Lectures on Quantum Mechanics

Weinberg, Steven

ISBN 10: 1107028728 / ISBN 13: 9781107028722

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2013

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25.5 x 18 cm. 358pp. Dark blue boards in dust jacket. Indices for author and subject, problems for each section. Seller Inventory # 79167

Bibliographic Details

Title: Lectures on Quantum Mechanics

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Publication Date: 2013

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: First edition.

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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 Schrödinger 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.

Book Description:

Steven Weinberg demonstrates his exceptional insight in this concise introduction to modern quantum mechanics for graduate students. Ideally suited to a one-year graduate course, this textbook is also a useful reference for researchers. It covers many topics not often found in other texts on the subject and features end-of-chapter problems.