What's the standard "roadmap" to learning quantum physics?
Like Rennie said there is no standard roadmap for learning quantum mechanics. Even though there is no standard way of learning QM I'll show you one of the possible ways of doing so. I'll …
What is a good introductory book on quantum mechanics?
Quantum Mechanics (Messiah): A classic, comprehensive text in two volumes. The notation is old fashioned but the elegant explanations makes it a must-read even today. Quantum …
What is the prerequisite for learning quantum mechanics?
Sep 25, 2015 · However, learning the concepts of modern/quantum physics is good fun, very useful, mind blowing, inspiring and for some fields of engineering, essential. Accordingly, I …
What is the math knowledge necessary for starting Quantum …
Calculus of variations, or variational calculus (and its applications, via the Principle of Least Action, in classical analytical mechanics) Functional integration Tensor calculus (in 4D …
problem with learning Quantum Mechanics - Physics Stack Exchange
Dec 16, 2014 · It is a good book to start learning quantum mechanics. But before learning quantum mechanics, is often better to first learn modern physics, which includes this old …
quantum mechanics - Definition of Hermiticity for Time …
Sep 24, 2024 · The issue you were running into that didn't "seem quite right" is caused by there being no time operator $\hat{t}$ in quantum mechanics that could give rise to an integral like …
Does one really need classical physics in order to understand …
Most importantly, learning classical mechanics and then quantum mechanics gives you some idea of where your classical intuition is works in quantum mechanics and where it doesn't. Also, …
Physics prerequisites for quantum mechanics and general relativity
Feb 25, 2023 · Sakurai" and "Quantum mechanics" by "Claude, Cohen-Tannoudji et al." are standard works that you can never go wrong with. (Both contain ample exercise). Be warned …
What to know to start learning Quantum Mechanics [duplicate]
Oct 22, 2019 · I am very interested in Quantum Mechanics, and I want to start learning some of the mathematics behind it - the simplification first, of course. What kind of mathematical ideas …
quantum mechanics - Energy term in Wavefunction Normalization …
Jul 4, 2016 · I recently started learning quantum mechanics and when I solved the Schrödinger equation for the Hydrogen atom, in particular the Radial equation, I found that I had …