A concise introduction to quantum mechanics /

Assuming a background in basic classical physics, multivariable calculus, and differential equations, A Concise Introduction to Quantum Mechanics provides a self-contained presentation of the mathematics and physics of quantum mechanics. The relevant aspects of classical mechanics and electrodynamic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Swanson, Mark S., 1947- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Rafael [California] (40 Oak Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94903, USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, [2018]
Colección:IOP (Series). Release 4.
IOP concise physics.
Temas:
Quantum theory.
Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory).
SCIENCE / Physics / Quantum Theory.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Classical mechanics and electromagnetism
  • 1.1. Newtonian mechanics
  • 1.2. Light and electromagnetism
  • 1.3. Properties of Newtonian point particle solutions
  • 2. The origins of quantum mechanics
  • 2.1. Blackbody radiation and Planck's constant
  • 2.2. The photoelectric effect and photons
  • 2.3. Electron diffraction and the de Broglie wavelength
  • 2.4. Bohr's atom
  • 3. The wave function
  • 3.1. Basic properties of the wave function
  • 3.2. Complex variables
  • 3.3. The complex wave function
  • 3.4. Fourier series and function spaces
  • 3.5. The one-dimensional box
  • 4. Wave mechanics
  • 4.1. The Schrödinger equation and its general properties
  • 4.2. Observables and the wave function
  • 4.3. The Heisenberg uncertainty principle
  • 4.4. Wave packets
  • 5. Applications of wave mechanics
  • 5.1. Barrier reflection and tunneling
  • 5.2. The one-dimensional harmonic oscillator
  • 5.3. The hydrogen atom
  • 5.4. Electromagnetic interactions
  • 6. Dirac notation, operators, and matrices
  • 6.1. Hilbert space
  • 6.2. Hilbert space and Dirac notation
  • 6.3. Matrices and basic linear algebra
  • 6.4. Representations of quantum mechanics
  • 6.5. The linear potential in momentum space
  • 6.6. Operator techniques in quantum mechanics
  • 6.7. Matrix representations of quantum mechanics
  • 6.8. Two state oscillations
  • 6.9. Electron diffraction revisited
  • 7. Angular momentum, spin, and statistics
  • 7.1. Symmetry operations
  • 7.2. Rotation group theory
  • 7.3. Rotations and quantum mechanics
  • 7.4. General angular momentum
  • 7.5. Electron spin and spinor representations
  • 7.6. Multiparticle states and statistics
  • 7.7. Angular momentum addition
  • 8. Bibliography.

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