Quantum mechanics explained
arXiv:quant-ph/0607005 · doi:10.1142/S0219749909004487
Abstract
The physical motivation for the mathematical formalism of quantum mechanics is made clear and compelling by starting from an obvious fact - essentially, the stability of matter - and inquiring into its preconditions: what does it take to make this fact possible?
29 pages, 5 figures. v2: revised in response to referee comments