{"product_id":"introduction-to-quantum-mechanics-isbn-9780470853238","title":"Introduction to Quantum Mechanics","description":"Introduction to Quantum Mechanics is an introduction to the power and elegance of quantum mechanics. Assuming little in the way of prior knowledge, quantum concepts are carefully and precisely presented, and explored through numerous applications and problems. Some of the more challenging aspects that are essential for a modern appreciation of the subject have been included, but are introduced and developed in the simplest way possible.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Undergraduates taking a first course on quantum mechanics will find this text an invaluable introduction to the field and help prepare them for more advanced courses.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction to Quantum Mechanics:\u003cbr\u003e * Starts from basics, reviewing relevant concepts of classical physics where needed.\u003cbr\u003e * Motivates by considering weird behaviour of quantum particles.\u003cbr\u003e * Presents mathematical arguments in their simplest form.Diese Einfuhrung in die Quantenmechanik beginnt mit den Grundlagen. Relevante Konzepte der klassischen Physik werden wiederholt, wo es fur das Verstandnis des Stoffes erforderlich ist. Alle mathematischen Herleitungen hat der Autor in moglichst einfacher Form aufbereitet. Motivation zum Lernen schopft der Leser aus der Diskussion des seltsamen Verhaltens quantenmechanischer Teilchen.\u003cbr\u003e  Foreword.  \u003cp\u003eEditor's preface to the Manchester Physics Series.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor's preface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1  Planck's Constant in Action.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhotons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDe Broglie Waves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAtoms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasurement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2  The Schrödinger Equation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWaves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParticle Wave Equations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3  Position and Momentum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProbability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePosition Probabilities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMomentum Probabilities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Particle in a Box I.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpectation Values.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuantum States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4  Energy and Time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hamiltonian Operator.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNormal Modes of a String.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStates of Certain Energy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Particle in a Box II.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStates of Uncertain Energy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTime Dependence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5  Square Wells and Barriers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBound and Unbound States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBarrier Penetration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6  The Harmonic Oscillator.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Classical Oscillator.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Quantum Oscillator.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuantum States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiatomic Molecules.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree-dimensional Oscillators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Oscillator Eigenvalue Problem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7  Observables and Operators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssential Properties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePosition and Momentum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompatible Observables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommutators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstants in Motion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8  Angular Momentum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAngular Momentum Basics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMagnetic Moments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrbital Angular Momentum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9  The Hydrogen Atom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCentral Potentials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSizes and Shapes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRadiative Transitions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Reduced Mass Effect.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelativistic Effects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Coulomb Eigenvalue Problem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10  Identical Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExchange Symmetry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical Consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExchange Symmetry with Spin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBosons and Fermions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Atoms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAtomic Quantum States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Periodic Table.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat If?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHints to selected problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.C. 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