How would one begin to study quantum mechanics? Can I just pick

>>9129480
You learn the basics in any modern physics book. You should also know some vector calculus and linear algebra.

Griffiths qm is the defacto jumping point from there.

>>9129480
QM is a made up rule of the simulation. Like a casino where the payouts are random enough to convince the player that it's not rigged however rigged to the extent that it can be without making people feel like it is rigged.

That's basically the gist of it.

>>9129610
>mathematicians believe this

>>9129612
I'm stating it as a matter of fact. If you are on the subway and your wallet disappears, chances are some nigger stole it, not that "quantum tunneling" made it disappear.

>>9129615
What about a quantum nigger?

>>9129615
Quantum Niggling?

>>9129615
Quantum Niggering?

Study a bit of analytical mechanics first. If you are already familiar with Physics to some extent, read Landau's book of Mechanics from his "Theoretical Course on Physics" series (not all of it, just enough to get the gist). For the mathematical part of your preparation, read about matrices, Hilbert spaces (or vector spaces in general first) and probabilities. Then you are ready to begin. Avoid books that oversimplify quantum mechanics or generalize too much. In my opinion, if you want to study QM, you have to begin from the bottom and work your way up having only one thought in mind: "What you thought was true so far (Classical Physics) is not necessarily true in QM". I would begin with online lectures and a simple book like Griffiths, as someone else suggested.

PS: If you feel like you don't understand a lot of the concepts, don't worry. As Griffith writes in his introductory book "Many times you must first learn how to DO quantum mechanics, before you can actually begin to UNDERSTAND it.

Have fun on your journey.

>>9129480
What's you're background in pure mathematics?
Quantum mechanics relies heavily on advanced mathematical topics such as:
Elementary Real Analysis,
Complex Real Analysis,
Complex Real Analysis of Complex Variables (residue theorem)
knowledge in set theory is of benefit.

>>9129876
>complex real analysis
Lol

>>9129610
It's a casino where the player rigs it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRSBaq3vAeY