This fresh and original text on quantum mechanics focuses on: the development of numerical methods for obtaining specific results; the presentation of group theory and the systematic use of operators; the introduction of the functional integral and its applications in approximation; the discussion of distant correlations and experimental measurements. Numerous exercises with hints and solutions, examples and applications, and a guide to key references help the student to work with the text.
This book provides a carefully structured and complete exposition of quantum mechanics and illustrates the common threads linking many different phenomena and subfields of physics.
Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg demonstrates exceptional insight in this fully updated concise introduction to modern quantum mechanics for graduate students.
When this classic text was first published in 1935, it fulfilled the goal of its authors "to produce a textbook of practical quantum mechanics for the chemist, the experimental physicist, and the beginning student of theoretical physics.
How to Apply Quantum Theory to Modern Physics Jean-Louis Basdevant, Jean Dalibard. Section 27.3: The phenomenon of Bloch Oscillations 27.3.1. Preparation of the Initial State (a) Suppose that the initial state has a well defined Bloch ...
[8.2] A. Einstein, B. Podolsky, and N. Rosen, “Can quantum-mechanical description of physical reality be considered complete?,” Phys. Rev. 47, 777 (1935). [8.3] S. Gröblacher et al., “An experimental test of non-local realism,” Nature ...
"This volume serves as a text for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of physics as well as a reference for professionals.
The function S, which is the phase of the wave function, is also equal to a function appearing in classical mechanics, namely, Hamilton's principal function.f To verify this, we note that S satisfies the following differential ...
This text shows that insights in quantum physics can be obtained by exploring the mathematical structure of quantum mechanics.
The first edition of this work appeared in 1930, and its originality won it immediate recognition as a classic of modern physical theory. The fourth edition has been bought out to meet a continued demand.
"The purpose of this book is to teach you how to do quantum mechanics."--Préface.