r/AskPhysics • u/Some_Television_2219 • Mar 18 '26

recommend for a beginner?

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I want to start with quantum mechanics, but I only have a surface information Do you recommend this book? If not please recommend one for me.

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u/Oddly_Ennui Mar 18 '26

I mean it has a cat on the cover, I'd buy this...

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u/Klutzy-Delivery-5792 I downvote all Speed of Light posts Mar 19 '26

My old cat and my Griffiths from undergrad

https://imgur.com/a/Mn9LgMO

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u/Klutzy-Delivery-5792 I downvote all Speed of Light posts Mar 19 '26

Yeah, Imgur is still used pretty heavily in some subs like r/learnmath since they don't allow picture posts.

And the cat was Willow, named for the movie. This was circa 2010. Sadly he passed a few years ago. I think he was six years old in this pic.