
Essential Quantum Physics
Cambridge University Press
2nd Edition
Published on 4. December 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-0-521-62993-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides a first course on quantum mechanics and describes simple applications to physical phenomena that are of immediate and everyday interest. The first five chapters introduce the fundamentals of quantum mechanics and are followed by a revision quiz with which readers may test their understanding. The remaining chapters describe applications, including the physics of lasers, molecular binding, simple properties of crystalline solids arising from their band structure, and the operation of junction transistors. This new edition (first edition entitled Simple Quantum Physics) has been expanded to include a chapter on the theory of spin and its application to magnetic resonance imaging, as well as a description of the WKB approximation and its application to alpha decay. Ideal either as a course text or a self-study text, the book contains nearly 100 exercises and hints to their solution.
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Edition
2. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises; 65 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
428 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-62993-5 (9780521629935)
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Peter V. Landshoff | Allen Metherell | W. Gareth Rees
Essential Quantum Physics
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12/1997
Cambridge University Press
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Peter V. Landshoff | Allen Metherell | W. Gareth Rees
Essential Quantum Physics
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12/1997
Cambridge University Press
€84.18
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Author
University of Cambridge
University of Central Florida
University of Cambridge
Content
Preface; Constants of quantum physics; 1. Preliminaries; 2. The Schroedinger equation; 3. Special solutions; 4. The superposition principle; 5. The hydrogen atom; Revision quiz; 6. The hydrogen molecule; 7. Introduction to perturbation theory; 8. Radiative transitions; 9. Masers and lasers; 10. Band structure of crystals; 11. Electron motion in crystals; 12. Transistors; Appendixes; Hints for the problems; Index.