Quantum Mechanics II: A Second Course in Quantum Theory - Softcover

Landau, Rubin H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471116084 ISBN 13: 9780471116080

Publisher: Wiley VCH, 1995

Synopsis

The new edition covers four main areas of quantum mechanics: scattering and integral quantum mechanics; relativistic quantum

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About the Author

Rubin H. Landau is Professor of Physics at Oregon State University, Corvallis. He is the author of the first edition of this book and coauthor of A Scientist's and Engineer's Guide to Workstations and Supercomputers, also available from Wiley. He has authored over 80 research papers and conference talks on particle, nuclear, and atomic physics; and has done work at IBM Research, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, TRIUMF, and the Universities of Melbourne, Adelaide, British Columbia, Pittsburgh, and Surrey.

From the Back Cover

Here is a readable and intuitive quantum mechanics text that covers scattering theory, relativistic quantum mechanics, and field theory. This expanded and updated Second Edition--with five new chapters--emphasizes the concrete and calculable over the abstract and pure, and helps turn students into researchers without diminishing their sense of wonder at physics and nature.

As a one-year graduate-level course, Quantum Mechanics II: A Second Course in Quantum Theory leads from quantum basics to basic field theory, and lays the foundation for research-oriented specialty courses. Used selectively, the material can be tailored to create a one-semester course in advanced topics. In either case, it addresses a broad audience of students in the physical sciences, as well as independent readers--whether advanced undergraduates or practicing scientists.

Acknowledging the challenges encountered by most students with this material, the author:
* Applies the material with over 200 exercises and 100 illustrations
* Concludes all chapters with multipart problems that include additional examples beyond the scope of the main text
* Incorporates a number of tutorials into the text for systematic learning of special topics
* Provides accessible coverage of the difficult area of quantum fields by emphasizing the physics involved and drawing connections with quantum mechanics
* Covers material not usually found in textbooks such as the use of the Dirac equation and computers in modern physics
* Provides appendixes on momentum states, representations, special relativity, and the Dirac equation

Written with fluidity and a passion for the natural world, this stimulating book will help students develop the necessary research tools, understand the complexities of the subject, and gain new insights into and appreciation of experimental physics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley VCH
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471116084
• ISBN 13: 9780471116080
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 519