Operator Methods in Quantum Mechanics - Martin Schechter

This advanced undergraduate and graduate-level text serves as an introduction to the application of operator theory in the study of quantum mechanics. It assumes only a working knowledge of advanced calculus and no background in physics. The author presents simple postulates describing quantum theory and gradually introduces the mathematical techniques essential for addressing important questions in the physical theory. Throughout the book, the focus remains on the study of a single particle moving along a straight line.

Readers are guided through the development of mathematical techniques by posing questions about the particle, enabling them to understand the purpose of the method and the resulting accomplishments. While Lebesgue integration theory and complex variables are occasionally involved, the majority of the book can be comprehended without prior knowledge of these subjects. Each chapter is supplemented with exercises at the end, providing valuable reinforcement for the concepts covered.

• Author: Schechter, Martin
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Illustration: N
• Language: ENG
• Title: Operator Methods in Quantum Mechanics
• Pages: 00368 (Encrypted)
• On Sale: 2014-06-10
• SKU-13/ISBN: 9780486425474