Physics. Quantum Mechanics. A Modern Development

Table of contents :
Contents……Page 6
Introduction – The Phenomena of Quantum Mechanics……Page 16
1. Mathematical Prerequisites……Page 22
2. The Formulation of Quantum Mechanics……Page 57
3. Kinematics & Dynamics……Page 78
4. Coordinate Representation & Applications……Page 112
5. Momentum Representation & Applications……Page 141
6. The Harmonic Oscillator……Page 166
7. Angular Momentum……Page 175
8. State Preperation & Determination……Page 221
9. Measurement and the Interpretation of States……Page 245
10. Formation of Bound States……Page 273
11. Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field……Page 322
12. Time-Dependent Phenomena……Page 347
13. Discrete Symmetries……Page 385
14. The Classical Limit……Page 403
15. Quantum Mechanics in Phase Space……Page 421
16. Scattering……Page 436
17. Identical Particles……Page 485
18. Many-Fermion Systems……Page 508
19. Quantum Mechanics of the Electromagnetic Field……Page 541
20. Bell’s Theorem & its Consequences……Page 598
Appendix (A) – Schur’s Lemma……Page 628
Appendix (B) – Irreducibility of Q and P……Page 630
Appendix (C) – Proof of Wick’s Theorem……Page 631
Appendix (D) – Solutions to Selected Problems……Page 633