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Modern Quantum Mechanics

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, , Temple University, Philadelphia
Published 2017

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Modern Quantum Mechanics is a classic graduate level textbook, covering the main quantum mechanics concepts in a clear, organized and engaging manner. The author, Jun John Sakurai, was a renowned theorist in particle theory. The second edition, revised by Jim Napolitano, introduces topics that extend the text's usefulness into the twenty-first century, such as advanced mathematical techniques associated with quantum mechanical calculations, while at the same time retaining classic developments such as neutron interferometer experiments, Feynman path integrals, correlation measurements,…

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Key features

  • Includes explicit solutions to the Schrödinger Wave Equation, including the linear potential, the simple harmonic oscillator using generating functions, and the derivation of spherical harmonics
  • Discusses SO(4) symmetry and its applications to solving the hydrogen atom and approximation techniques based on extreme time dependences in the early chapters
  • Contains experimental demonstration of quantum mechanical phenomena, including the Stern–Gerlach experiment on cesium atoms, muon spin rotation and g-2, neutrino oscillations, 'bouncing' ultracold neutrons, Berry's phase with neutrons, elastic scattering of protons from nuclei, the effects of exchange symmetry in nuclear decay, and the Casimir effect, among others
  • Covers advanced mathematical techniques (for example, generating functions and contour integrals) associated with quantum mechanical calculations

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