Quantum Mechanics for Scientists and Engineers
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Quantum Mechanics for Scientists and Engineers

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eBook - PDF

Quantum Mechanics for Scientists and Engineers

About this book

If you need a book that relates the core principles of quantum mechanics to modern applications in engineering, physics, and nanotechnology, this is it. Students will appreciate the book's applied emphasis, which illustrates theoretical concepts with examples of nanostructured materials, optics, and semiconductor devices. The many worked examples and more than 160 homework problems help students to problem solve and to practise applications of theory. Without assuming a prior knowledge of high-level physics or classical mechanics, the text introduces Schrödinger's equation, operators, and approximation methods. Systems, including the hydrogen atom and crystalline materials, are analyzed in detail. More advanced subjects, such as density matrices, quantum optics, and quantum information, are also covered. Practical applications and algorithms for the computational analysis of simple structures make this an ideal introduction to quantum mechanics for students of engineering, physics, nanotechnology, and other disciplines. Additional resources available from www.cambridge.org/9780521897839.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. How to use this book
  9. Chapter 1 Introduction
  10. Chapter 2 Waves and quantum mechanics – Schrödinger’s equation
  11. Chapter 3 The time-dependent Schrödinger equation
  12. Chapter 4 Functions and operators
  13. Chapter 5 Operators and quantum mechanics
  14. Chapter 6 Approximation methods in quantum mechanics
  15. Chapter 7 Time-dependent perturbation theory
  16. Chapter 8 Quantum mechanics in crystalline materials
  17. Chapter 9 Angular momentum
  18. Chapter 10 The hydrogen atom
  19. Chapter 11 Methods for one-dimensional problems
  20. Chapter 12 Spin
  21. Chapter 13 Identical particles
  22. Chapter 14 The density matrix
  23. Chapter 15 Harmonic oscillators and photons
  24. Chapter 16 Fermion operators
  25. Chapter 17 Interaction of different kinds of particles
  26. Chapter 18 Quantum information
  27. Chapter 19 Interpretation of quantum mechanics
  28. Appendix A Background mathematics
  29. Appendix B Background physics
  30. Appendix C Vector calculus
  31. Appendix D Maxwell’s equations and electromagnetism
  32. Appendix E Perturbing Hamiltonian for optical absorption
  33. Appendix F Early history of quantum mechanics
  34. Appendix G Some useful mathematical formulae
  35. Appendix H Greek alphabet
  36. Appendix I Fundamental constants
  37. Bibliography
  38. Memorization list
  39. Index