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Conceptual Basis of Quantum Mechanics

  • Supports learning and teaching with many exercises with solutions
  • Displays clarity and precision of the used mathematics - therefore also interesting for math students
  • Contains a very well illustrated presentation with simple examples
  • Delivers a detailed discussion of the interpretation issues which make QM such a fascinating topic
  • Helps students to relax with this difficult subject with cartoons and a casual humorous writing style
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics (ULNP)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Formalism and Interpretation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction: Nonlocal or Unreal?

      • Jan-Markus Schwindt
      Pages 3-8
    3. Formalism I: Finite-Dimensional Hilbert Spaces

      • Jan-Markus Schwindt
      Pages 9-70
    4. Formalism II: Infinite-Dimensional Hilbert Spaces

      • Jan-Markus Schwindt
      Pages 71-125
    5. Interpretations

      • Jan-Markus Schwindt
      Pages 127-145
  3. A Single Scalar Particle in an External Potential

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-147
    2. One-Dimensional Problems

      • Jan-Markus Schwindt
      Pages 149-170
    3. Two-Dimensional Systems

      • Jan-Markus Schwindt
      Pages 171-180
    4. Three-Dimensional Systems

      • Jan-Markus Schwindt
      Pages 181-213
    5. Scattering Theory

      • Jan-Markus Schwindt
      Pages 215-229
  4. Advanced Topics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 231-231
    2. Spin

      • Jan-Markus Schwindt
      Pages 233-252
    3. Electromagnetic Interaction

      • Jan-Markus Schwindt
      Pages 253-266
    4. Perturbation Theory

      • Jan-Markus Schwindt
      Pages 267-283
    5. N-Particle Systems

      • Jan-Markus Schwindt
      Pages 285-299
    6. Path Integral

      • Jan-Markus Schwindt
      Pages 301-305
    7. Dirac Equation

      • Jan-Markus Schwindt
      Pages 307-312
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 313-348

About this book

The book covers the content of a typical higher undergraduate course of the theory of Quantum Mechanics. The focus is on the general principles of quantum mechanics and the clarification of its terminology: What exactly is a Hilbert space? What is a hermitean operator? A tensor product? An entangled state? In what sense does a wave function constitute a vector? A separate chapter discusses the many open questions regarding the interpretation of the postulates.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

    Jan-Markus Schwindt

About the author

Jan-Markus Schwindt studied physics and mathematics in Heidelberg and Cambridge.

He obtained his PhD in 2004 at the Institute of Theoretical Physics in Heidelberg.

Subsequently, he spent four years doing research and teaching as a postdoc at the

Universities of Mainz and Heidelberg. The focus of his research was on Cosmology

and Quantum Gravity. During this time, he often acted as a tutor.

Now, he brought his teaching experience into this book.

Bibliographic Information

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eBook USD 49.99
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Softcover Book USD 64.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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