KuTenk 2000 - SPHY253801-Applied Quantum Mechanics, Second Edition

by A. F. J. Levi 

2006 (576 pages)

ISBN:9780521860963

Using real-world engineering examples to engage the reader, the author of this detailed text makes quantum mechanics accessible and relevant to the engineering student.

Applied Quantum Mechanics, Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

Preface to the Second Edition

MATLAB Programs

Chapter 1

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Introduction

Chapter 2

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Toward Quantum Mechanics

Chapter 3

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Using the Schrödinger Wave Equation

Chapter 4

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Electron Propagation

Chapter 5

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Eigenstates and Operators

Chapter 6

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The Harmonic Oscillator

Chapter 7

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Fermions and Bosons

Chapter 8

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Time-Dependent Perturbation

Chapter 9

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The Semiconductor Laser

Chapter 10

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Time-Independent Perturbation

Chapter 11

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Angular Momentum and the Hydrogenic Atom

Appendix A

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Physical Values

Appendix B

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Coordinates, Trigonometry, and Mensuration

Appendix C

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Expansions, Differentiation, Integrals, and Mathematical Relations

Appendix D

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Matrices and Determinants

Appendix E

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Vector Calculus and Maxwell’s Equations

Appendix F

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The Greek Alphabet