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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John S. TownsendPublisher: University Science Books,U.S. Imprint: University Science Books,U.S. Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 19.70cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 26.00cm Weight: 1.270kg ISBN: 9781891389788ISBN 10: 1891389785 Pages: 592 Publication Date: 19 July 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsCHAPTER 1 Stern-Gerlach Experiments CHAPTER 2 Rotation of Basis States and Matrix Mechanics CHAPTER 3 Angular Momentum CHAPTER 4 Time Evolution CHAPTER 5 A System of Two Spin-1/2 Particles CHAPTER 6 Wave Mechanics in One Dimension CHAPTER 7 The One-Dimensional Harmonic Oscillator CHAPTER 8 Path Integrals CHAPTER 9 Translational and Rotational Symmetry in the Two-Body Problem CHAPTER 10 Bound States of Central Potentials CHAPTER 11 Time-Independent Perturbations CHAPTER 12 Identical Particles CHAPTER 13 Scattering CHAPTER 14 Photons and Atoms Appendix A Electromagnetic Units Appendix B The Addition of Angular Momenta Appendix C Dirac Delta Functions Appendix D Gaussian Integrals Appendix E The Lagrangian for a Charge q in a Magnetic Field Appendix F Values of Physical Constants Appendix G Answers to Selected Problems IndexReviews'With this second edition, Townsend has succeeded in making a clear and pedagogical textbook on undergraduate quantum mechanics even better.' - Charles Gale, McGill University, Canada 'The second edition of Townsend's book has added some very nice new features. New sections on contemporary topics and newly added worked examples have further increased my satisfaction with the book.' - Randall Feenstra, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Author InformationJOHN S. TOWNSEND, Susan and Bruce Worster Professor of Physics at Harvey Mudd College, the science and engineering college of the Claremont Colleges, USA. He received his BS from Duke University, his PhD from Johns Hopkins University, USA, and was a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow. He has been a visiting professor at Caltech, the University of Southampton in England, Duke University and Swarthmore College, and he was a Science Fellow at the Center for International Security and Arms Control at Stanford University, USA. Townsend is also the author of Quantum Physics: A Fundamental Approach to Modern Physics. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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