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Introduction to quantum mechanics

This text first teaches students how to do quantum mechanics, and then provides them with a more insightful discussion of what it means. Fundamental principles are covered, quantum theory presented, and special techniques developed for attacking realistic problems.
Print Book, English, ©2005
Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, ©2005
ix, 468 p. : il. ; 24 cm
9780131118928, 9780131911758, 0131118927, 0131911759
503305958
I. THEORY.  1. The Wave Function.  2. The Time-Independent Schrodinger Equation.  3. Formalism.  4. Quantum Mechanics in Three Dimensions.  5. Identical Particles. II. APPLICATIONS.  6. Time-Independent Perturbation Theory.  7. The Variational Principles.  8. The WKB Approximation.  9. Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory. 10. The Adiabatic Approximation. 11. Scattering. Afterword. Index.