Quantization is a Mystery
by Ivan Todorov
Publisher: arXiv 2012
Number of pages: 51
Description:
Expository notes which combine a historical survey of the development of quantum physics with a review of selected mathematical topics in quantization theory (addressed to students that are not complete novices in quantum mechanics).
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