The principles of quantum mechanics are developed within this textbook, which employs methods and applications chosen from the field of atomic physics. No knowledge of the subject is required, but an understanding of elementary wave mechanics is assumed.
Essential quantum physics
by Rees, Gareth, Landshoff, Peter, Landshoff, Peter, Metherell, Allen
"This book provides a first course on quantum mechanics and describes simple applications to physical phenomena that are of immediate and everyday interest. The first five chapters introduce the fundamentals of quantum mechanics and are followed by a revision quiz with which rea…
The Casimir effect is a quantum force of attraction between two parallel uncharged conducting plates. More generally, it refers to the interaction between material bodies due to quantum fluctuations in whatever fields are relevant.
"This book presents a basic introduction to quantum mechanics at the undergraduate level. Depending on the choice of topics, it can be used for a one-semester or two-semester course. An attempt has been made to anticipate the conceptual problems students encounter when they firs…
"This book presents a basic introduction to quantum mechanics at the undergraduate level. Depending on the choice of topics, it can be used for a one-semester or two-semester course. An attempt has been made to anticipate the conceptual problems students encounter when they firs…
"The heart of the book is a new result that shows how to construct all possible 'no collapse' interpretations, subject to certain natural constraints and the limitations imposed by the hidden variable theorems."--Page [i].
This text deals with the theory behind quantum mechanics and also shows how the theory applies to contemporary physics.
In this paper, we prove the existence of shape resonances in the semi-classical approximation for Hamiltonians of the form [italic]H([lowercase Greek]Lambda) [triple bar symbol] −([capital Greek]Delta + ([lowercase Greek]Lambda²[italic]V + [italic]U on [italic]L²([bold]R[supersc…
The principal results of this paper involve the extension of the time-dependent Born-Oppenheimer approximation to accommodate the propagation of nuclei through generic, minimal multiplicity electron energy level crossings. The Born-Oppenheimer approximation breaks down at electr…