Again up-to-date and revised
This first book precedes the second course Advanced Quantum Mechanics
Concise and well-thought introduction to the field
Suitable for advanced undergraduates and beyond
This introductory course on quantum mechanics is the basic lecture that precedes and completes the author's second book Advanced Quantum Mechanics. This new edition is up-to-date and has been revised. Coverage meets the needs of students by giving all mathematical steps and worked examples with applications throughout the text as well as many problems at the end of each chapter. It contains nonrelativistic quantum mechanics and a short treatment of the quantization of the radiation field. Besides the essentials, the book also discusses topics such as the theory of measurement, the Bell inequality, and supersymmetric quantum mechanics.
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This introductory course on quantum mechanics is the basic lecture which precedes and completes the author's second book Advanced Quantum Mechanics. The new edition is again up-to-date and has been revised. The book meets the students' needs by giving all mathematical steps, worked examples with applications throughout the text, and many problems at the end of each chapter. It contains nonrelativistic quantum mechanics and a short treatment of the quantization of the radiation field. Besides the essentials, topics such as the theory of measurement, the Bell inequality, decoherence, entanglement and supersymmetric quantum mechanics are discussed. It includes helpful appendices on Green's functions, canonical and kinetic dynamical variables, and eigenfunctions.
Historical and Experimental Foundations.- The Wave Function and the Schrödinger Equation.- One-Dimensional Problems.- The Uncertainty Relation.- Angular Momentum.- The Central Potential I.- Motion in an Electromagnetic Field.- Operators, Matrices, State Vectors.- Spin.- Addition of Angular Momenta.- Approximation Methods for Stationary States.- Relativistic Corrections.- Several-Electron Atoms.- The Zeeman Effect and the Stark Effect.- Molecules.- Time Dependent Phenomena.- The Central Potential II.- Scattering Theory.- Supersymmetric Quantum Theory.- State and Measurement in Quantum Mechanics.
This represents the introductory course which would precede and so complements the author's book on Advanced Quantum Mechanics. The new edition has been up-dated and thoroughly revised throughout and now includes many new or newly drawn figures which will facilitate an easier understanding of subtle topics. The book meets students' needs in providing detailed mathematical steps along the way, with worked examples and applications throughout the text, and many problems for the reader at the end of each chapter. It contains nonrelativistic quantum mechanics and a short treatment of the quantization of the radiation field. In addition to the essentials, topics such as the theory of measurement, the Bell inequality, decoherence, entanglement and supersymmetric quantum mechanics are discussed.
"Any student wishing to develop mathematical skills and deepen their understanding of the technical side of quantum theory will find Schwabl's Quantum Mechanics very helpful".
Contemporary Physics
From the reviews:
"Any student wishing to develop mathematical skills and deepen their understanding of the technical side of quantum theory will find Schwabl's Quantum Mechanics very helpful". Contemporary Physics
From the reviews of the fourth edition:
"Quantum Mechanics ... presents a nice balance between theory and practical applications in this work that is intended for introductory coursework. It is designed to complement the author´s Advanced Quantum Mechanics (2005). Schwabl (Technische Universität München) succinctly covers a wide range of topics in 20 chapters ... . The book also includes worked examples and applications. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through researchers and faculty." (D. B. Moss, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (10), June, 2008)
"It is an excellent introduction for students of physics or mathematics into the fundamentals of quantum mechanics covering the methods used in applications. ... The main point is that the fundamentals and methods of quantum mechanics are mediated very well and guide the reader to apply them successfully. This book can be best recommended to students and lecturers." (K.-E. Hellwig, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1166, 2009)
This introductory course on quantum mechanics is the basic lecture that precedes and completes the author's second book Advanced Quantum Mechanics. Besides the essentials, the book also discusses topics such as the theory of measurement, the Bell inequality, and supersymmetric quantum mechanics.
This introductory course on quantum mechanics is the basic lecture that precedes and completes the author's second book Advanced Quantum Mechanics. This new edition is up-to-date and has been revised.
From the reviews:
"Any student wishing to develop mathematical skills and deepen their understanding of the technical side of quantum theory will find Schwabl's Quantum Mechanics very helpful". Contemporary Physics
From the reviews of the fourth edition:
"Quantum Mechanics ... presents a nice balance between theory and practical applications in this work that is intended for introductory coursework. It is designed to complement the author's Advanced Quantum Mechanics (2005). Schwabl (Technische Universität München) succinctly covers a wide range of topics in 20 chapters ... . The book also includes worked examples and applications. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through researchers and faculty." (D. B. Moss, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (10), June, 2008)
"It is an excellent introduction for students of physics or mathematics into the fundamentals of quantum mechanics covering the methods used in applications. ... The main point is that the fundamentals and methods of quantum mechanics are mediated very well and guide the reader to apply them successfully. This book can be best recommended to students and lecturers." (K.-E. Hellwig, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1166, 2009)
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Historical and Experimental Foundations.- The Wave Function and the Schrödinger Equation.- One-Dimensional Problems.- The Uncertainty Relation.- Angular Momentum.- The Central Potential I.- Motion in an Electromagnetic Field.- Operators, Matrices, State Vectors.- Spin.- Addition of Angular Momenta.- Approximation Methods for Stationary States.- Relativistic Corrections.- Several-Electron Atoms.- The Zeeman Effect and the Stark Effect.- Molecules.- Time Dependent Phenomena.- The Central Potential II.- Scattering Theory.- Supersymmetric Quantum Theory.- State and Measurement in Quantum Mechanics.
