TY - BOOK AU - Rae,Alastair I.M. TI - Quantum mechanics SN - 9781584889700 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - QC174.12 .R33 2008 U1 - 530.12 22 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Taylor & Francis KW - Quantum theory N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface to fifth edition -- Preface to fourth edition -- Preface to third edition -- Preface to second edition -- Preface to first edition -- 1. Introduction. The photoelectric effect ; The Compton effect ; Line spectra and atomic structure ; De Broglie waves ; Wave-particle duality ; The rest of this book ; Problems -- 2. The one-dimensional Schrödinger equations. The time-dependent Schrödinger equation ; The time-independent Schrödinger equation ; Boundary conditions ; The infinite square well ; The finite square well ; Quantum mechanical tunneling ; The harmonic oscillator ; Problems -- 3. The three-dimensional Schrödinger equations. The wave equations ; Separation in Cartesian coordinates ; Separation in spherical polar coordinates ; The hydrogenic atom ; Problems -- 4. The basic postulates of quantum mechanics. The wave function ; The dynamical variables ; Probability distributions ; Commutation relations ; The uncertainty principle ; The time dependence of the wave function ; Degeneracy ; The harmonic oscillator again ; The measurement of momentum by Compton scattering ; Problems -- 5. Angular momentum I. The angular-momentum operators ; The angular momentum eigenvalues and eigenfunctions ; The experimental measurement of angular momentum ; A general solution to the angular momentum eigenvalue problem ; Problems -- 6. Angular momentum II. Matrix representations ; Pauli spin matrices ; Spin and the quantum theory of measurement ; Dirac notation ; Spin-orbit coupling and the Zeeman effect ; A more general treatment of the coupling of angular momenta ; Problems -- 7. Time-independent perturbation theory and the variational principle. Perturbation theory for nondegenerate energy levels ; Perturbation theory for degenerate levels ; The variational principle ; Problems -- 8. Time dependence. Time-independent Hamiltonians ; The sudden approximation ; Time-dependent perturbation theory ; Selection rules ; The Ehrenfest theorem ; The ammonia maser ; Problems -- 9. Scattering. Scattering in one dimension ; Scattering in three dimensions ; The born approximation ; Partial wave analysis ; Problems -- 10. Many-particle systems. General considerations ; Isolated systems ; Noninteracting particles ; Indistinguishable particles ; Many-particle systems ; The helium atom ; Scattering of identical particles ; Problems -- 11. Relativity and quantum mechanics. Basic results in special relativity ; The Dirac equation ; Antiparticles ; Other wave equations ; Quantum field theory and the spin-statistics theorem ; Problems -- 12. Quantum information. Quantum cryptography ; Entanglement ; Cloning and teleportation ; Quantum computing ; Problems -- 13. The conceptual problems of quantum mechanics. The conceptual problems ; Hidden-variable theories ; Nonlocality ; The quantum measurement problem ; The ontological problem ; Problems ER -