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Advanced concepts in quantum mechanics / Giampiero Esposito...[et al.].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.Description: xii, 384 p. : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781107076044 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 530.12 23 Es77
Contents:
1. Introduction: The need for a quantum theory -- 2. Experimental foundations of quantum theory -- 3. Waves and particles -- 4. Schrödinger picture, heisenberg picture and probabilistic aspects -- 5. Integrating the equations of motion -- 6. Elementary applications: one-dimensional problems -- 7. Elementary applications: multi-dimensional problems -- 8. Coherent states and related formalism -- 9. Introduction to spin -- 10. Symmetries in quantum mechanics -- 11. Approximation methods -- 11A. Perturbation theory -- 11B. Jeffreys-Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin method -- 11C. Scattering theory -- 12. Modern pictures of quantum mechanics -- 13. Formulations of quantum mechanics and their physical implications -- 14. Exam problems -- 15. Definitions of geometric concepts-- References-- Index.
Summary: Introducing a geometric view of fundamental physics, ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in quantum mechanics and mathematical physics.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction: The need for a quantum theory --
2. Experimental foundations of quantum theory --
3. Waves and particles --
4. Schrödinger picture, heisenberg picture and probabilistic aspects --
5. Integrating the equations of motion --
6. Elementary applications: one-dimensional problems --
7. Elementary applications: multi-dimensional problems --
8. Coherent states and related formalism --
9. Introduction to spin --
10. Symmetries in quantum mechanics --
11. Approximation methods --
11A. Perturbation theory --
11B. Jeffreys-Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin method --
11C. Scattering theory --
12. Modern pictures of quantum mechanics --
13. Formulations of quantum mechanics and their physical implications --
14. Exam problems --
15. Definitions of geometric concepts--
References--
Index.

Introducing a geometric view of fundamental physics, ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in quantum mechanics and mathematical physics.

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