
Quantum Physics
States, Observables and Their Time Evolution
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 18. November 2019
Book
Hardback
IX, 353 pages
978-94-024-1758-6 (ISBN)
Description
This is an introductory graduate course on quantum mechanics, which is presented in its general form by stressing the operator approach. Representations of the algebra of the harmonic oscillator and of the algebra of angular momentum are determined in chapters 1 and 2 respectively. The algebra of angular momentum is enlarged by adding the position operator so that the algebra can be used to describe rigid and non-rigid rotating molecules. The combination of quantum physical systems using direct-product spaces is discussed in chapter 3. The theory is used to describe a vibrating rotator, and the theoretical predictions are then compared with data for a vibrating and rotating diatomic molecule. The formalism of first- and second-order non-degenerate perturbation theory and first-order degenerate perturbation theory are derived in chapter 4. Time development is described in chapter 5 using either the Schroedinger equation of motion or the Heisenberg's one. An elementary mathematical tutorial forms a useful appendix for the readers who don't have prior knowledge of the general mathematical structure of quantum mechanics.
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Edition
2019 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Illustrations
48 s/w Abbildungen
IX, 353 p. 48 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
711 gr
ISBN-13
978-94-024-1758-6 (9789402417586)
DOI
10.1007/978-94-024-1760-9
Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions

Arno Bohm | Piotr Kielanowski | G. Bruce Mainland
Quantum Physics
States, Observables and Their Time Evolution
E-Book
11/2019
Springer
€90.94
Available for download
Persons
Professor Arno Bohm, Universtiy of Texas, Austin, IX, USAProfessor Piotr Kielanowski, CINEVESTAV, Mexico City, MexicoProfessor G. Bruce Mainland, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Content
Quantum Harmonic Oscillator.- Angular Momentum.- Combinations of Quantum Physical Systems.- Stationary Perturbation Theory.- Time Evolution of Quantum Systems.- Epilogue.- Appendix: Mathematical Preliminaries.- Index.