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Understanding Quantum Mechanics
Roland Omnès

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Preface
Pt. 1The Genesis of Quantum Mechanics1
Ch. 1The Discovery of Planck's Constant3
Ch. 2The Bohr Atom11
Ch. 3Matrix Mechanics22
Ch. 4Wave Mechanics30
Pt. 2A Short History of Interpretation37
Ch. 5The Copenhagen Interpretation41
Ch. 6Interpretation after Copenhagen55
Ch. 7The Present State of Interpretation69
Pt. 3Reconstructing Interpretation87
Ch. 8Principles90
Ch. 9Quantum Properties103
Ch. 10Classical Properties110
Ch. 11Classical Dynamics124
Ch. 12Histories134
Ch. 13The State of a System144
Ch. 14Consistent Histories157
Ch. 15Complementarity169
Ch. 16Recovering Common Sense183
Ch. 17The Decoherence Effect196
Ch. 18Theory of Decoherence208
Ch. 19Decoherence and Measurements221
Ch. 20Fundamental Questions235
Ch. 21Measurements257
Ch. 22Experiments267
Notes and Comments285
References295
Index303

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