Quantum Mechanics

Contents

Preface to the first edition.........................................................................................vii

Preface to the second edition.....................................................................................ix

Preface to the third edition.........................................................................................xi

Author Biography....................................................................................................xiii

Chapter 1 Waves and Particles...............................................................................1

Chapter 2 The Schrodinger Equation...................................................................29

Chapter 3 Tunneling.............................................................................................69

Chapter 4 Periodic Potentials.............................................................................111

Chapter 5 The Harmonic Oscillator...................................................................129

Chapter 6 Operators and Bases..........................................................................155

Chapter 7 Stationary Perturbation Theory.........................................................179

Chapter 8 Time- Dependent Perturbation Theory...............................................199

Chapter 9 Motion in Centrally Symmetric Potential.........................................215

Chapter 10 Spin Angular Momentum..................................................................243

Chapter 11 An Introduction to Quantum Computing..........................................267

Solutions to Selected Problems ........................................................................... 295

Index ...................................................................................................................... 311