5 Best Books To Study Quantum Mechanics
You can learn ‘anything’ if you have good resources
Quantum physics is one of the most significant scientific disciplines arguably infamous for being the most complicated subject in the world. The reason for this could be the fact that it requires math, and lots of math. Without mathematical reasoning and thinking, you cannot learn it. Another reason why people don’t want to learn it is because it is absurd. Certain phenomena are difficult to understand and comprehend. Though difficulty is a subjective matter, people find it hard to comprehend certain processes in general. But I think that is reason why one should pursue it. The actual fun lies in the challenges. You get a certain kick in being able to understand the processes, in being able to solve problems and create your own problems, to be able to understand and apply mathematics in dissecting and scrutinizing the intricate details of the quantum world.
I believe, it isn’t as difficult a subject to understand if you have proper resources with you. In order for you to start your journey with the quantum realm, it is important that you have the basic understanding of classical physics as several processes in quantum mechanics have analogous meanings in Newtonian mechanics too. You must also have a significantly good understanding of mathematics which include vector analysis, calculus, differential geometry, liner algebra etc. There are many good resources out there that you can get your hands as a beginner to start and learn about Quantum physics. In this article, I shall suggest you five books that you can use as a reference to learn the so called complicated discipline in sciences.
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
Authors: David J. Griffiths and Darrell F. Schroete
This book can be a great beginning resources for anyone who has some basic knowledge on physics and mathematics. It provides excelled explanations in fashionable and easy way about the concepts involved in the discipline and teaches you how to apply use those concepts mathematically for more advanced understanding. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics can be useful in establishing the foundation of your journey into the quantum discipline.
Quantum Mechanics: Concepts and Applications 2nd Edition
Author: Nouredine Zettili
Provided with excellent examples and real life applications the book Quantum Mechanics: Concepts and Applications does a phenomenal job in explaining the quantum concepts. It has a concise use of mathematical tools in a way that anyone with a basic knowledge of mathematics can understand. I highly recommend this book for someone who is just starting to learn the subject. Beautifully structured this book covers the foundations of quantum physics very well.
The Theoretical Minimum
Authors: Leonard Susskind and Art Friedman
I have recommended this book several times. Leonard Susskind is a phenomenal theoretical physicist and author. His lectures at Stanford about quantum mechanics and modern physics are still out there freely available. I highly suggest you to check those out. The Theoretical Minimum is a series of three books about Classical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, and Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory. The book on Quantum Mechanics is one of the most brilliantly written texts on the subject.
Quantum Mechanics: A Modern and Concise Introductory Course
Author: Daniel Bes
Once you establish your understanding of the foundational concepts of quantum mechanics, you can refer to the Quantum Mechanics: A Modern and Concise Introductory Course by Daniel Bes. This book is not so widely popular but I found it particularly useful as a reference. It is also used at many universities as a graduate level textbook. The book introduces some amazing phenomena in quantum mechanics including path integral formulation, quantum entanglement, quantum teleportation, and quantum computation.
Quantum Field Theory and the Standard Model
Author: Matthew D. Schwartz
Last but not the least Quantum Field Theory and the Standard Model is a great book by Matthew D. Schwartz, a professor of theoretical physics at the prestigious Harvard University. The best part about this book is that it tries to establish an amazing connection between the experimental data of experiments done in the field of particle and nuclear physics and the mathematics used to discover and understand the phenomena involved. This book can be slightly advanced for the beginners due to its rigorous use of advanced mathematics but you can definitely check this out once you finish up with the foundational quantum mechanics courses.
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