A Concise Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (Second Edition) (IOP ebooks) - Hardcover

Swanson, Mark S

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750356618 ISBN 13: 9780750356619

Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

This extended and updated second edition course text presents a logical and concise introduction to the basic concepts, applications, and physical meaning of quantum mechanics. Numerous applications of wave mechanics and Dirac notation are provided, including angular momentum, perturbation theory, and scattering theory.

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About the Author

Mark Swanson received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Missouri at Columbia in 1976 under the supervision of Justin Huang. After postdoctoral appointments at the University of Alberta and the University of Connecticut he held a faculty appointment at the University of Connecticut at Stamford from 1983 to 2014, during which time he spent six years in university administrative roles. He is the author of 25 research articles and four monographs, with an emphasis on field theory and path integral techniques. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Connecticut and lives in Monroe, Connecticut.

Edition details

• Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0750356618
• ISBN 13: 9780750356619
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 450