Aspects of Quantum Theory

Originally published in 1972, the twelve articles in this volume discuss various aspects of quantum mechanics that owe their origin to the work of P. A. M. Dirac. Each of the distinguished contributors reviews Dirac's work and discusses its development in some detail. Since Dirac's work ranged widely, the resulting volume constitutes a valuable survey of the state of quantum mechanics. A small part of the book contains personal reminiscences of Dirac in Cambridge and of his early visits to the USA and gives a historical account of the development of quantum mechanics during the decade 1924-1933, aptly termed 'the golden age of theoretical physics'.

Preface
List of contributors
Bibliography of
Dirac in Cambridge
Travels with Dirac in the Rockies
'The golden age of theoretical physics': P. A. M. Dirac's scientific work from 1924 to 1933
Foundation of quantum field theory
The early history of the theory of electron: 1897-1947
The Dirac equation
Fermi-Dirac statistics
Indefinite metric in state space
On bras and kets
The Poisson bracket
La 'fonction' et les noyaux
On the Dirac magnetic poles
The fundamental constants and their time variation
On the time-energy uncertainty relation
The path-integral quantisation of gravity
Index
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