(July 13, 2017 at 9:17 am)Succubus Wrote: <Snip>
"The purpose of this book is to teach you how to do quantum mechanics."
What, exactly does he mean, to 'do' quantum mechanics?
My albeit limited understanding is, unless you have a firm grounding in physics and mathematics ie, a masters, you will never 'get' QM.
It means using the Schrodinger Equation to solve hypothetical problems, usually, in 1 or 2 dimensions, typically, with hydrogen or helium. Anything beyond that in 3 dimensions gets really ugly really fast. Usually, things are non-relativistic, and when they are, you need Quantum Field Theory, and the Dirac equation is at the heart of that.
