Tabla de Contenidos: “…Waves and quantum mechanics -- Schrodinger's equation -- The time-dependent Schrödinger equation -- Functions and operators -- Operators and quantum mechanics -- Approximation methods in quantum mechanics -- Time-dependent perturbation theory -- Quantum mechanics in crystalline materials -- Angular momentum -- The hydrogen atom -- Methods for one-dimensional problems -- Spin -- Identical particles -- The density matrix -- Harmonic oscillators and photons -- Fermion operators -- Interaction of different kinds of particles -- Quantum information -- Interpretation of quantum mechanics -- Appendix A : Background mathematics -- Appendix B : Background physics -- Appendix C : Vector calculus -- Appendix D : Maxwell's equations and electromagnetism -- Appendix E : Perturbing Hamiltonian for optical absorption -- Appendix F : Early history of quantum mechanics -- Appendix G : Some useful mathematical formulae -- Appendix H : Greek alphabet -- Appendix I : Fundamental constants.…”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Classical mechanics -- Quantum mechanics -- Group theory and the quantum mechanics of the atom.…”