TY - BOOK AU - Zettili,Nouredine TI - Quantum mechanics: concepts and applications SN - 0471489433 (hardback : acidfree paper) AV - QC174.12 .Z47 2001 U1 - 530.12 22 PY - 2001/// CY - Chichester, New York PB - Wiley KW - Quantum theory N1 - Online version: Zettili, Nouredine. Quantum mechanics. Chichester ; New York : Wiley, c2001 (OCoLC)689444305; Includes bibliographical references and index; TOC; Origins of Quantum Physics -- Historical Note -- Particle Aspect of Radiation -- Blackbody Radiation -- Photoelectric Effect -- Compton Effect -- Pair Production -- Wave Aspect of Particles -- de Broglie's Hypothesis: Matter Waves -- Experimental Confirmation of de Broglie's Hypothesis -- Matter Waves for Macroscopic Objects -- Particles versus Waves -- Classical View of Particles and Waves -- Quantum View of Particles and Waves -- Wave-Particle Duality: Complementarity -- Principle of Linear Superposition -- Indeterministic Nature of the Microphysical World -- Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle -- Probabilistic Interpretation -- Atomic Transitions and Spectroscopy -- Rutherford Planetary Model of the Atom -- Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom -- Quantization Rules -- Wave Packets -- Localized Wave Packets -- Wave Packets and the Uncertainty Relations -- Motion of Wave Packets -- Mathematical Tools of Quantum Mechanics -- The Hilbert Space and Wave Functions -- The Linear Vector Space -- The Hilbert Space -- Dimension and Basis of a Vector Space -- Square-Integrable Functions: Wave Functions -- Dirac Notation -- Operators -- Hermitian Adjoint -- Projection Operators -- Commutator Algebra -- Uncertainty Relation between Two Operators -- Functions of Operators -- Inverse and Unitary Operators -- Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors of an Operator -- Infinitesimal and Finite Unitary Transformations -- Representation in Discrete Bases -- Matrix Representation of Kets, Bras and Operators -- Change of Bases and Unitary Transformations; APE N2 - Summary: This textbook provides a balanced and modern approach to quantum mechanics. It combines the essential elements of the theory with the practical applications. Containing many examples and problems Read more UR - https://www.worldcat.org/title/quantum-mechanics-concepts-and-applications/oclc/46857540&referer=brief_results UR - http://lib.ewubd.edu/ebook/5247 ER -