Quantum Mechanics, Volume 1: Basic Concepts, Tools, and Applications (Hardcover, 2)

WAVES AND PARTICLES: INTRODUCTION TO THE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF QUANTUM MECHANICS
Electromagnetic Waves and Photons
Material Particles and Matter Waves
Quantum Description of a Particle;
Wave Packets
Particle in a Time-Independent Scalar Potential
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THE MATHEMATICAL TOOLS OF QUANTUM MECHANICS
One-Particle Wave Function Space
State Space. Dirac Notation
Representations in the State Space
Eigenvalue Equations. Observables
Two Important Examples of Representations and Observables
Tensor Product of State Spaces
Complements
THE POSTULATES OF QUANTUM MECHANICS
Introduction
Statement of the Postulates
The Physical Interpretation of the Postulates
The Physical Implications of the Schrodinger Equation
The Superposition Principle and Physical Predictions
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APPLICATION OF THE POSTULATES TO SIMPLE CASES: TWO LEVEL SYSTEMS AND SPIN 1/2 SYSTEMS
Spin 1/2 Particle: Quantization of the Angular Momentum
Illustration of the Postulates in the Case of a Spin 1/2
General Study of Two-Level Systems
Complements
THE ONE DIMENSIONAL HARMONIC OSCILLATOR
Introduction
Eigenvalues of the Hamiltonian
Eigenstates of the Hamiltonian
Complements
GENERAL PROPERTIES OF ANGULAR MOMENTUM IN QUANTUM MECHANICS
Introduction: The Importance of Angular Momentum
Commutation Relations Characteristic of Angular Momentum
General Theory of Angular Momentum
Application to Orbital Angular Momentum
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PARTICLES IN A CENTRAL POTENTIAL. THE HYDROGEN ATOM
Stationary States of a Particle in a Central Potential
Motion of the Center of Mass and Relative Motion for a System of Two Interacting Particles
The Hydrogen Atom
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