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Covering the fundamentals as well as many special topics of current interest, this is the most concise, uptodate, and accessible graduatelevel textbook on quantum mechanics available. Written by Gerald Mahan, a distinguished research physicist and author of an acclaimed textbook on manyparticle physics, Quantum Mechanics in a Nutshell is the distillation of many years teaching experience.Emphasizing the use of quantum mechanics to describe actual quantum systems such as atoms and solids, and rich with interesting applications, the book proceeds from solving for the properties of a single particle in potential; to solving for two particles (the helium atom); to addressing manyparticle systems. Applications include electron gas, magnetism, and BoseEinstein Condensation; examples are carefully chosen and worked; and each chapter has numerous homework problems, many of them original.Quantum Mechanics in a Nutshell expertly addresses traditional and modern topics, including perturbation theory, WKBJ, variational methods, angular momentum, the Dirac equation, manyparticle wave functions, Casimir Force, and Bells Theorem. And it treats many topicssuch as the interactions between photons and electrons, scattering theory, and density functional theoryin exceptional depth.A valuable addition to the teaching literature, Quantum Mechanics in a Nutshell is ideally suited for a twosemester course.The most concise, uptodate, and accessible graduate textbook on the subjectContains the ideal amount of material for a twosemester courseFocuses on the description of actual quantum systems, including a range of applicationsCovers traditional topics, as well as those at the frontiers of researchTreats in unprecedented detail topics such as photonelectron interaction, scattering theory, and density functional theoryIncludes numerous homework problems at the end of each chapter
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