Basic Quantum Mechanics

• Main Author: Tamvakis, Kyriakos (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Undergraduate Texts in Physics,
• Subjects: Quantum physics.; Physical chemistry.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Engineering-Materials.; Nanotechnology.; Quantum Physics.; Physical Chemistry.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.; Materials Engineering.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.

This textbook on quantum mechanics has been designed for use in two-semester undergraduate courses. It describes the basic concepts of quantum mechanics, explains the use of the mathematical formalism and provides illustrative examples of both concepts and methods. Although the aim is to enable stud...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The Schroedinger Equation
• Some Simple Systems
• Physical Observables as Operators
• Basic Principles of Quantum Mechanics
• Time Evolution
• Some More Simple Systems
• Angular Momentum
• Eigenstates of the Angular Momentum
• Spin
• Addition of Angular Momenta
• Motion in Three Dimensions
• Central Potentials
• Systems of Particles
• Atoms
• Molecules
• Particle Interactions with EM Fields
• Approximation Methods
• Symmetries
• Scattering
• Quantum Behaviour
• Quantization of EM Fields
• Matter-Radiation Interaction
• The Path Integral Formulation of QM
• Mathematical Supplement.