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Quantum Mechanics
Ernest S. Abers, University of California, Los Angeles

ISBN-10: 0131461001
ISBN-13:  9780131461000

Publisher:  Addison-Wesley
Copyright:  2004
Format:  Paper; 544 pp
Published:  06/10/2003
Status: Instock


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For graduate courses in Quantum Mechanics.

With clear discussion and numerous problems, this text adequately and comprehensively covers all the subjects of quantum mechanics.


Features

  • Author known for his paper “Gauge Theories” with Benjamin Lee.
  • In-depth coverage of a wide range of topics—e.g., The mathematical foundations of quantum mechanics, rotations and other symmetries, approximation methods for atoms and molecules, scattering and transitions, photons and the quantized theory of the electromagnetic field, decay rate calculations, path integrals, density matrix methods, relativistic wave equations, many body methods and quantum fields.
  • Carefully and thoroughly discusses symmetries—Rotations, vectors and tensors, the connection between symmetries and conserved quantities and their commutators, internal symmetries, discrete symmetries, selection rules.
  • Coverage of rotations and symmetries.

    • Shows students the general connection between commutators and rotation matrices.

  • End-of-chapter problems—Over 140 interesting and challenging problems, that either develop ideas from the text in more detail, apply them to concrete physical systems, or fill in some gaps left to the student.
  • Modern developments—e.g. Bell's theorem, Berry's phase, Landau levels, density matrix methods, neutrino oscillations.
  • Mathematical calculations—Line by line derivations are presented in enough detail that most students can follow them without assistance. The author tries to avoid “it can be shown that…” Extensive mathematical appendices are a unique feature of this text.

    • Helps students find their way from one line to line—without assuming that one line follows easily from another.


Table of Contents



 1. Classical Mechanics.


 2. Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics.


 3. Stationary States.


 4. Symmetry Transformations on States.


 5. Symmetry Transformations on Operators.


 6. Interlude.


 7. Approximation Methods for Bound States.


 8. Potential Scattering.


 9. Transitions.


10. Further Topics in Quantum Dynamics.


11. The Quantized Electromagnetic Field.


12. Relativistic Wave Equations.


13. Identical Particles.


Appendix A. Mathematical Tools.


Appendix B. Rotation Matrices.


Appendix C. SU 3.


Appendix D. References.


Index.



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