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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      June 2012
      December 2001
      ISBN:
      9781139164177
      9780521591614
      9780521598415
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139164177
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.526kg, 808 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.26kg, 808 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Physics and Astronomy, Theoretical Physics and Mathematical Physics, Quantum Physics, Quantum Information and Quantum Computation
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    Subjects:
    Physics and Astronomy, Theoretical Physics and Mathematical Physics, Quantum Physics, Quantum Information and Quantum Computation
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    Underpinning the axiomatic formulation of quantum theory presented in this undergraduate textbook is a review of early experiments, a comparison of classical and quantal terminology, a Schroedinger-equation treatment of the one-dimensional quantum box, and a survey of relevant mathematics. Among the many concepts comprehensively discussed are: operators; state vectors and wave functions; experimental observables; classical/quantal connections; and symmetry properties. The theory is applied to a wide variety of systems including the non-relativistic H-atom, external electromagnetic fields, and spin1/2. Collisions are described using wave packets. Various time-dependent and time-independent approximations are discussed; applications include electromagnetic transition rates and corrections to the H-atom energies. The final chapter deals with identical-particle symmetries and their application to the He atom, the Periodic Table and diatomic molecules. There are also brief treatments of advanced subjects such as gauge invariance and hidden variables.

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