Essential Quantum Physics

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Essential Quantum Physics
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Peter V. Landshoff
By (author) Allen Metherell
By (author) W. Gareth Rees
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:216
Dimensions(mm): Height 246,Width 189
Category/GenreAtomic and molecular physics
Quantum physics
ISBN/Barcode 9780521629935
ClassificationsDewey:539
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises; 65 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 4 December 1997
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book provides a first course on quantum mechanics and describes simple applications to physical phenomena that are of immediate and everyday interest. The first five chapters introduce the fundamentals of quantum mechanics and are followed by a revision quiz with which readers may test their understanding. The remaining chapters describe applications, including the physics of lasers, molecular binding, simple properties of crystalline solids arising from their band structure, and the operation of junction transistors. This new edition (first edition entitled Simple Quantum Physics) has been expanded to include a chapter on the theory of spin and its application to magnetic resonance imaging, as well as a description of the WKB approximation and its application to alpha decay. Ideal either as a course text or a self-study text, the book contains nearly 100 exercises and hints to their solution.