Note: *The three volumes are not sequential but rather independent of each other and largely self-contained.
The reader of Simple Systems is not expected to be familiar with the material in Basic Matters, but should have the minimal knowledge of a standard brief introduction to quantum mechanics with its typical emphasis on one-dimensional position wave functions. The step to Dirac's more abstract and much more powerful formalism is taken immediately, followed by reviews of quantum kinematics and quantum dynamics. The important standard examples (force-free motion, constant force, harmonic oscillator, hydrogen-like atoms) are then treated in considerable detail, whereby a nonstandard perspective is offered wherever it is deemed feasible and useful. A final chapter is devoted to approximation methods, from the Hellmann–Feynman theorem to the WKB quantization rule.
Contents:
- Preface
- Glossary
- Quantum Kinematics Reviewed
- Quantum Dynamics Reviewed
- Examples
- Orbital Angular Momentum
- Hydrogen-like Atoms
- Approximation Methods
- Exercises with Hints
- Index
Readership: Undergraduates in physics, chemistry, mathematics, and engineering; physics lecturers; Perturbed Evolution for graduate students in physics as well.
Key Features:
- Offers a modern point of view and a nonstandard approach by a renowned researcher and teacher
- Ideal for the self-studying reader, as intermediate steps are not skipped over in the detailed presentation
- Based on battle-tested lecture notes