Quirky Quantum Concepts Physical, Conceptual, Geometric, and Pictorial Physics that Didn’t Fit in Your Textbook /

• Main Author: Michelsen, Eric L. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Mathematical physics.; Quantum physics.; Mechanical engineering.; Quantum Physics.; Mathematical Physics.; Mathematical Methods in Physics.; Mechanical Engineering.

Quirky Quantum Concepts explains the more important and more difficult concepts in theoretical quantum mechanics, especially those which are consistently neglected or confusing in many common expositions. The emphasis is on physical understanding, which is necessary for the development of new, cutti...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction To Quirky Quantum Concepts
• Basic Wave Mechanics Concepts
• Riding the Wave: More on Wave Mechanics
• Introduction to Scattering
• Matrix Mechanics
• Angular Momentum
• Multi-Particle Quantum Mechanics
• Quantum Electromagnetic Radiation
• Desultory Topics in Quantum Mechanics
• Appendices.