Basic quantum mechanics with cd

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This undergraduate textbook attempts to present the basic concepts in quantum mechanics with emphasis on application in areas like atomic and molecular spectroscopy, quantum well structures, nuclear physics, astrophysics, solid state physics, etc. It begins with a brief historical introduction to quantum mechanics. This is followed by discussions on wave-particle duality and the uncertainty principles, the Schrodinger equation and its solutions. Chapters have also been devoted to the angular momentum problem, the hydrogen atom problem, the spin half problem and the Sten-Gerlach experiment, the fine structure in one electron atoms and in alkali atoms, the Zeeman effect, the Paschen Back effect and the double well problem. This is followed by a discussion of the matrix method, which has been used to solve the multiple quantum well problem and the multiple barrier problem. The book concludes with solutions to typical continuously varying potentials. This edition is accompaniedby a CD

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Ajoy Ghatak did his M.Sc. from Delhi University and Ph.D from Cornell University and is currently Professor of Physics at IIT Delhi. Table of Contents Introduction • Particles & Waves and the Uncertainty Principle • Time-Dependent Schrödinger Equation • The Free Particle Problem • The Time-Independent Schrödinger Equation: Some General Theorems and Continuity Conditions • Some Exact Solutions of the One-Dimensional Schrödinger Equation: The One-Dimensional Infinitely Deep Potential Well and the Finite Well • Particle in a Three-Dimensional Box • The Linear Harmonic Oscillator • Understanding the Concept of Eigenvalues • One-Dimensional Barrier Transmission Problems • Tunnelling Calculations and Applications • Angular Momentum and the Spherical Harmonics • Spherically Symmetric Potentials: The Hydrogen Atom • Vibration Rotation Spectra of Diatomic Molecules • The Spin-Half Problem Stern-Gerlach Experiment, Larmor Precession and Magnetic Resonance • Fine Structure and Effects of Magnetic Field • The Double Well Problem • The Multiple Quantum Well Problem: The Matrix Method • The Multiple-Barrier Problems Using the Matrix Method • Continuously Varying Potentials: One-Dimensional Problems • More Examples of Spherically Symmetric Potentials • Appendices • Index