Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
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1: Probability Theory
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2: Wave-Particle Duality
- 2.1: Wavefunctions
- 2.2: Plane-Waves
- 2.3: Representation of Waves via Complex Functions
- 2.4: Classical Light-Waves
- 2.5: Photoelectric Effect
- 2.6: Quantum Theory of Light
- 2.7: Classical Interferences of Light Waves
- 2.8: Quantum Interference of Light
- 2.9: Particles
- 2.10: Wave-Packets
- 2.11: Evolution of Wave-Packets
- 2.12: Schrodinger's Equation and Wavefunction Collapse
- 2.13: Exercises
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3: Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics
- 3.1: Schrodinger's Equation
- 3.2: Normalization of the Wavefunction
- 3.3: Expectation Values (Averages) and Variances
- 3.4: Ehrenfest's Theorem
- 3.5: Operators
- 3.6: Momentum Representation
- 3.7: Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle
- 3.8: Eigenstates and Eigenvalues
- 3.9: Measurement
- 3.10: Stationary States
- 3.11: Exercises
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4: One-Dimensional Potentials
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5: Multi-Particle Systems
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6: Three-Dimensional Quantum Mechanics
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7: Orbital Angular Momentum
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8: Central Potentials
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9: Spin Angular Momentum
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10: Addition of Angular Momentum
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11: Time-Independent Perturbation Theory
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12: Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory
- 12.1: Preliminary Analysis
- 12.2: Two-State System
- 12.3: Spin Magnetic Resonance
- 12.4: Perturbation Expansion
- 12.5: Harmonic Perturbation
- 12.6: Electromagnetic Radiation
- 12.7: Electric Dipole Approximation
- 12.8: Spontaneous Emission
- 12.9: Radiation from Harmonic Oscillator
- 12.10: Selection Rules (Hydrogen Atoms)
- 12.11: 2P-1S Transitions in Hydrogen
- 12.12: Intensity Rules
- 12.13: Forbidden Transitions
- 12.E: Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory (Exercises)
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13: Variational Methods
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14: Scattering Theory
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15: Bibliography
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Index
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Index
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Glossary
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