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what would a curriculum of books look like taking me from the most basic mathematics to quantum physics?

>> No.11874594

Quantum physics is just a ploy based on questionable experiment evidence. It serves to undermine the potential existence of an absolute truth by gnawing at the roots. It obfuscates physics behind a seeming-contradictory mix of catchy pop-sci ideas and dissonant jargon-heavy theories.

>> No.11874628

>>11874594
You must have no idea what quantum physics is.

>> No.11874638

>>11874583
>can i teach myself quantam physics from scratch?
Yes.

Next question.

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>>11874594
>dissonant jargon-heavy theories.
Quantum mechanics is taught to undergrads. It’s not the mysterious incomprehensible pile of magical mathematics that self-help and quantum woo books peddle it as.

>> No.11874650

>>11874583
>quantam
I don't think you're ready anon

>> No.11874652

>>11874583
Start with The Quantum Theory of Fields (Volume 1).

>> No.11874658

>>11874647
I'm an undergrad and can confirm

>> No.11874672

>>11874638
>Next question.
what would a curriculum of books look like taking me from the most basic mathematics to quantum physics?

>> No.11874682

>>11874583
There are two fundamental parts to learning quantum mechanics at the undergrad level. The easiest to self teach is how to shut up and calculate, which is just being able to use the axioms associated with the theory to make relevant calculations. All you need to get started is calculus 3, basic differentials, and a cursory understanding of inner product spaces / eigendecomposition.
The harder part is getting used to the setting in which you are doing calculations, which is the unintuitive part of quantum mechanics. This will involve going through many discussions and examinations of Stern-Gerlach, CHSH, etc., to get a qualitative understanding of the idiosyncrasies of the theory.

You can self study both - they're not 'hard' at the undergrad level at the very least - but you need to be a bit careful.

>> No.11874687

If I already have a pretty strong background in math, what is the best book to jump into physics? Nearing undergrad degree in stats. Seen some physics from high school courses in mechanics and electricity (Maxwell's equations and stuff).

I'd like to work from the fundamental forces up if feasible.

>> No.11874694 [DELETED] 

>>11874687
Quantum Mechanics by McIntyre. Fairly common in undergrad course and covers 2 semesters.

>> No.11874698

>>11874687
Srednicki QFT

>> No.11874700

>>11874672
Any books on the following subjects (you can get ones on amazon), in this order.
1) High-school Geometry
2) High-school Algebra
3) Calculus
4) Differential equations
5) Linear algebra
6) First year quantum mechanics: https://www.amazon.com/dp/9332542899/

>> No.11874702

>>11874687
Do a survey through university physics (the standard book) to get everything from basic mechanics to basic atomic physics. The problems are good, the math easy, but they still stress understanding the physics.
After that, you'll be able to look up any standard list in google to study topics of your liking. I like 't Hooft's "how to be a GOOD theoretical physicist" but you should cross reference with stackexchange and other online lists. Common good names that show up are jackson, griffiths, arnold. etc.

>> No.11874707

>>11874700
I suppose you can learn Newtonian mechanics as well, but I don't think it is actually necessary to learn newton's laws to learn quantum mechanics.

>> No.11874708

>>11874687
Quantum Mechanics by McIntyre. Fairly common in undergrad course and covers 2 semesters.
Don't even bother with fundamental interactions. The Standard Model covers that. If you want to learn SM you'll need to learn Quantum Field Theory. If you want to learn QFT you'll need to learn quantum mechanics and special relativity. Quantum is not about fundamental particles, rather it is about describing the behaviour of atomic and subatomic systems. AMO and Condensed Matter physicists use QM all the time and don't know a thing about QFT, because it's irrelevant to them.

>> No.11874717

>>11874594
This isn't true and you're an electric universe faggot who needs to stop shitting up /sci/

>> No.11874725

>>11874594
>It obfuscates physics behind a seeming-contradictory mix of catchy pop-sci ideas
you only think that because you only know it through pop sci

>> No.11875292

>>11874708
we are using QFT increasingly often and I know as a fact my condensed matter colleagues use QFT already. A lot of their research is on simulating field theories with CM systems

t. AMO

>> No.11877157

>>11874700
what would go before high-school geometry?
what if someone is coming from rock bottom - counting 1,2,3

>> No.11877161

https://youtu.be/lmvbjcmyKGo

See if you can’t figure out how to make an atom bomb and go from there

>> No.11877743

>>11877157
op has decided he doesn't want to clean toilets anymore and instead will make FUSION REACTOR
haha sorry, you remind me of me I settled for CS though. reach for the stars baby!

>> No.11878689

>>11874583
>what would a curriculum of books look like taking me from the most basic mathematics to quantum physics?

Basic Mathematics - Lang
A First Course in Calculus - Lang
University Physics with Modern Physics - Young and Freedman
Calculus of Several Variables - Lang
Differential Equations with Applications and Historical Notes - Simmons
Linear Algebra Done Wrong - Treil
Classical Mechanics - Taylor
Introduction to Electrodynamics - Griffiths
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics - Griffiths
Fundamentals of Complex Analysis: With Applications to Engineering and Science - Saff and Snider
Applied Partial Differential Equations: With Fourier Series and Boundary Value Problems - Haberman
Principles of Quantum Mechanics - Shankar
...
you'll probably never make it to this point

>> No.11878710

>>11878689
Complex analysis and PDE aren't necessary, if you stick to very basic QM books like Griffiths or Shankar. Why even recommend both of them? They are practically the same.

>> No.11878733

>>11878689
Linear algebra done wrong fucking sucks though

>> No.11879072

>>11874594
low quality bait

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>>11874583
If you literally have all the time in the world, then here are collections of textbooks you can use:

https://link.springer.com/search?facet-content-type=%22Book%22&facet-discipline=%22Physics%22&package=mat-covid19_textbooks&facet-language=%22En%22&sortOrder=newestFirst&showAll=true

https://www.iaa.csic.es/~dani/ebooks/

>> No.11879136

>>11879126
Reif sucks

>> No.11879684

>>11875292
do you ever delve outside QED tho?

>> No.11879731

>>11879136
All thermal books suck

>> No.11879773

>>11874583
Yes, but you won't learning it because:

1. It's a lot of work.
2. It's theoretical to the point that none of it can be practically applied to improving any aspect of your life unless you happen to be a scientist working in a field where quantum mechanics is relevant
3. There are other things you could spend your time learning that will improve your life and take considerably less time

>> No.11880155

>>11874700
>griffiths
kys faggot

>> No.11880160

>>11877157
lang's basic mathematics is what you need for a basic understanding of math

>> No.11880164

>>11878689
trash list

all you need is
1. spivak-calculus
2. a course in ODE's and PDE's with boundary value problems
3. any quantum mechanics book that is mathematical and not handy-wavy garbage

>> No.11880166

>>11874594
Brainlet.
Quantum mechanics is what makes GPS possible.
How do you account for the difference in time speed on the surface of the planet and in the ionacefear
Do you know how anything fucking works?

>> No.11880168

>>11878689
but a good book there I rarely see is LADW by treil. very underrated

>> No.11880173

>>11880166
*cough*
GR

>> No.11880180

>>11880166
bruh what? GR and QM have nothing to do with each other. If you bridge the two you may as well have found the theory of everything

>> No.11880183

>>11880173
>>11880180
Undergrads pls go

>> No.11880191

>>11880155
name something better than griffiths

>> No.11880202

>>11880164
>t. high schooler

Quantum for Mathematician books require way more analysis knowledge than spivak. And everyone who skips intro physics regrets it.

>> No.11880209

>>11880166
>ionacefear

It's called the Heaviside Layer :^)

>> No.11880488

>>11874594
Yes anon, you're smarter than all those SHEEP consuming mindless popsci, but it's the scientists's fault you can't understand their theories, they shouldn't be so jargon heavy!

>> No.11880528

Quantum physics is flawled-Schrödinger equation just comes from somewhere. Nobody can derive it, its taken as a fact: an axiom.

The mathematics is just probability theory. You have to multiply the wave fuction by its complex conjugate and integrate the multiple by all space so you get the factor that makes the wave fuction times complex conjugate equal to one when all space is integrated. Then you can do tricks to this probability function e.g. calculating most propable position of a particle in potential field.