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Hello again, I want to narrow down the question a bit... early on, as part of old QM, various systems would be analyzed via CLASSICAL mechanics, and then some quantization rules/selection rules would be applied to them, thereby obtaining a quantized set of energies, etc. So any idea as to...

Thanks... I'll take a look

Hello, I know that blackbody radiation was one phenomenon whose study contributed to the conceptual development of QM early on. My first question is, what other such systems were considered? I want to know this because I'm closely following the actual order of development of QM concepts, the...

No, with units taken such that c = 1, the equations were : vt - x = 0, for X = 0, which becomes : (v/c)*ct = x (T-axis in Minkowski diagram) vx - t = 0, for T = 0, which is : (v/c)*x = ct (X-axis in Minkowski diag)

I see... actually I was trying to arrive at a derivation of Lorentz transformation without using Minkowski space-time diagrams. I came across the following in relation to that: (Again using the same convention, x, t for S and X, T for M:) for X = 0 and arbitrary T as measured in M, x =...

I'll clarify: X1 is the position (x-coordinate) of the event as measured by an observer in M. I don't think it can be assumed to be (X1-(v*T)).

Two doubts... 1. Consider two frames S and M, the latter moving at constant velocity v wrt S. I know that it's possible to synchronize clocks at different positions in a particular frame. But is it possible to synchronize a clock in S and another in M, and if so, how to do it? 2. Suppose...

Understood, thanks a lot...

I'm sorry but I don't quite follow. I understood your latter point about the consistency between two inertial frames and that they can assume the two halves to be of the same duration. But could you please elaborate on how the necessity of measuring the time of the two halves of a round-trip...

Here's a quote from Einstein's 1905 paper regarding evaluation of times of events occurring at places remote from the observer : Please explain the meaning of that last sentence. I mean, where and why does the disadvantage of using the above method arise?

Point taken, but this is different. It's just that before starting any topic, I'd want to be familiar with the pre-requites. But it's exactly those prerequisites that are difficult to spot, even on the net. Not that I intend to take shortcuts, certainly I'll get to know as I progress through the...

I'm currently in the first year of my undergrad, and want to pursue Physics independently of the main Physics course. So I need to know what topics, AND IN WHAT ORDER, do I need to study to get a systematic knowledge of up to, say, Quantum Electrodynamics. (Undoubtedly this will take some...