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Principles of quantum mechanics: as applied to chemistry and chemical physics

By Donald D. Fitts

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1999
ISBN
9780521658416, 0521658411
LCC
QD462 .F55 1999
Open Library ID
OL377478M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1436464 bytes)
Pages
362\362
Topic
Chemistry
Library
kolxoz Chemistry
Time added
2009-07-20 19:17:56

Description

Quantum behavior encompasses a large fraction of modern science and technology, including the laws of chemistry and the properties of crystals, semiconductors, and superfluids. This graduate-level text presents the basic principles of quantum mechanics using modern mathematical techniques and theoretical concepts, such as hermitian operators, Hilbert space, Dirac notation, and ladder operators. The first two chapters serve as an introduction to quantum theory with a discussion of wave motion and Schrödinger's wave mechanics. Coverage then details the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics. Throughout, basic theory is clearly illustrated and applied to the harmonic oscillator, angular momentum, the hydrogen atom, the variation method, perturbation theory, and nuclear motion. This volume is the ideal textbook for beginning graduate students in chemistry, chemical physics, molecular physics and materials science.

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