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Demonstrates how complex problems in quantum mechanics can be solved using computational tools
Includes practical exercises after each chapter, promoting an active understanding of the subject
Bridges the gap between simple analytic calculations and large-scale computations for molecular structures, crystalline solids, and lattice models
Written for students with no prior background in the programming language Mathematica
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book revisits many of the problems encountered in introductory quantum mechanics, focusing on computer implementations for finding and visualizing analytical and numerical solutions. It subsequently uses these implementations as building blocks to solve more complex problems, such as coherent laser-driven dynamics in the Rubidium hyperfine structure or the Rashba interaction of an electron moving in 2D. The simulations are highlighted using the programming language Mathematica. No prior knowledge of Mathematica is needed; alternatives, such as Matlab, Python, or Maple, can also be used.
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Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Physics, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Roman Schmied
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Using Mathematica for Quantum Mechanics
Book Subtitle: A Student’s Manual
Authors: Roman Schmied
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7588-0
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-7587-3Published: 17 October 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-7590-3Published: 17 October 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-7588-0Published: 28 September 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 193
Number of Illustrations: 1359 b/w illustrations, 59 illustrations in colour
Topics: Quantum Physics, Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation, Mathematical Methods in Physics, Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra, Quantum Field Theories, String Theory