Compared to other books, there is a diminished emphasis on particles as the fundamental physical entities and a stronger stress on fields, which in turn give rise to particles. And in contrast to most other texts, the early history of quantum mechanics is ignored; the treatment starts out directly, with the basic assumptions of the theory.

Klappentext

Develops quantum theory from its basic assumptions, beginning with statics, followed by dynamics and details of applications and the needed computational techniques. Most of the book deals with particle systems, as that is where most of the applications lie; the treatment of quantum field theory is confined to fundamental ideas and their consequences.

Inhalt

1. Quantum Basics: Statics / 2. Quantum Basics: Dynamics / 3. The Schroedinger Equation in One Dimension / 4. One and Two-particle Systems in Three Dimensions / 5. Symmetries / 6. Stationary Approximation Methods / 7. Static Magnetic Fields / 8. Time-Dependent Hamiltonians / 9. Multiparticle Systems / 10. Relativistic Electron Theory Mathematical Appendix A. The Dirac Delta Function / B. Hilbert Space / C. Linear Integral Equations / D. Special Functions / E. Group Representations