An Introduction to Quantum Physics

Content: PrefaceLearning Aids for Quantum Physics1 Simple models of the atomIntroductionThe classical atomThe electrical structure of matterThe Thomson atomLine spectraPhotonsThe Rutherford-Bohr atomFurther predictions of the Bohr modelDirect evidence of discrete energy levelsX-ray spectraA note on x-ray spectroscopyConcluding remarksExercisesThe wave properties of particlesDe Broglie's hypothesisDe Broglie waves and particle velocitiesCalculated magnitudes of De Broglie wavelengthsThe Davisson-Germer experimentsMore about the Davisson-Germer experimentsFurther manifestations of the wave properties of electronsWave properties of neutral atoms and moleculesWave properties of nuclear particlesThe meaning of the wave-particle dualityThe coexistence of wave and particle propertiesA first discussion of quantum amplitudesExercisesWave-particle duality and bound statesPreliminary remarksThe approach to a particle-wave equationThe Schrodinger equationStationary statesParticle in a one-dimensional boxUnique energy without unique momentumInterpretation of the quantum amplitudes for bound statesParticles in nonrigid boxesSquare well of finite depthNormalization of the wave functionQualitative plots of bound-state wave functionsExercisesSolutions of Schrodinger's equation in one dimensionIntroductionThe square wellThe harmonic oscillatorVibrational energies of diatomic moleculesComputer solutions of the Schrodinger equationExercisesFurther applications of Schrodinger's equationIntroductionThe three-dimensional Schrodinger equationEigenfunctions and eigenvaluesParticle in a three-dimensional boxSpherically symmetric solutions for hydrogen-like systemsNormalization and probability densitiesExpectation valuesComputer solutions f