Quantum Mechanics in a Nutshell (eBook)

Gerald D. Mahan (Autor)

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2008
416 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-3338-2 (ISBN)

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Covering the fundamentals as well as many special topics of current interest, this is the most concise, up-to-date, and accessible graduate-level textbook on quantum mechanics available. Written by Gerald Mahan, a distinguished research physicist and author of an acclaimed textbook on many-particle physics, Quantum Mechanics in a Nutshell is the distillation of many years' teaching experience. Emphasizing the use of quantum mechanics to describe actual quantum systems such as atoms and solids, and rich with interesting applications, the book proceeds from solving for the properties of a single particle in potential; to solving for two particles (the helium atom); to addressing many-particle systems. Applications include electron gas, magnetism, and Bose-Einstein Condensation; examples are carefully chosen and worked; and each chapter has numerous homework problems, many of them original. Quantum Mechanics in a Nutshell expertly addresses traditional and modern topics, including perturbation theory, WKBJ, variational methods, angular momentum, the Dirac equation, many-particle wave functions, Casimir Force, and Bell's Theorem. And it treats many topics--such as the interactions between photons and electrons, scattering theory, and density functional theory--in exceptional depth. A valuable addition to the teaching literature, Quantum Mechanics in a Nutshell is ideally suited for a two-semester course. The most concise, up-to-date, and accessible graduate textbook on the subject Contains the ideal amount of material for a two-semester course Focuses on the description of actual quantum systems, including a range of applications Covers traditional topics, as well as those at the frontiers of research Treats in unprecedented detail topics such as photon-electron interaction, scattering theory, and density functional theory Includes numerous homework problems at the end of each chapter

Autor

Gerald D. Mahan is Distinguished Professor of Physics at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of two previous physics textbooks, Many-Particle Physics and Applied Mathematics.

Produkt-Details

• Reihe/Serie: In a Nutshell
• Reihe/Serie: In a Nutshell
• Zusatzinfo: 58 line illus.
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Atom- / Kern- / Molekularphysik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Festkörperphysik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Quantenphysik
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Alpha particle • Angular momentum • Approximation • Atomic Orbital • Bessel function • beta decay • Bohr radius • Boson • Boundary value problem • Bound State • Bra–ket notation • Calculation • Charge Density • classical mechanics • Classical physics • coefficient • commutator • Complex conjugate • confluent hypergeometric function • Continuity equation • Coulomb's Law • Cross section (physics) • differential equation • Dimension • Dimensionless quantity • Dirac delta function • Dirac equation • Eigenfunction • Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors • Elastic scattering • Electric Field • Electric potential • Electromagnetic field • Electron density • Electron magnetic moment • Elementary charge • elementary particle • Energy • energy level • Equation • excited state • Expectation value (quantum mechanics) • Fermion • Fourier transform • Free particle • Green's Function • ground state • Harmonic oscillator • hydrogen atom • Identical particles • kinetic energy • Kronecker delta • Linear combination • Magnetic field • Magnetic moment • Molecule • Neutrino • Neutron • Notation • Nucleon • orthogonality • Particle in a box • Pauli matrices • Perturbation theory (quantum mechanics) • Phase factor • Phase (waves) • Photon • Planck constant • plane wave • Polarizability • polynomial • positron • potential energy • potential function • power series • Probability • Quantity • quantum mechanics • Quantum number • radial function • Relativistic Quantum Mechanics • Scalar potential • scattering • scientific notation • Singlet state • Spherical Coordinate System • Spin (physics) • square root • Three-dimensional space (mathematics) • time derivative • Triplet state • Units of energy • Variable (mathematics) • Variational method (quantum mechanics) • vector potential • wave equation • wave function • Wavelength • Wave vector • WKB approximation
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-3338-8 / 1400833388
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-3338-2 / 9781400833382