Quantum theory
by David Bohm · first published 1951
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…bunch of calculations to 'get the intuition,' as opposed to explaining some points clearly, which is fine but I dislike this approach). If you're up for a fantastic, but quite dense, reading, Bohm's Quantum Theory holds a special place in my heart for its brilliant motivation and fairly clear exposition of foundational QM (note that it doesn't concern itself with the notion of Bohmian mechanics at all). This book…
on “The Best Textbooks on Every Subject” ↗Wow, I feel like this article was written for me. I too just recently stumbled upon the significance of Planck's work while reading David Bohm's "Quantum Theory". It was such a pleasing thing and wasn't too difficult to follow at all. It uses classical electrodynamics to get an expression for the energy contained in the box with respect to frequency, which of…
on “My black body story (it's physics)” ↗…https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implicate_and_explicate_order In particular, students of Hindu Philosophical Schools will find lots of parallels here. Bohm was heavily influenced by Jiddu Krishnamurti which inspired his take on quantum theory. Bohm also wrote a great book, "Quantum Theory" based on the Copenhagen Interpretation which contains separate parts on "Physical Formulation" and "Mathematical Formulation" of quantum theory.
on “The Relation Between Mathematics and Physics by Paul Dirac (1939)” ↗…for one of physics' most intractable problems. But he was no lightweight either as we've seen with his work on the Aharonov–Bohm effect. That said, I'm ashamed to say I've not had a copy of his book Quantum Theory in my hands. You're one of many I've seen mention it in recent times so I'll have to remedy that. :-) Incidentally, I have read the original Aharonov–Bohm paper. Understanding that physics I reckon is…
on “My black body story (it's physics)” ↗