An Introduction to Quantum Theory. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jeff Greensite.
• Authors: Greensite, Jeff
• Contents: Part I Fundamentals1 The Classical State2 Origins of Quantum Mechanics3 The Wave-like Behavior of Electrons4 The Quantum State5 Dynamics of the Quantum State6 Energy and Uncertainty7 Operators and ObservationsPart II Exact Solutions8 Rectangular Potentials9 The Harmonic Oscillator10 Symmetry and Degeneracy11 Angular Momentum12 The Hydrogen AtomPart III Aspects of Spin13 Electron Spin14 The Addition of Angular Momentum15 Identical Particles16 Live Wires and Dead StarsPart IV Approximation Methods17 Time-Independent Perturbation Theory18 Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory19 Atoms and Light20 The WKB Approximation21 The Variational Method22 Scattering TheoryPart V Advanced Topics23 Bras and Kets and Canonical Quantization24 Entangled States25 The Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics26 The Feynman Path Integral27 A Glimpse of Quantum Field TheoryBibliography
• Publisher Details: Bristol : IOP Publishing Ltd
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (530 pages)
• Subjects: SCIENCE / Physics / Quantum Theory; Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780750311670; 0750311673
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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