What's the matter with waves? :an introduction to techniques and applications of quantum mechanics /

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"Version: 20171201"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 2. Motion in matter -- 3. Vibrating matter -- 4. Rotating matter -- 5. Translating matter6. Quantum translation -- 6.1. Stationary state wavefunctions -- 6.2. Unconstrained one-dimensional translation -- 6.3. One-dimensional translation in a box -- 6.4. Multi-dimensional translation in a box7. Interpreting quantum mechanics -- 7.1. The probability density -- 7.2. Eigenvectors and basis sets -- 7.3. Projection operators -- 7.4. Expectation values -- 7.5. The uncertainty principle8. Quantum rotation -- 8.1. Circular motion : the particle on a ring -- 8.2. Spherical motion : the particle on a sphere9. Quantum vibration -- 9.1. Harmonic oscillation -- 9.2. Anharmonicity10. Variational methods -- 10.1. Prologue -- 10.2. The variational principle -- 10.3. Determining expansion coefficients11. Electrons in atoms -- 11.1. Rotational motion due to a central potential : the hydrogen atom -- 11.2. Properties of the hydrogen atom solutions -- 11.3. Electron spin -- 11.4. Populating many-electron atoms -- 11.5. Many-body wavefunctions -- 11.6. Antisymmetry -- 11.7. Angular momentum in many-electron atoms12. Perturbation theory -- 12.1. Rayleigh Schr?odinger perturbation theory -- 12.2. Applications of perturbation theory -- 12.3. The resolvent operator -- 12.4. Techniques for solving the sum over states equations13. Electrons in molecules -- 13.1. The simplest molecular model : a one-electron diatomic -- 13.2. The hydrogen molecule -- 13.3. Practical information regarding calculations -- 13.4. Qualitative molecular orbital theory for homonuclear diatomics -- 13.5. The H?uckel methodAppendices. -- A. Physical constants and units -- B. Calculus and trigonometry essentials.Like rocket science or brain surgery, quantum mechanics is pigeonholed as a daunting and inaccessible topic, which is best left to an elite or peculiar few. This classification was not earned without some degree of merit. Depending on perspective; quantum mechanics is a discipline or philosophy, a convention or conundrum, an answer or question. Authors have run the gamut from hand waving to heavy handed in the hope to dispel the common beliefs about quantum mechanics, but perhaps they continue to promulgate the stigma. The focus of this particular effort is to give the reader an introduction, if not at least an appreciation, of the role that linear algebra techniques play in the practical application of quantum mechanical methods. It interlaces aspects of the classical and quantum picture, including a number of both worked and parallel applications. Students with no prior experience in quantum mechanics, motivated graduate students, or researchers in other areas attempting to gain some introduction to quantum theory will find particular interest in this book.Also available in print.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.Bill Parkinson obtained his PhD from the University of Florida's Quantum Theory Project in 1989, where he had the great fortune of rubbing elbows with the world's leading experts in computational chemistry during some of the field's most formative years. After postdoctoral positions at Odense University (now Syddansk Universitet, the University of Southern Denmark) and Texas A&M, he joined the faculty of Southeastern Louisiana University in 1991. His pastimes and passions include yard work, biking, volleyball, the beach, and Pittsburgh Steeler football.Title from PDF title page (viewed on January 11, 2018).

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