Concise Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

by Mark S Swanson

Overview

This extended and updated second edition course text presents a logical and concise introduction to the basic concepts, applications, and physical meaning of quantum mechanics. Numerous applications of wave mechanics and Dirac notation are provided, including angular momentum, perturbation theory, and scattering theory.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750356619
Publisher:	Iop Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	10/30/2023
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	450
Product dimensions:	7.35(w) x 10.30(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Mark Swanson, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Connecticut and lives in Monroe, Connecticut. He received his PhD in physics from the University of Missouri at Columbia. He held postdoctoral appointments at the University of Alberta and the University of Connecticut, as well as a faculty appointment at the University of Connecticut at Stamford. He is the author of 25 research articles and two monographs, with an emphasis on field theory and path integral techniques.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents: Preface / Author biography / 1. Classical mechanics and electromagnetism / 2. The origins of quantum mechanics / 3. The wave function / 4. Wave mechanics / 5. Applications of wave mechanics / 6. Dirac notation, operators, and matrices / 7. Angular momentum, spin, and statistics / 8. Bibliography