02898cam a2200349 a 4500 17413198 BD-DhUL 20140916105559.0 120802s2013 enk b 000 0 eng 2012030441 9781107028722 (hardback) DLC DLC DLC BD-DhUL pcc QC174.125 .W45 2013 530.12 23 WEL SCI040000 bisacsh Weinberg, Steven, 1933- Lectures on quantum mechanics / Steven Weinberg. Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press, 2013. xix, 358 p. ; 26 cm. GB 40.00 Includes bibliographical references and index Machine generated contents note: Preface; Notation; 1. Historical introduction; 2. Particle states in a central potential; 3. General principles of quantum mechanics; 4. Spin; 5. Approximations for energy eigenstates; 6. Approximations for time-dependent problems; 7. Potential scattering; 8. General scattering theory; 9. The canonical formalism; 10. Charged particles in electromagnetic fields; 11. The quantum theory of radiation; 12. Entanglement; Index. "Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg combines his exceptional physical insight with his gift for clear exposition to provide a concise introduction to modern quantum mechanics. Ideally suited to a one-year graduate course, this textbook is also a useful reference for researchers. Readers are introduced to the subject through a review of the history of quantum mechanics and an account of classic solutions of the Schrödinger equation, before quantum mechanics is developed in a modern Hilbert space approach. The textbook covers many topics not often found in other books on the subject, including alternatives to the Copenhagen interpretation, Bloch waves and band structure, the Wigner-Eckart theorem, magic numbers, isospin symmetry, the Dirac theory of constrained canonical systems, general scattering theory, the optical theorem, the 'in-in' formalism, the Berry phase, Landau levels, entanglement and quantum computing. Problems are included at the ends of chapters, with solutions available for instructors at www.cambridge.org/9781107028722"-- Provided by publisher. "Ideally suited to a one-year graduate course, this textbook is also a useful reference for researchers. Readers are introduced to the subject through a review of the history of quantum mechanics and an account of classic solutions of the Schr Quantum theory. SCIENCE / Mathematical Physics. bisacsh Cover image http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/28722/cover/9781107028722.jpg 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK re04 2012-08-02 re04 2012-08-02 ONIX xn08 2013-01-15 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver. 10797 10797 0 0 ddc 0 530_120000000000000_WEL 0 NFIC 19288 DUSL DUSL GEN 2014-05-12 Purchased 530.12 WEL 482439 2014-09-16 1 2014-09-16 BK