Quantum Physics

Quantum Physics, 2nd Ed.

Stephen Gasiorowicz

• 1. The Limits of Classical Physics
• 2. Wave Packets and the Uncertainty Relations
• 3. The Schrodinger Wave Equation and the Probability Interpretations
• 4. Eigenfunctions and Eigenvalues
• 5. One-dimensional Potentials
• 6. The General Structure of Wave Mechanics
• 7. Operator Methods in Quantum Mechanics
• 8. N-Particle Systems
• 9. The Schrodinger Equation in Three Dimensions I
• 10. The Schrodinger Equation in Three Dimensions II
• 11. Angular Momentum
• 12. The Hydrogen Atom
• 13. Interactions of Electrons with Electromagnetic Fields
• 14. Operators, Matrices, and Spin
• 15. The Addition of Angular Momentum
• 16. Time-Independent Perturbation Theory
• 17. The Real Hydrogen Atom
• 18. The Helium Atom
• 19. The Structure of Atoms
• 20. Molecules
• 21. The Radiation of Atoms
• 22. Selected Topics in Radiation Theory
• 23. Collision Theory
• 24. The Absorption of Radiation in Matter
• Appendix A. The Fourier Integral and the Delta Functions
• Appendix B. Operators
• Special Topic 1. Relativistic Kinematics
• Special Topic 2. The Density Operator
• Special Topic 3. The Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin Approximation
• Special Topic 4. Lifetimes, Linewidths, and Resonances