This bestselling undergraduate quantum mechanics textbook is now available in a re-issued, affordable edition from Cambridge University Press. The text first teaches students how to do quantum mechanics, and then provides them with a more insightful discussion of what it means. The author avoids the temptation to include every possible relevant topic, instead presenting students with material that they can easily focus on in a complete treatment with few distractions and diversions. Fundamental principles are covered, quantum theory is presented, and special techniques are developed for attacking realistic problems. The innovative two-part coverage is entertaining and informative, organizing topics under basic theory and assembling an arsenal of approximation schemes with illustrative applications linked closely to the text.
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This text first teaches students how to do quantum mechanics, and then provides them with a more insightful discussion of what it means. Fundamental principles are covered, quantum theory is presented, and special techniques are developed for attacking realistic problems.
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Part I. Theory: 1. The wave function; 2. Time-independent Schroedinger equation; 3. Formalism; 4. Quantum mechanics in three dimensions; 5. Identical particles; Part II. Applications: 6. Time-independent perturbation theory; 7. The variational principle; 8. The WKB approximation; 9. Time-dependent perturbation theory; 10. The adiabatic approximation; 11. Scattering; 12. Afterword; Appendix. Linear algebra.
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This bestselling textbook teaches students how to do quantum mechanics and provides an insightful discussion of what it actually means.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781107179868
Publisert
2016-08-16
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
1130 gr
Høyde
255 mm
Bredde
183 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
05, U
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
465

Biographical note

David J. Griffiths is a retired Professor from Reed College, Oregon, where he taught physics for over 30 years. He received his BA and PhD from Harvard University, where he studied elementary particle theory.