Principles of quantum mechanics
Shankar, Ramamurti
creator
text
bibliography
nyu
1994
Second edition
monographic
eng
xviii, 676 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Features mathematical introduction, a discussion of Time-reversal invariance, and coverage of a variety of path integrals and their applications. This text includes highlights such as: treatment of underlying mathematics; a review of Newtonian, Lagrangian, and Hamiltonian mechanics; and student understanding of quantum theory.
1. Mathematical Introduction -- 2. Review of Classical Mechanics -- 3. All Is Not Well with Classical Mechanics -- 4. The Postulates - a General Discussion -- 5. Simple Problems in One Dimension -- 6. The Classical Limit -- 7. The Harmonic Oscillator -- 8. The Path Integral Formulation of Quantum Theory -- 9. The Heisenberg Uncertainty Relations -- 10. Systems with N Degrees of Freedom -- 11. Symmetries and Their Consequences -- 12. Rotational Invariance and Angular Momentum -- 13. The Hydrogen Atom -- 14. Spin -- 15. Addition of Angular Momenta -- 16. Variational and WKB Methods -- 17. Time-Independent Perturbation Theory -- 18. Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory -- 19. Scattering Theory -- 20. The Dirac Equation -- 21. Path Integrals - II.
Ramamurti Shankar.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references.
Quantum theory
Mathematical physics
Mechanics
Physics
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