Non-Relativistic Quantum Mechanics

ISBN-13: 9781107164369 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 452 str.

Ravinder R. Puri

Opis

Quantum mechanics, from its birth to quantum information, is explained in a simple way using established mathematical techniques.

Spis treści

Preface; 1. History of quantum mechanics; 2. Vectors and operators; 3. Finite dimensional spaces; 4. Function space; 5. Postulates of quantum mechanics; 6. Density operator; 7. Measurement postulate and paradoxes of quantum mechanics; 8. Position and momentum representations; 9. Schrödinger equation in one dimension; 10. One-dimensional piecewise constant potentials; 11. One-dimensional exactly solvable continuous potentials; 12. Partially and completely periodic potentials; 13. Harmonic oscillator; 14. Three-dimensional central potentials; 15. Symmetry in quantum mechanics; 16. Quantum theory of angular momentum; 17. Approximation methods; 18. Entanglement and local hidden variable theory; Appendix A. Delta function; Appendix B. Second-order ordinary differential equations; Appendix C. Riccati equation; Appendix D. Some mathematical formulas; References; Index.