Quantum Mechanics

This introductory course on quantum mechanics lays the foundation to advanced courses on the physics of atoms, elementary particles, and condensed matter in a concise, comprehensive style. The book meets the students' needs by giving all mathematical steps, worked examples with applications throughout the text, and many problems at the end of each chapter. It contains nonrelativistic quantum mechanics and a short treatment of the quantization of the radiation field. Besides the essentials, topics such as the theory of measurement, the Bell inequality, and supersymmetric quantum mechanics are discussed. "Any student wishing to develop mathematical skills and deepen their understanding of the technical side of quantum theory will find Schwabl's Quantum Mechanics very helpful". #Contemporary Physics# TOC: 1. Historical and Experimental Foundations 2. The Wave Function and the Schrödinger Equation 3. One-Dimensional Problems 4. The Uncertainty Relation 5. Angular Momentum 6. The Central Potential I 7. Motion in an Electromagnetic Field 8. Operators, Matrices, State Vectors 9. Spin 10. Addition of Angular Momenta 11. Approximation Methods for Stationary States 12. Relativistic Corrections 13. Several-Electron Atoms 14. The Zeeman Effect and the Stark Effect 15. Molecules 16. Time Dependent Phenomena 17. The Central Potential II 18. Scattering Theory 19. Supersymmetric Quantum Theory 20. State and Measurement in Quantum Mechanics