John S. Townsend

Quantum Physics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

About the book
An introduction to quantum mechanics and its applications with a truly innovative approach. From single-photon interference to the application of quantum mechanics to nuclear physics, Townsend's book provides a coherent picture of how the world works and how quantum mechanics can help to explain it.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Freeman / Macmillan Education
• 2009
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 279mm x 212mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 1170g
• ISBN-13: 9781891389627
• ISBN-10: 1891389629
• Artikelnr.: 27956586

Autorenporträt

About the author JOHN S. TOWNSEND is Susan and Bruce Worster Professor of Physics at the Harvey Mudd College, and the Claremont Colleges, USA

Inhaltsangabe

Contents .- Light.- Wave Mechanics.- The Time-Independent Schrodinger Equation.- One-Dimensional Potentials.- Principles of Quantum Mechanics.- Quantum Mechanics in three Dimensions.- Identical Particles.- Solid-State Physics.- Nuclear Physics.- Particle Physics.- Appendix i: Special Relativity.- Appendix ii: Power-Series Solutions.- Appendix iii: Constants and Conversion Factors.