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1 online resource (1718 pages) |
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Their Course of theoretical physics ; v. 3 |
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Landau, L. D. (Lev Davidovich), 1908-1968.
Teoreticheskai︠a︡ fizika (Izd. 3-e). English ; v. 3.
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Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Other Titles in the Course of Theoretical Physics; Copyright; FROM THE PREFACE TO THE FIRST ENGLISH EDITION; PREFACE TO THE SECOND ENGLISH EDITION; PREFACE TO THE THIRD RUSSIAN EDITION; NOTATION; Chapter 1: THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF QUANTUM MECHANICS; Publisher Summary; 1. The uncertainty principle; 2. The principle of superposition; 3. Operators; 4. Addition and multiplication of operators; 5. The continuous spectrum; 6. The passage to the limiting case of classical mechanics; 7. The wave function and measurements; Chapter 2: ENERGY AND MOMENTUM |
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Publisher Summary8. The Hamiltonian operator; 9. The differentiation of operators with respect to time; 10. Stationary states; 11. Matrices; 12. Transformation of matrices; 13. The Heisenberg representation of operators; 14. The density matrix; 15. Momentum; 16. Uncertainty relations; Chapter 3: SCHRÖDINGER'S EQUATION; Publisher Summary; 17. Schrödinger's equation; 18. The fundamental properties of Schrödinger's equation; 19. The current density; 20. The variational principle; 21. General properties of motion in one dimension; 22. The potential well; 23. The linear oscillator |
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24. Motion in a homogeneous field25. The transmission coefficient; Chapter 4: ANGULAR MOMENTUM; Publisher Summary; 26. Angular momentum; 27. Eigenvalues of the angular momentum; 28. Eigenfunctions of the angular momentum; 29. Matrix elements of vectors; 30. Parity of a state; 31. Addition of angular momenta; Chapter 5: MOTION IN A CENTRALLY SYMMETRIC FIELD; Publisher Summary; 32. Motion in a centrally symmetric field; 33. Spherical waves; 34. Resolution of a plane wave; 35. Fall of a particle to the centre; 36. Motion in a Coulomb field (spherical polar coordinates) |
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37. Motion in a Coulomb field (parabolic coordinates)Chapter 6: PERTURBATION THEORY; Publisher Summary; 38. Perturbations independent of time; 39. The secular equation; 40. Perturbations depending on time; 41. Transitions under a perturbation acting for a finite time; 42. Transitions under the action of a periodic perturbation; 43. Transitions in the continuous spectrum; 44. The uncertainty relation for energy; 45. Potential energy as a perturbation; Chapter 7: THE QUASI-CLASSICAL CASE; Publisher Summary; 46. The wave function in the quasi-classical case |
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47. Boundary conditions in the quasi-classical case48. Bohr and Sommerfeld's quantization rule; 49. Quasi-classical motion in a centrally symmetric field; 50. Penetration through a potential barrier; 51. Calculation of the quasi-classical matrix elements; 52. The transition probability in the quasi-classical case; 53. Transitions under the action of adiabatic perturbations; Chapter 8: SPIN; Publisher Summary; 54. Spin; 55. The spin operator; 56. Spinors; 57. The wave functions of particles with arbitrary spin; 58. The operator of finite rotations |
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59. Partial polarization of particles |
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Quantum Mechanics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Nonrelativistic quantum mechanics.
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Quantum theory.
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Quantum Theory
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SCIENCE -- Energy.
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SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General.
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- General.
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Quantum theory
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Nonrelativistic quantum mechanics
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Kwantummechanica.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lifshit︠s︡, E. M. (Evgeniĭ Mikhaĭlovich)
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| ISBN |
9781483149127 |
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1483149129 |
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