Overview
- Provides an unparalleled self-teaching tool including more than 250 problems with solutions
- Offers a step-by-step path from the very birth of quantum mechanics to the fine-structure levels of heavy atoms
- Places no less importance on numerical outputs and orders of magnitude than on the formal aspects of the theory
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: UNITEXT for Physics (UNITEXTPH)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Quantum Mechanics problems with solutions
- Quantum Physics exercises textbook
- Radiation--Matter Interaction
- Elementary Potential Scattering
- Old quantum theory
- Waves and corpuscles
- Schrödinger equation
- Spin and magnetic field effects
- Electromagnetic transitions
- EPR paradox
- The Aharonov-Bohm effect
- Quantum teleportation
About this book
This second edition of an extremely well-received book presents more than 250 nonrelativistic quantum mechanics problems of varying difficulty with the aim of providing students didactic material of proven value, allowing them to test their comprehension and mastery of each subject. The coverage is extremely broad, from themes related to the crisis of classical physics through achievements within the framework of modern atomic physics to lively debated, intriguing aspects relating to, for example, the EPR paradox, the Aharonov-Bohm effect, and quantum teleportation. Compared with the first edition, a variety of improvements have been made and additional topics of interest included, especially focusing on elementary potential scattering. The problems themselves range from standard and straightforward ones to those that are complex but can be considered essential because they address questions of outstanding importance or aspects typically overlooked in primers. The book offers students both an excellent tool for independent learning and a ready-reference guide they can return to later in their careers.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Emilio d'Emilio was formerly a Researcher in the Department of Physics of Pisa University, Italy. He taught courses on studies in Physics at both Pisa and Siena University, including Analytical Mechanics, Elementary Quantum Mechanics, Intermediate Quantum Mechanics, and Quantum Electrodynamics. Dr. d'Emilio has published in international journals on gauge quantum field theories, phenomenology of elementary particles, and mathematical physics. He also collaborated with L.E. Picasso for the publication of Lectures in Quantum Mechanics (2016) with Springer.
E. Picasso was formerly Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Pisa, Italy. He taught courses on studies in both Physics and in Mathematics, including Introduction to Quantum Mechanics and Complements of Physics. Dr. Picasso has numerous publications to his name. He contributed to the Encyclopedia of Complexity and System Sciences (Springer) and is co-author, with E. d’Emilio, of the book Lectures in Quantum Mechanics (Springer 2016).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Problems in Quantum Mechanics
Book Subtitle: with Solutions
Authors: Emilio d'Emilio, Luigi E. Picasso
Series Title: UNITEXT for Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53267-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-53266-0Published: 10 March 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85109-9Published: 21 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-53267-7Published: 02 March 2017
Series ISSN: 2198-7882
Series E-ISSN: 2198-7890
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XI, 383
Number of Illustrations: 100 b/w illustrations
Topics: Quantum Physics, Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra