Mechanics
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Mechanics

Classical and Quantum

  1. 412 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Mechanics

Classical and Quantum

About this book

Mechanics: Classical and Quantum is a 13-chapter book that begins by explaining the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulation of mechanics. The Hamilton-Jacobi theory, historical background of the quantum theory, and wave mechanics are then described. Subsequent chapters discuss the time-independent Schrödinger equation and some of its applications; the operators, observables, and the quantization of a physical system; the significance of expectation values; and the concept of measurement in quantum mechanics. The matrix mechanics and the "hydrogenic atom", an atom in which one electron moves under the influence of a nucleus of charge that, to a very good approximation, can be thought of as a point, are also presented. This book will be very useful to students studying this field of interest.

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Information

Publisher
Pergamon
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9780080205229
eBook ISBN
9781483139982
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Quantum Theory

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Mechanics: Classical and Quantum
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. PREFACE
  6. Table of Contents
  7. PREFACE
  8. CHAPTER 1. THE LAGRANGIAN FORMULATION OF MECHANICS
  9. CHAPTER 2. THE HAMILTONIAN FORMULATION OF MECHANICS
  10. CHAPTER 3. HAMILTON-JACOBI THEORY
  11. CHAPTER 4. WAVES
  12. CHAPTER 5. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE QUANTUM THEORY
  13. CHAPTER 6. WAVE MECHANICS
  14. CHAPTER 7. THE TIME-INDEPENDENT SCHRÖDINGER EQUATIONAND SOME OF ITS APPLICATIONS
  15. CHAPTER 8. OPERATORS, OBSERVABLES, AND THE QUANTIZATION OF A PHYSICAL SYSTEM
  16. CHAPTER 9. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EXPECTATION VALUES
  17. CHAPTER 10. THE MOMENTUM REPRESENTATION
  18. CHAPTER 11. THE CONCEPT OF MEASUREMENT IN QUANTUMMECHANICS
  19. CHAPTER 12. THE HYDROGENIC ATOM
  20. CHAPTER 13. MATRIX MECHANICS
  21. APPENDIX A: ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTION ENERGIES IN TERMS OF LOCAL POTENTIALS
  22. APPENDIX B: CANONICITY OF THE TRANSFORMATIONGENERATED BY Gb(qj, Pj, t)
  23. APPENDIX C: MOST PROBABLE DISTRIBUTION OF ENERGY AMONG CAVITY MODES
  24. APPENDIX D: POISSON BRACKETS
  25. REFERENCES
  26. SELECTED SUPPLEMENTARY REFERENCES
  27. PROBLEMS
  28. NAME INDEX
  29. SUBJECT INDEX
  30. OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES IN NATURAL PHILOSOPHY