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Quantum Mechanics
"Strongly recommended" by the American Journal of Physics, this volume serves as a text for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of physics as well as a reference for professionals. Clear in its presentation and scrupulous in its attention to detail, the treatment originally appeared in a two-volume French edition. This convenient single-volume translation begins with formalism and its interpretation, starting with the origins of quantum theory and examinations of matter waves and the Schrödinger equation, one-dimensional quantized systems, the uncertainty relations, and the mathematical framework and physical content of formalism.
The second half opens with an exploration of symmetries and invariance, including a consideration of angular momentum, identical particles and the Pauli exclusion principle, invariance and conservation laws, and time reversal. Methods of approximation include those involving stationary perturbations, the equation of motion, variational method, and collision theory. The final chapters review the elements of relativistic quantum mechanics, and each of the two volumes concludes with useful appendixes.
The second half opens with an exploration of symmetries and invariance, including a consideration of angular momentum, identical particles and the Pauli exclusion principle, invariance and conservation laws, and time reversal. Methods of approximation include those involving stationary perturbations, the equation of motion, variational method, and collision theory. The final chapters review the elements of relativistic quantum mechanics, and each of the two volumes concludes with useful appendixes.
1152 pages, Paperback
First published January 15, 1981
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February 23, 2022
5/5 I would cry over this again
April 12, 2021
We used a lot of books in our graduate QM classes, and this was one of the three or four best. It's a massive tome, a long and comprehensive treatment of the various aspects of quantum mechanics. I have nothing useful to say about it except that it is clearly written, detailed where it needs to be, thoroughly discusses and explores complex ideas, and serves as an outstanding reference for practicing physicists.
May 13, 2007
Written to be read, not picked-at like every other physics text.
July 16, 2018
A philosophical approach to learning quantum mechanics for a theoretician.
Other books like Shankar, Sakurai, Messiah, Griffin are more practical. If you want to connect the dots, this is the book.
Other books like Shankar, Sakurai, Messiah, Griffin are more practical. If you want to connect the dots, this is the book.
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