| Quantum mechanics is a core subject in any undergraduate physics course, since it is the basis for all modern descriptions of the structure and behaviour of matter. This book provides an introduction to the theoretical foundations of quantum mechanics for students of experimental physics. It is intended as an intermediate text for those who have already completed an introductory course in quantum physics. A resume and discussion of the phenomena which led to the development of quantum mechanics is given in the first chapter, and the mathematical structure of the theory is developed gradually throughout the text, along with the necessary mathematical tools. Although a mathematical presentation is essential, the emphasis is on understanding the need for the formatlism and the nature of the calculations involved rather than on technical mathematical skills. |
| Preface. List of symbols and physical constants Chapter 1 A review of the origins of quantum theory 1.1 ... and there was light! 1.2 The quantization of energy 1.3 Particle/wave duality 1.4 The two-slit diffraction experiment 1.5 Uncertainty and indeterminacy 1.6 Non-classical phenomena References Problems Chapter 2 The state of a quantum system 2.1 The classical description of the state of a particle 2.2 The wave function for a single particle 2.3 Measurements on a quantum system 2.4 The wave function for a free particle 2. |
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