Introductory Quantum Mechanics

by Liboff, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780805387148
• ISBN10: 0805387145
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-08
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley

Summary

Careful and detailed explanations of challenging concepts inIntroductory Quantum Mechanics, Fourth Edition, and comprehensive and up-to-date coverage, continue to set the standard in physics education. In the new edition of this best-selling quantum mechanics book, a new chapter on the revolutionary topic of of quantum computing (not currently covered in any other book at this level) and thorough updates to the rest of the book bring it up to date.

Author Biography

Dr. Richard Liboff received his Ph.D. in Physics from New York University in 1961 and was appointed to the Physics department at the same university upon graduation. He came to Cornell University in 1964, where he is presently a Full Professor of Applied Physics, Applied Math, and Electrical Engineering. He has served as visiting professor at numerous universities and was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 1984 in support of a Visiting Professorship of Physics at Tel Aviv University.

He has written over 100 scientific articles and has authored four textbooks. His research specialties include condensed-matter theory, kinetic theory, applied math, and elements of astrophysics.

Table of Contents

I. ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS TO PROBLEMS IN ONE DIMENSION.

1. Review of Concepts of Classical Mechanics.
2. Historical Review: Experiments and Theories.
3. The Postulates of Quantum Mechanics: Operators, Eigenfunctions, and Eigenvalues.
4. Preparatory Concepts: Function Spaces and Hermitian Operators.
5. Time Development, Conservation Theorems, and Parity.
6. Time Development, Conservation Theorems, and Parity.
7. Additional One-Dimensional Problems: Bound and Unbound States.
8. Finite Potential Well, Periodic Lattice, and Some Simple Problems with Two Degrees of Freedom.

II. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE THEORY AND APPLICATIONS TO PROBLEMS IN THREE DIMENSIONS.

9. Angular Momentum.
10. Problems in Three Dimensions.
11. Elements of Matrix Mechanics: Spin Wavefunctions.
12. Application to Atomic, Molecular, Solid-State, and Nuclear Physics: Elements of Quantum Statistics.
13. Perturbation Theory.
14. Scattering in Three Dimensions.
15. Relativistic Quantum Mechanics.
16. Quantum Computing.
List of Symbols.
Appendices.
Index.
List of Tables.
Topical Problems.