Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
eBook - PDF

Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

  1. 296 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

About this book

The book is an introduction to quantum mechanics at a level suitable for the second year in a European university (junior or senior year in an American college). The matrix formulation of quantum mechanics is emphasized throughout, and the student is introduced to Dirac notation from the start. A number of major examples illustrate the workings of quantum mechanics. Several of these examples are taken from solid state physics, with the purpose of showing that quantum mechanics forms the common basis for understanding atoms, molecules and condensed matter. The book contains an introductory chapter which puts the concepts of quantum mechanics into a historical framework. The solid-state applications discussed in this text include the quantum Hall effect, spin waves, quantum wells and energy bands. Other examples feature the two-dimensional harmonic oscillator, coherent states, two-electron atoms, the ammonia molecule and the chemical bond. A large number of homework problems are included.

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Information

Publisher
WSPC
Year
1991
eBook ISBN
9789813103573

Table of contents

  1. PREFACE
  2. Contents
  3. 1 INTRODUCTION
  4. 2 QUANTIZATION
  5. 3 BASIC PRINCIPLES
  6. 4 THE SCHRÖDINGER EQUATION
  7. 5 TUNNELLING
  8. 6 ELECTRON IN A MAGNETIC FIELD
  9. 7 ANGULAR MOMENTUM
  10. 8 SYMMETRIES
  11. 9 FERMIONS AND BOSONS
  12. 10 PHYSICAL REALITY
  13. 11 MORE PROBLEMS
  14. Appendix A. Table of fundamental constants based on 1986 recommended values.
  15. Appendix B. Polar and cylindrical coordinates
  16. Appendix C. Fourier transformation and the delta function.
  17. Index