A quantum mechanics primer
by Daniel T. Gillespie · first published 1970
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…lay people reading popular accounts of Quantum Mechanics and of Relativity and coming away with the impression that scientific truth is prone to dramatic changes. Is there any antidote? I recommend A Quantum Mechanics Primer, by D.T. Gillespie. This slim, clear book reaches Ehrenfest's equations on page 111, allowing the interested layman to see how Quantum Mechanics leads to F=ma and beats Newtonian dynamics on its home…
on “Isaac Asimov - The Relativity of Wrong (1989)” ↗I'm near the end of working my way through A Quantum Mechanics Primer, http://www.amazon.com/quantum-mechanics-primer-Introduction-..., and I have not attempted to tackle the PBR preprint, but based on Scott's interpretation of the central point, I don't get the significance…
on “The quantum state cannot be interpreted as something other than a quantum state” ↗