About the book An introduction to quantum mechanics and its applications with a truly innovative approach. From single-photon interference to the application of quantum mechanics to nuclear physics, Townsend's book provides a coherent picture of how the world works and how quantum mechanics can help to explain it.
About the book An introduction to quantum mechanics and its applications with a truly innovative approach. From single-photon interference to the application of quantum mechanics to nuclear physics, Townsend's book provides a coherent picture of how the world works and how quantum mechanics can help to explain it.
John S. Townsend is the Susan and Bruce Worster Professor of Physics at Harvey Mudd College, the science and engineering college of the Claremont Colleges. He received his B.S. from Duke University, his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University, and was a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow. He has been a visiting professor at Caltech, the University of Southampton in England, Duke University and Swarthmore College, and he was a Science Fellow at the Center for International Security and Arms Control at Stanford University. He loves teaching. Townsend is also the author of Quantum Physics: A Fundamental Approach to Modern Physics.
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Contents .- Light.- Wave Mechanics.- The Time-Independent Schrodinger Equation.- One-Dimensional Potentials.- Principles of Quantum Mechanics.- Quantum Mechanics in three Dimensions.- Identical Particles.- Solid-State Physics.- Nuclear Physics.- Particle Physics.- Appendix i: Special Relativity.- Appendix ii: Power-Series Solutions.- Appendix iii: Constants and Conversion Factors.