Four concise, brilliant lectures on mathematical methods in quantum mechanics from Nobel Prizeβwinning quantum pioneer. The first lecture is an introduction to visualizing quantum theory through the use of classical mechanics. The remaining lectures build on that idea, showing how one can start with
Lectures on Quantum Mechanics
β Scribed by Steven Weinberg
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 378
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg combines his exceptional physical insight with his gift for clear exposition to provide a concise introduction to modern quantum mechanics. Ideally suited to a one-year graduate course, this textbook is also a useful reference for researchers. Readers are introduced to the subject through a review of the history of quantum mechanics and an account of classic solutions of the SchrΓΆdinger equation, before quantum mechanics is developed in a modern Hilbert space approach. The textbook covers many topics not often found in other books on the subject, including alternatives to the Copenhagen interpretation, Bloch waves and band structure, the Wigner-Eckart theorem, magic numbers, isospin symmetry, the Dirac theory of constrained canonical systems, general scattering theory, the optical theorem, the 'in-in' formalism, the Berry phase, Landau levels, entanglement and quantum computing. Problems are included at the ends of chapters, with solutions available for instructors at www.cambridge.org/9781107028722
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Steven Weinberg demonstrates his exceptional insight in this concise introduction to modern quantum mechanics for graduate students. Cover; Contents; Preface; Notation; 1 Historical Introduction; 1.1 Photons; 1.2 Atomic Spectra; 1.3 Wave Mechanics; 1.4 Matrix Mechanics; 1.5 Probabilistic Interpr
<p><P>Beautifully illustrated and engagingly written, <EM>Lectures on Quantum Mechanics <BR></EM>presents theoretical physics with a breathtaking array of examples and anecdotes. Basdevant's style is clear and stimulating, in the manner of a brisk classroom lecture that students can follow with ease
Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg combines his exceptional physical insight with his gift for clear exposition to provide a concise introduction to modern quantum mechanics. Ideally suited to a one-year graduate course, this textbook is also a useful reference for researchers. Readers are introduced to