Physics. Quantum Mechanics. A Modern Development

Contents......Page 6
Introduction - The Phenomena of Quantum Mechanics......Page 16
1.  Mathematical Prerequisites......Page 22
2.  The Formulation of Quantum Mechanics......Page 57
3.  Kinematics & Dynamics......Page 78
4.  Coordinate Representation & Applications......Page 112
5.  Momentum Representation & Applications......Page 141
6.  The Harmonic Oscillator......Page 166
7.  Angular Momentum......Page 175
8.  State Preperation & Determination......Page 221
9.  Measurement and the Interpretation of States......Page 245
10. Formation of Bound States......Page 273
11. Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field......Page 322
12. Time-Dependent Phenomena......Page 347
13. Discrete Symmetries......Page 385
14. The Classical Limit......Page 403
15. Quantum Mechanics in Phase Space......Page 421
16. Scattering......Page 436
17. Identical Particles......Page 485
18. Many-Fermion Systems......Page 508
19. Quantum Mechanics of the Electromagnetic Field......Page 541
20. Bell's Theorem & its Consequences......Page 598
Appendix (A) - Schur's Lemma......Page 628
Appendix (B) - Irreducibility of Q and P......Page 630
Appendix (C) - Proof of Wick's Theorem......Page 631
Appendix (D) - Solutions to Selected Problems......Page 633