Steven WeinbergCambridge University PressEdition: 2, 9/10/2015EAN 9781107111660, ISBN10: 1107111668Hardcover, 480 pages, 24.1 x 17.8 x 2.5 cmLanguage: EnglishOriginally published in EnglishNobel Laureate Steven Weinberg combines exceptional physical insight with his gift for clear exposition, to provide a concise introduction to modern quantum mechanics, in this fully updated second edition of his successful textbook. Now including six brand new sections covering key topics such as the rigid rotator and quantum key distribution, as well as major additions to existing topics throughout, this revised edition is ideally suited to a one-year graduate course or as a reference for researchers. Beginning with a review of the history of quantum mechanics and an account of classic solutions of the Schrödinger equation, before quantum mechanics is developed in a modern Hilbert space approach, Weinberg uses his remarkable expertise to elucidate topics such as Bloch waves and band structure, the Wigner–Eckart theorem, magic numbers, isospin symmetry, and general scattering theory. Problems are included at the ends of chapters, with solutions available for instructors at www.cambridge.org/9781107111660.PrefaceNotation1. Historical introduction2. Particle states in a central potential3. General principles of quantum mechanics4. Spin5. Approximations for energy eigenstates6. Approximations for time-dependent problems7. Potential scattering8. General scattering theory9. The canonical formalism10. Charged particles in electromagnetic fields11. The quantum theory of radiation12. EntanglementAuthor indexSubject index.
