During 1925 and 1926, the Nobel Laureate gave two sets of lectures at MIT: one on the structure of the atom, the other on the lattice theory of rigid bodies. This volume for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students features the text of both lectures and represents the foundations of quantum theory.
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A unique view of the operator formalism of Quantum Mechanics,
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There are two series of lectures in this book: one on crystal lattices and one on quantum mechanics. The crystal-lattice work is of no great interest these days, but the lectures on QM were written just after Born worked with Heisenberg et al. to develop the operator formalism, and shows a unique angle on it. For example, he motivates the need for matrix multiplication by discussing the representation of physical variables in terms of Fourier transform, but where the frequencies are not harmonics of a fundamental frequency, but are instead the differences between energy levels. It's a very different angle from the way it is introduced in text books, and quite fascinating if you're interested in the conceptual development of QM.
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A Classic by one of the Pioneer's of Quantum Theory,
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A very enjoyable read, providing a unique perspective on the early days of QT.
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- Part 1: The Fundamental Equations of Quantum Mechanics 1925-1926. Part 2: The Reception of the New Quantum Mechanics 1925-1926 (The Historical Development of Quantum Theory) by Data Not Found on 4 pages
- The End of the Certain World: The Life and Science of Max Born by Nancy Thorndike Greenspan on page 132, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- End of the Certain World by Nancy Thorndike Greenspan on page 132, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Historical Development of Quantum Theory by Jagdish Mehra on page 310, page 358, and Back Matter
- Intellectual Mastery of Nature. Theoretical Physics from Ohm to Einstein, Volume 2: The Now Mighty Theoretical Physics, 1870 to 1925 by Christa Jungnickel on page 365, and Back Matter
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