Quantum Mechanics: Problems and Paradoxes

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.30067v1
• Date: Thu, 28 May 2026 15:15:27 GMT
• Title: Quantum Mechanics: Problems and Paradoxes
• Abstract summary: This book examines a number of problems of quantum mechanics, most of which are not usually discussed.<n>For advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and specialists interested in the foundations of quantum theory.
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• Abstract: This book examines a number of problems of quantum mechanics, most of which are not usually discussed. What is the origin of probabilities in the mechanics of the microworld? What is the nature of Planck's constant h? What is the nature of probability amplitudes? What is the wave function? A system of axioms for quantum theory is formulated. A model is studied according to which a classical oscillator in a thermostat can be interpreted as a quantum one. The measurement problem is discussed in detail. For advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and specialists interested in the foundations of quantum theory.

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