Quantum mechanics: methods and basic applications, (The International encyclopedia of physical chemistry and chemical physics. Topic 2: Classical and quantum mechanics, v. 2) - Hardcover

McWeeny, R

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0080167942 ISBN 13: 9780080167947

Publisher: Pergamon Press, 1973

Synopsis

Concerned strictly with the principles and formalism of quantum mechanics, this graduate student-oriented volume develops the subject as a fundamental discipline. Opening chapters review the origins of Schrödinger's equations and the nature of the solutions in certain simple and well-known cases, advancing to the ideas associated with vector spaces. Having provided students with the appropriate mathematical language, the author proceeds to the formulation of the main principles of quantum mechanics and their immediate consequences. The book concludes with final generalizations in which alternative "languages" or representations are discussed (each with reference to its specific advantages and applications), and the Dirac transformation theory is developed and explained. 1972 ed. 15 Figures.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pergamon Press
• Publication date: 1973
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0080167942
• ISBN 13: 9780080167947
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 243