relation, between two systems. Nevertheless, the theory is assumed to be complete. The physical content of quantum theory is understood as expressing the net of relations connecting all different physical systems. 1. Introduction 1.1 The problem 2. Relational view of quantum states 3. Correlations ... Related Entries 1. Introduction Quantum theory is our current general theory of physical motion. The theory is the core component of the momentous change that our understanding of the physical world has undergone during the first decades of the 20th century. It is one of the most successful scientific theories ever: it is supported by vast and unquestionable empirical and technological effectiveness and is today virtually unchallenged. But the interpretation of what the theory actually tells us about the physical world raises a lively debate, which has continued with alternating fortunes, from the early days of the theory in the late twenties, to nowadays. The

88. A Brief History Of Quantum Mechanics A Brief History of quantum mechanics. Appendix A of The Strange World of quantum mechanics. The matrix formulation of quantum mechanics. http://www.oberlin.edu/physics/dstyer/StrangeQM/history.html

A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics Appendix A of The Strange World of Quantum Mechanics This World Wide Web page written by Dan Styer Oberlin College Physics Department http://www.oberlin.edu/physics/dstyer/StrangeQM/history.html; Up to now this book has focused on the behavior of nature. I could say more: more about measurement, more about the classical limit, more about different rules for assigning amplitudes, and so forth, but the main points have been made. So instead of talking more about nature I'm going to talk about people about how people discovered quantum mechanics. Warnings Because I find the sugar-sweet stories of the harmonious development of science to be so offensive, when I tell the story I emphasize the conflicts, the contingencies, and the unpredictablities. Hence the story I tell is no more accurate than the sweet talk, because I go too far in the opposite direction. Keep in mind, as you read the story that follows, that I suffer from this overreaction as well as all the other difficulties mentioned in this section. Status of physics: January 1900 In January 1900 the atomic hypothesis was widely but not universally accepted. Atoms were considered point particles, and it wasn't clear how atoms of different elements differed. The electron had just been discovered (1897) and it wasn't clear where (or even whether) electrons were located within atoms. One important outstanding problem concerned the colors emitted by atoms in a discharge tube (familiar today as the light from a fluorescent tube or from a neon sign). No one could understand why different gas atoms glowed in different colors. Another outstanding problem concerned the amount of heat required to change the temperature of a diatomic gas such as oxygen: the measured amounts were well below the value predicted by theory. Because quantum mechanics is important when applied to atomic phenomena, you might guess that investigations into questions like these would give rise to the discovery of quantum mechanics. Instead it came from a study of heat radiation.

89. Qmbook Ebook reviews history, alternatives and raises good questions on philosophy and free will. http://physics-qa.com/html/QMBOOK.HTM

THE REALISTIC QUANTUM by Atilla Gurel * Ms.Sc.(Diplom) in phyics , University of Karlsruhe PART I -The History of Quantum Theory Chapter 1 The origins Facts that challenged the classical view of atoms and radiation : The spectral distribution of black-body radiation The photo-electric effect The line spectra The stability of atoms (Why does the electron not fall on the nucleus?) Chapter 2 The first hints The invention of the concept of indivisible energy-portions by Max Planck to explain the spectral distribution of black body radiation. The explanation of photoelectric effect by Albert Einstein. The emerging concept of photon and wave-particle duality. Chapter 3 The big step De Broglie's idea of matter waves Chapter 4 The next big mystery The double slit experiment. The wave particle duality , Schroedinger's attempt to interpret the wave-function as a real physical wave that is "condensing" around a nucleus during the position measurement without a "pointlike" counterpart. Chapter 5 The next big step The discovery of Schroedinger equation. The solution for hydrogen atom. The resolution of the mystery of line spectra and the resolution of the mystery of the stability of the atoms. Chapter 6 The problems of wave only viewpoint Why had Schroedinger to give up his initial interpretation of the wave function as a real physical wave without "pointlike" counterpart?

90. The Strange World Of Quantum Mechanics The Strange World of quantum mechanics. This book provides a honest yet nontechnical introduction to quantum mechanics for a general audience. http://www.oberlin.edu/physics/dstyer/StrangeQM/

The Strange World of Quantum Mechanics This World Wide Web page written by Dan Styer Oberlin College Physics Department http://www.oberlin.edu/physics/dstyer/StrangeQM/; last updated 2 July 2002. This World Wide Web site is devoted to the book The Strange World of Quantum Mechanics by Daniel F. Styer (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K., 2000). Purchase through CUP U.S. server or CUP U.K. server (ISBNs: hardback 0-521-66104-8; paperback 0-521-66780-1.) (154 plus xiv pages.) You may send the author computer mail at Dan.Styer@oberlin.edu News Quantum mechanicsthe rules that govern the domain of the very smallis strange and unfamiliar, but for those who open their minds to the way nature behaves (instead of to our preconceptions of how nature "ought" to behave) it is also consistent, logical, and even delightful. This book provides a honest yet non-technical introduction to quantum mechanics for a general audience. It touches upon issues ranging from classics like heat radiation to the most recent advances in quantum computers, but at its core are discussions of Bell's theorem (which shows that our classical ideas are wrong) and of quantal interference experiments (which provide guideposts for replacing those ideas). The book is useful as a textbook in topical courses for a general audience, as a supplement for technical quantum mechanics courses, and especially for individual readers seeking intellectual adventure. Special features An honest yet non-technical account of quantum mechanics that avoids oversimplification and provides a deep understanding rather than a superficial gloss.

91. The Spherical Harmonics Gallery Page Graphical presentation of spherical harmonics. (A spherical harmonic is a singlevalued, continuous, bounded, complex function that play an important role in quantum mechanics as the eigenfunctions of certain angular momentum operators.) http://www.uniovi.es/~quimica.fisica/qcg/harmonics/harmonics.html

92. Quantum Mechanics -- From Eric Weisstein's World Of Physics quantum mechanics, The generalization of quantum mechanics to include special relativity and second (field) quantization is known quantum electrodynamics. http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/QuantumMechanics.html

Modern Physics Quantum Physics Quantum Mechanics General Quantum Mechanics Quantum Mechanics Quantum mechanics is the description of motion and interaction of particles at the small scales where the discrete nature of the physical world becomes important. Quantum mechanics represented a fundamental break with classical physics , in which energies and angular momenta were regarded as continuous quantities that could change by arbitrary amounts. The first break with classical physics was performed by Planck who, in order to explain the observed spectrum of a blackbody, was forced to postulate that the oscillators in a blackbody could attain only certain quantized energies. Niels Bohr had a large influence on the development of quantum mechanics through his so-called " Copenhagen Interpretation ," a philosophical construct which was formulated to provide a fundamental framework for understanding the implicit assumptions, limitations, and applicability of the theory of quantum mechanics. Einstein subsequently postulated that electromagnetic radiation could exist only in discrete units, called

93. Sunil Mukhi's Home Page Faculty member at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. Includes string theory and quantum mechanics articles, classical Indian music and culture, also photos and music links. http://theory.tifr.res.in/~mukhi/

Welcome home! Please take off your shoes and make yourself comfortable. on this website Physics My publications, and a number of articles and links on string theory for a general audience. Music Some information about Indian Classical Music, and some links. Photographs A few photographs of myself: you have been warned! Kumar Gandharva A separate website, maintained by myself, about Pandit Kumar Gandharva, legendary musician and intellectual of Indian Classical Music. Interests Links to some of my other hobbies and interests, webpages that I liked, and a few articles that I wrote. Mail me about myself I am a faculty member at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in Mumbai, India, in the Department of Theoretical Physics. My research deals with the physics of elementary particles, more specifically Quantum Field Theory and String Theory. If you like, you can learn more about these subjects by going to the Physics page of this website. Here are some views of the Tata Institute (click to enlarge). I have a serious interest in Indian Classical Music, on which I spend a large part of my spare time. You will find more about this on my

94. Quantum Mechanics quantum mechanics or quantum theory, branch of mathematical physics that deals with the emission and absorption of energy by matter and with the motion of http://www.neutron.anl.gov/hyper-physics/Quantum-mechanics.html

quantum mechanics or quantum theory , branch of mathematical physics that deals with the emission and absorption of energy by matter and with the motion of material particles. Because it holds that energy and matter exist in tiny, discrete amounts, quantum mechanics is particularly applicable to elementary particles and the interactions between them. According to the older theories of classical physics, energy is treated solely as a continuous phenomenon (i.e., waves), and matter is assumed to occupy a very specific region of space and to move in a continuous manner. According to the quantum theory, energy is emitted and absorbed in a small packet, called a quantum (pl. quanta), which in some situations behaves as particles of matter do; particles exhibit certain wavelike properties when in motion and are no longer viewed as localized in a given region but as spread out to some degree. The quantum theory thus proposes a dual nature for both waves and particles, with one aspect predominating in some situations and the other predominating in other situations. Quantum mechanics is needed to explain many properties of matter, such as the temperature dependence of the specific heat of solids, as well as when very small quantities of matter or energy are involved, as in the interaction of elementary particles and fields, but the theory of

95. Theory Of Analytical Space-Time A unified theory of quantum mechanics and relativity. Includes a derivation and article of the theory. http://www.tastphysics.com/

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96. Untitled quantum mechanics in Chemistry by Jack Simons and Jeff Nichols. Table of Contents. Section 1 The Basic Tools of quantum mechanics. Chapter 1. http://simons.hec.utah.edu/TheoryPage/BookPDF/TableofContents.html

Quantum Mechanics in Chemistry by Jack Simons and Jeff Nichols (To read the links accessing chapters and appendices in this book, you will need to have a PDFReader "plugin" installed in your browser) Words to the reader about how to use this textbook I. What This Book Does and Does Not Contain This is a text dealing with the basics of quantum mechanics and electronic structure theory. It provides an introduction to molecular spectroscopy (although most classes on this subject will require additional material) and to the subject of molecular dynamics (whose classes again will require additional material). II. How to Use This Book Other sources of information may be needed to build background in the areas of mathematics and physics. These additional subjects are treated briefly in the associated Appendices whose readings are recommended at selected places within the text in the following format: Appendix A III. QMIC Computer Programs Included with this text are a set of Quantum Mechanics in Chemistry (QMIC) computer programs. They appear on the floppy disk on the inside of the back cover. To learn more about what they contain and how to use them, read the (Microsoft Word) "README" and "writeme" files on this disk. Table of Contents Section 1 The Basic Tools of Quantum Mechanics Chapter 1 Quantum mechanics describes matter in terms of wavefunctions and energy levels. physical measurements are described in terms of operators acting on wavefunctions

97. J. Gao Group Structure and dynamics of organic molecules and biomolecules in solution; hybrid quantum mechanics + molecular mechanics methods. http://vesta.chem.umn.edu/

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98. What Is Chaos? An Interactive Online Course For Everyone A 5part interactive and nontechnical introduction to chaos physics and chaotic motion in classical and quantum mechanics. http://order.ph.utexas.edu/chaos/

Verson 2.0 August 14 1998 by Dr. Matthew A. Trump Ilya Prigogine Center for Studies in Statistical Mechanics and Complex Systems Univ. of Texas at Austin ... More About Chaos What is Chaos? a five-part online course for everyone Introduction: Start Here Lesson One: The Philosophy of Determinism Lesson Two: ... Manifestations of Chaos

99. Advanced Physical Chemistry At The University Of Connecticut Contains guided readings in Advanced Physical Chemistry and Theoretical Chemistry, specifically, quantum mechanics and Statistical Mechanics, with an emphasis on chemical applications. Notice that Guided Reading means what it says, you can not simply read the material contained in this site, you must answer questions about the material as you proceed. These notes allow persons to review/carry out the algebra and calculus for standard quantum mechanical problems. http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~ch351vc/

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100. 4: Quantum Mechanics 4 quantum mechanics. more profound philosophical and technological consequences quantum mechanics. The Birth of quantum mechanics. http://gregegan.customer.netspace.net.au/FOUNDATIONS/04/found04.html

Foundations Special Relativity From Special to General Black Holes Quantum Mechanics Foundations contents Back to home page Site Map ... Framed Site Map 4: Quantum Mechanics The Birth of Quantum Mechanics Complex Numbers Wave Mechanics Matrix Mechanics ... The Action Principle T he first three articles in this series dealt with special and general relativity, the two great twentieth-century theories of the geometry of spacetime and its relationship with matter and energy. This article will describe the ideas behind a second, simultaneous revolution in physics, one that has had even more profound philosophical and technological consequences: quantum mechanics. The Birth of Quantum Mechanics I electromagnetic field . Light, and most other forms of radiation, were seen to consist of oscillations in this field, or electromagnetic waves . This confirmation of the wave-like nature of light made sense of many long-standing observations, including the phenomenon of interference : if you allow light of a single wavelength to travel through two adjacent narrow slits in a barrier and then recombine on a screen, it produces patterns of dark and light stripes. Since the difference in the time it takes for light waves from the two slits to reach the screen varies from place to place, the waves shift in and out of phase with each other, resulting in varying degrees of constructive interference (where the contributions to the field from both slits point in the same direction), and destructive interference (where they point in opposite directions).

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