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Quantum Mechanics: Concepts and
Applications Nouredine Zettili |
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Quantum Mechanics:
Concepts and Applications provides a clear, balanced introduction aimed
at students taking an introductory course in the subject. Written with the
students' background and ability in mind, the book takes an innovative
approach to quantum mechanics. The text successfully combines essential
theory with many practical applications, illustrated by numerous examples and
solved problems. Carefully structured, the text opens with the experimental
basis of quantum mechanics before covering the mathematical tools, such as
linear spaces, operator algebra, matrix mechanics and eigenvalue
problems. Subsequent chapters cover the formal foundations of quantum
mechanics, the exact solutions of the Schrodinger
equation for one and three dimensional potentials, time independent and
time-dependent approximation methods and then finally, the theory of
scattering. Assuming no prior
knowledge of the subject, this richly illustrated text includes many worked
examples and numerous problems with step by step solutions designed to help
the reader master the machinery of quantum mechanics. Quantum Mechanics:
Concepts and Applications:
This introductory text
is aimed at all students taking a first course on quantum mechanics. It promises
to become an invaluable tool not only for graduate students preparing for the
preliminary and qualifying examinations but for teachers as well. Nouredine Zettili received his Ph.D. in
1986 from MIT and is currently Professor of Physics at |
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