{"product_id":"quantum-mechanics-9780471649656","title":"Quantum Mechanics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA unique introductory text on quantum mechanics, from basic principles to historical perspective. * Includes description of the historical developments that led to the discovery of QM, often left out of other textbooks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"…the treatment of individual topics and concepts is very good and informative…\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Chemical Education\u003c\/i\u003e, January 2005)  \u003cp\u003e\"…this book serves as a skeletal summary of arguments presented in class...” (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, October 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Discovery of Quantum Mechanics 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII Planck and Quantization 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII Bohr and the Hydrogen Atom 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV Matrix Mechanics 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV The Uncertainty Relations 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI Wave Mechanics 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVII The Final Touches of Quantum Mechanics 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVIII Concluding Remarks 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Mathematics of Quantum Mechanics 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Introduction 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII Differential Equations 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII Kummer’s Function 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV Matrices 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV Permutations 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI Determinants 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVII Properties of Determinants 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVIII Linear Equations and Eigenvalues 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIX Problems 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Classical Mechanics 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Introduction 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII Vectors and Vector Fields 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII Hamiltonian Mechanics 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV The Classical Harmonic Oscillator 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV Angular Momentum 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI Polar Coordinates 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVII Problems 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Wave Mechanics of a Free Particle 52\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Introduction 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII The Mathematics of Plane Waves 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII The Schrödinger Equation of a Free Particle 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV The Interpretation of the Wave Function 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV Wave Packets 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI Concluding Remarks 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVII Problems 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The Schrödinger Equation 64\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Introduction 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII Operators 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII The Particle in a Box 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV Concluding Remarks 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV Problems 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Applications 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Introduction 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII A Particle in a Finite Box 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII Tunneling 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV The Harmonic Oscillator 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV Problems 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Angular Momentum 88\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Introduction 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII Commuting Operators 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII Commutation Relations of the Angular Momentum 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV The Rigid Rotor 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV Eigenfunctions of the Angular Momentum 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI Concluding Remarks 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVII Problems 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 The Hydrogen Atom 98\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Introduction 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII Solving the Schrödinger Equation 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII Deriving the Energy Eigenvalues 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV The Behavior of the Eigenfunctions 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV Problems 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Approximate Methods 108\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Introduction 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII The Variational Principle 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII Applications of the Variational Principle 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV Perturbation Theory for a Nondegenerate State 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV The Stark Effect of the Hydrogen Atom 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI Perturbation Theory for Degenerate States 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVII Concluding Remarks 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVIII Problems 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 The Helium Atom 122\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Introduction 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII Experimental Developments 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII Pauli’s Exclusion Principle 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV The Discovery of the Electron Spin 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV The Mathematical Description of the Electron Spin 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI The Exclusion Principle Revisited 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVII Two-electron Systems 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVIII The Helium Atom 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIX The Helium Atom Orbitals 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eX Concluding Remarks 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXI Problems 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Atomic Structure 142\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Introduction 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII Atomic and Molecular Wave Function 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII The Hartree-Fock Method 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV Slater Orbitals 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV Multiplet Theory 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI Concluding Remarks 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVII Problems 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Molecular Structure 160\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Introduction 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII The Born-Oppenheimer Approximation 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII Nuclear Motion of Diatomic Molecules 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV The Hydrogen Molecular Ion 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV The Hydrogen Molecule 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI The Chemical Bond 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVII The Structures of Some Simple Polyatomic Molecules 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVIII The Hückel Molecular Orbital Method 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIX Problems 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 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