Introductory quantum mechanics

Liboff, Richard L.,

Introductory quantum mechanics - 4th ed. - San Francisco : Addison-Wesley, c2003. - xvii, 878 pages : illustrations ;

Includes index

Part I. Elementary principles and applications to problems in one dimension --
Review of concepts of classical mechanics --
Historical review: experiments and theories --
The postulates of quantum mechanics. Operators, eigenfunctions, and eigenvalues --Preparatory concepts. Function spaces and hermitian operators --
Superposition and compatible observables --
Time development, conservation theorems, and parity --
Additional one-dimensional problems. Bound and unbound states --
Finite potential well, periodic lattice, and some simple problems with two degrees of freedom --
Part II. Further development of the theory and applications to problems in three dimensions. Angular momentum --
Problems in three dimensions --
Elements of matrix mechanics. Spin wavefunctions --
Application to atomic, molecular, solid-state, and nuclear physics. Elements of quantum statistics --
Perturbation theory --
Scattering in three dimensions --
Relativistic quantum mechanics --
Quantum computing.

Careful and detailed explanations of challenging concepts, and comprehensive coverage in this quantum mechanics text, aim to set the standard in physics education. Included in this edition is a new chapter on the revolutionary topic of quantum computing.

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