Quantum Mechanics

Quantum Mechanics
Author: Lukong Cornelius Fai
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1404
Release: 2022-06-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1000590313

This book presents an accessible treatment of non-relativistic and relativistic quantum mechanics. It is an ideal textbook for undergraduate and graduate physics students, and is also useful to researchers in theoretical physics, quantum mechanics, condensed matter, mathematical physics, quantum chemistry, and electronics. This student-friendly and self-contained textbook covers the typical topics in a core undergraduate program, as well as more advanced, graduate-level topics with an elegant mathematical rigor, contemporary style, and rejuvenated approach. It balances theory and worked examples, which reinforces readers' understanding of fundamental concepts. The analytical methods employed in this book describe physical situations with mathematical rigor and in-depth clarity, emphasizing the essential understanding of the subject matter without need for prior knowledge of classical mechanics, electromagnetic theory, atomic structure, or differential equations. Key Features: • Remains accessible but incorporates a rigorous, updated mathematical treatment • Laid out in a student-friendly structure • Balances theory with its application through examples Lukong Cornelius Fai is a professor of theoretical physics at the Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Dschang, Cameroon. He is Head of Condensed Matter and Nanomaterials as well as the Mesoscopic and Multilayer Structures Laboratory. He was formerly a senior associate at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy. He holds a Master of Science in Physics and Mathematics (1991) as well as a Doctor of Science in Physics and Mathematics (1997) from Moldova State University. He is the author of over 170 scientific publications and five textbooks.

Non-relativistic Quantum Theory: Dynamics, Symmetry And Geometry

Non-relativistic Quantum Theory: Dynamics, Symmetry And Geometry
Author: Kai S Lam
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Total Pages: 458
Release: 2009-08-24
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9813107480

This textbook is mainly for physics students at the advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate levels, especially those with a theoretical inclination. Its chief purpose is to give a systematic introduction to the main ingredients of the fundamentals of quantum theory, with special emphasis on those aspects of group theory (spacetime and permutational symmetries and group representations) and differential geometry (geometrical phases, topological quantum numbers, and Chern-Simons Theory) that are relevant in modern developments of the subject. It will provide students with an overview of key elements of the theory, as well as a solid preparation in calculational techniques.

Quantum Mechanics

Quantum Mechanics
Author: L D Landau
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 688
Release: 2013-10-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1483149129

Quantum Mechanics, Third Edition: Non-relativistic Theory is devoted to non-relativistic quantum mechanics. The theory of the addition of angular momenta, collision theory, and the theory of symmetry are examined, together with spin, nuclear structure, motion in a magnetic field, and diatomic and polyatomic molecules. This book is comprised of 18 chapters and begins with an introduction to the basic concepts of quantum mechanics, with emphasis on the uncertainty principle, the principle of superposition, and operators, as well as the continuous spectrum and the wave function. The following chapters explore energy and momentum; Schrödinger's equation; angular momentum; and motion in a centrally symmetric field and in a magnetic field. Perturbation theory, spin, and the properties of quasi-classical systems are also considered. The remaining chapters deal with the identity of particles, atoms, and diatomic and polyatomic molecules. The final two chapters describe elastic and inelastic collisions. This monograph will be a valuable source of information for physicists.

Non-Relativistic Quantum Mechanics

Non-Relativistic Quantum Mechanics
Author: Ravinder R. Puri
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2017-07-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1107164362

"Introduces readers to non-relativistic quantum mechanics and its mathematical methods"--

PRINCIPLES OF NON-RELATIVISTIC AND RELATIVISTIC QUANTUM MECHANICS

PRINCIPLES OF NON-RELATIVISTIC AND RELATIVISTIC QUANTUM MECHANICS
Author: KRORI, K. D.
Publisher: PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2020-07-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9389347653

Intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students of physics and chemistry, this textbook covers the entire spectrum of both non-relativistic quantum mechanics and relativistic quantum mechanics in a simple style to be truly beneficial to all levels of students. The book is organized in three parts. The first part describes the development of quantum theory, starting from Planck's law to de Broglie hypothesis. The Schrödinger theory has been introduced with relevant logic. This part also includes the treatments of angular momentum, path integral formalism, two-electron systems and interaction of radiation with matter. The second part deals with relativistic quantum theory including Klein–Gordon and Dirac equations, Weyl's neutrino theory, ending with gauge theory applied to Salam–Weinberg electroweak theory. The third part delves into the conceptual foundations of quantum mechanics, and Einstein–Bohr debate culminating in Bell's inequality theorem. The book concludes with a discussion on three quantum interference effects in electromagnetic and gravitation fields each of which has a deep physical importance. NEW TO THE SECOND EDITION • New topics on: o Bose Statistics o Periodic Potential o Clebsech – Gordan Coefficients o Quantum Entanglement • New Appendices on: o Noether's Theorem o Space Reflection, Time Reversal and Charge Conjugation TARGET AUDIENCE • B.Sc./M.Sc. (Physics) • B.Sc./M.Sc. (Chemistry)

Quantum Field Theory for the Gifted Amateur

Quantum Field Theory for the Gifted Amateur
Author: Tom Lancaster
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 505
Release: 2014-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0199699321

Quantum field theory provides the theoretical backbone to most modern physics. This book is designed to bring quantum field theory to a wider audience of physicists. It is packed with worked examples, witty diagrams, and applications intended to introduce a new audience to this revolutionary theory.

Relativistic Quantum Mechanics

Relativistic Quantum Mechanics
Author: Hartmut Pilkuhn
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2013-06-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 366205275X

In this book, quantum mechanics is developed from the outset on a relativistic basis, using the superposition principle, Lorentz invariance and gauge invariance. Nonrelativistic quantum mechanics appears as a special case, and classical relativistic mechanics as another one. These special cases are important for giving plausible names to operators, for example "orbital angular momentum", "spin" or "magnetic moment". A subject which is treated for the first time in this book is the theory of binaries in terms of differential equations which have the mathematical structure of the corresponding one-body equations (Klein--Gordon for two spin- less particles, Dirac for two spinor particles).

Theories of Matter, Space and Time

Theories of Matter, Space and Time
Author: Nick Evans
Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Total Pages: 107
Release: 2018-01-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1681746999

This book and its sequel (Theories of Matter Space and Time: Quantum Theories) are taken from third and fourth year undergraduate Physics courses at Southampton University, UK. The aim of both books is to move beyond the initial courses in classical mechanics, special relativity, electromagnetism, and quantum theory to more sophisticated views of these subjects and their interdependence. The goal is to guide undergraduates through some of the trickier areas of theoretical physics with concise analysis while revealing the key elegance of each subject. The first chapter introduces the key areas of the principle of least action, an alternative treatment of Newtownian dynamics, that provides new understanding of conservation laws. In particular, it shows how the formalism evolved from Fermat's principle of least time in optics. The second introduces special relativity leading quickly to the need and form of four-vectors. It develops four-vectors for all kinematic variables and generalize Newton's second law to the relativistic environment; then returns to the principle of least action for a free relativistic particle. The third chapter presents a review of the integral and differential forms of Maxwell's equations before massaging them to four-vector form so that the Lorentz boost properties of electric and magnetic fields are transparent. Again, it then returns to the action principle to formulate minimal substitution for an electrically charged particle.

Relativistic Quantum Mechanics. Wave Equations

Relativistic Quantum Mechanics. Wave Equations
Author: Walter Greiner
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 439
Release: 2013-03-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3662042754

Relativistic Quantum Mechanics. Wave Equations concentrates mainly on the wave equations for spin-0 and spin-1/2 particles. Chapter 1 deals with the Klein-Gordon equation and its properties and applications. The chapters that follow introduce the Dirac equation, investigate its covariance properties and present various approaches to obtaining solutions. Numerous applications are discussed in detail, including the two-center Dirac equation, hole theory, CPT symmetry, Klein's paradox, and relativistic symmetry principles. Chapter 15 presents the relativistic wave equations for higher spin (Proca, Rarita-Schwinger, and Bargmann-Wigner). The extensive presentation of the mathematical tools and the 62 worked examples and problems make this a unique text for an advanced quantum mechanics course. This third edition has been slightly revised to bring the text up-to-date.