{"product_id":"applied-quantum-mechanics-9780471202769","title":"Applied Quantum Mechanics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuantum mechanics is vitally important in the study and design of semiconductor devices and in the emerging field of quantum computing. Whereas most quantum mechanics books are written for a physics audience, this book is aimed at electrical engineers and materials scientists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction.  \u003cp\u003ePART I: FOUNDATIONS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Particles and Waves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Probability Amplitudes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Origins of Quantum Mechanics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Schrödinger Equation and Wave Packet Solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Operators, Expectation Values, and Ehrenfest's Theorem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART II: THE TIME-INDEPENDENT SCHRÖDINGER EQUATION.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Eigenfunctions and Eigenvalues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Piecewise Constant Potentials: I.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Piecewise Constant Potentials: II.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART III: THE SIMPLE HARMONIC OSCILLATOR.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Simple Harmonic Oscillator I.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Simple Harmonic Oscillator II: Operators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. The Simple Harmonic Oscillator III: Wave Packet Solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. The Quantum LC Circuit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART IV: USEFUL APPROXIMATIONS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Overview of Approximate Methods for Eigenfunctions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. The WKB Approximation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. The Variational Method.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Finite Basis Approximation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART V: THE TWO-LEVEL SYSTEM.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. The Two-level System with Static Coupling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Th e Two-level System with Dynamical Coupling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Coupld Two-level System and Simple Harmonic Oscillator.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART VI: QUANTUM SYSTEMS WITH MANY DEGREES OF FREEDOM.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Problems in More than One Dimension.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Electromagnetic Field Quantization I: Resonator Fields.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Electromagnetic Field Quantization II: Free-space Fields.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. The Density of States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. The Golden Rules: The Calculation of Transition Raes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART VII: STATISTICAL MECHANICS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. Basic Concepts of Statistical Mechanics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. Microscopic Quantum Systems in Equilibrium with a Reservoir.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. Statistical Models Applied to Metals and Semiconductors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART VIII: HYDROGEN ATOM, HELIUM ATOM, AND MOLECULAR HYDROGEN.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. The Hydrogen Atom I: The Classical Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. The Hydrogen Atom II: The Quantum Problem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. The Hydrogen Atom III: Applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. Two-Electron Atoms and Ions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. Molecular Hydrogen I: H\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003csup\u003e+\u003c\/sup\u003e and H\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e Electronic Orbitals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33. Molecular Hydrogen II: Vibrational and Rotational States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART IX: APPENDICES.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Gaussian Integrals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: The Fourier Transform of a Plane Wave.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C: The Probability Flux.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix D: The Cascaded Matrix Method.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix E: The Creation Operator Raises the Index.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix F: Canonical Quantization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix G: Wave Packet Incident on a \"Gentle\" Potential Step.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix H: The WKB Representation for Allowed Regions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix I: The WKB Representation for Forbidden Regions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix J: Matrix Elements for the Quartic Well.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix K: Normalization, and the Unity Operator.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix L: The Density Operator and Density Matrix.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix M: The Two-level System Hamiltonian.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix N: Thinking about Dirac Notation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix O: Coordinate Rotation and the Two-dimensional SHO.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix P: Conservation Law for the Electromagnetic Energy Density.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix Q: The Grand Partition Function.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix R: Analytic Results for Metals Properties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix S: Saha Equilibrium for a Hydrogen Plasma.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix T: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix U: The Atomic Force Microscope.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix V: The Heisenberg Picture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402526269783,"sku":"9780471202769","price":136.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471202769.jpg?v=1730480670","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/applied-quantum-mechanics-9780471202769","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}