Quantum Mechanics
eBook - PDF

Quantum Mechanics

A Paradigms Approach

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eBook - PDF

Quantum Mechanics

A Paradigms Approach

About this book

This popular undergraduate quantum mechanics textbook is now available in a more affordable printing from Cambridge University Press. Unlike many other books on quantum mechanics, this text begins by examining experimental quantum phenomena such as the Stern-Gerlach experiment and spin measurements, using them as the basis for developing the theoretical principles of quantum mechanics. Dirac notation is developed from the outset, offering an intuitive and powerful mathematical toolset for calculation, and familiarizing students with this important notational system. This non-traditional approach is designed to deepen students' conceptual understanding of the subject, and has been extensively class tested. Suitable for undergraduate physics students, worked examples are included throughout and end of chapter problems act to reinforce and extend important concepts. Additional activities for students are provided online, including interactive simulations of Stern-Gerlach experiments, and a fully worked solutions manual is available for instructors.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Front Endmatter
  3. Half-title
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright information
  6. Brief Contents
  7. Contents
  8. Preface
  9. Prologue
  10. 1 Stern-Gerlach Experiments
  11. 2 Operators and Measurement
  12. 3 Schrödinger Time Evolution
  13. 4 Quantum Spookiness
  14. 5 Quantized Energies: Particle in a Box
  15. 6 Unbound States
  16. 7 Angular Momentum
  17. 8 Hydrogen Atom
  18. 9 Harmonic Oscillator
  19. 10 Perturbation Theory
  20. 11 Hyperfine Structure and the Addition of Angular Momenta
  21. 12 Perturbation of Hydrogen
  22. 13 Identical Particles
  23. 14 Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory
  24. 15 Periodic Systems
  25. 16 Modern Applications of Quantum Mechanics
  26. Appendix A: Probability
  27. Appendix B: Complex Numbers
  28. Appendix C: Matrices
  29. Appendix D: Waves and Fourier Analysis
  30. Appendix E: Separation of Variables
  31. Appendix F: Integrals
  32. Appendix G: Physical Constants
  33. Index
  34. Back Endmatter