What is Quantum mechanics book: Definition and 28 Discussions

An interpretation of quantum mechanics is an attempt to explain how the mathematical theory of quantum mechanics "corresponds" to reality. Although quantum mechanics has held up to rigorous and extremely precise tests in an extraordinarily broad range of experiments (not one prediction from quantum mechanics has been found to be contradicted by experiments), there exist a number of contending schools of thought over their interpretation. These views on interpretation differ on such fundamental questions as whether quantum mechanics is deterministic or stochastic, which elements of quantum mechanics can be considered real, and what the nature of measurement is, among other matters.
Despite nearly a century of debate and experiment, no consensus has been reached among physicists and philosophers of physics concerning which interpretation best "represents" reality.

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    Quantum Quantum Textbook For Density Matrix, Pure & Mixed States, +more

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    Sign Issue with Zitelli Quantum Mechanics 3.6

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  3. murshid_islam

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  4. hachi44

    I Principles of Quantum Mechanics - Hans C. Ohanian - 0137127952

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  5. Hamiltonian

    Quantum Buying my first Quantum mechanics book

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  6. SEYED2001

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    Quantum Alternative Undergraduate Quantum Mechanics book

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  9. patric44

    Quantum What is the most suitable Quantum Mechanics book for these questions?

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  10. smodak

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    Quantum Advanced Quantum Physics by Paar - Opinions?

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  17. M

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  19. S

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  20. B

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  21. P

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  22. M

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  23. R

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  24. I

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  25. P

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  26. L

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  27. MathematicalPhysicist

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  28. M

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