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1.1 Faraday, Thomson, and Electrons |
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2 | (2) |
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1.2 Spectra, Radiation, and Planck |
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4 | (8) |
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1.3 The Rutherford-Bohr Atom |
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12 | (8) |
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1.4 De Broglie Matter Waves |
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20 | (4) |
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1.5 The Radiative Collapse Problem (Optional) |
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24 | (11) |
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32 | (3) |
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35 | (22) |
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2.1 The Classical Wave Equation |
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36 | (5) |
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2.2 The Time-Independent Schrodinger Equation |
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41 | (3) |
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2.3 The Time-Dependent Schrodinger Equation |
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44 | (5) |
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2.4 Interpretation of Ψ: Probabilities and Boundary Conditions |
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49 | (8) |
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56 | (1) |
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3 Solutions of Schrodinger's Equation in One Dimension |
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57 | (54) |
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3.1 Concept of a Potential Well |
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58 | (2) |
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3.2 The Infinite Potential Well |
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60 | (7) |
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3.3 The Finite Potential Well |
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67 | (11) |
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3.3.1 A Matrix Approach to the Finite Potential Well |
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75 | (3) |
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3.4 Finite Potential Well-Even Solutions |
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78 | (2) |
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3.5 Number of Bound States in a Finite Potential Well |
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80 | (3) |
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3.6 Sketching Wavefunctions |
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83 | (4) |
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3.7 Potential Barriers and Scattering |
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87 | (5) |
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3.8 Penetration of Arbitrarily-Shaped Barriers |
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92 | (2) |
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3.9 Alpha-Decay as a Barrier Penetration Effect |
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94 | (6) |
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3.10 Scattering by One-Dimensional Potential Wells |
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100 | (11) |
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109 | (2) |
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4 Operators, Expectation Values, and Various Quantum Theories |
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111 | (46) |
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4.1 Properties of Operators |
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112 | (3) |
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115 | (8) |
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4.3 The Uncertainty Principle |
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123 | (4) |
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4.4 Commutators and Uncertainty Relations |
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127 | (3) |
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130 | (2) |
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4.6 The Orthogonality Theorem |
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132 | (2) |
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4.7 The Superposition Theorem |
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134 | (2) |
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4.8 Constructing a Time-Dependent Wave Packet |
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136 | (5) |
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141 | (6) |
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4.10 Momentum-Space Wavefunctions |
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147 | (10) |
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156 | (1) |
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5 The Harmonic Oscillator |
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157 | (30) |
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5.1 A Lesson in Dimensional Analysis |
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158 | (3) |
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5.2 The Asymptotic Solution |
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161 | (2) |
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163 | (7) |
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5.4 Hermite Polynomials and Harmonic Oscillator Wavefunctions |
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170 | (3) |
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5.5 Comparing the Classical and Quantum Harmonic Oscillators |
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173 | (3) |
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5.6 Raising and Lowering Operators |
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176 | (11) |
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186 | (1) |
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6 Schrodinger's Equation in Three Dimensions and the Quantum Theory of Angular Momentum |
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187 | (38) |
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6.1 Separation of Variables: Cartesian Coordinates |
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188 | (7) |
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6.2 Spherical Coordinates |
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195 | (2) |
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6.3 Angular Momentum Operators |
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197 | (6) |
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6.4 Separation of Variables in Spherical Coordinates: Central Potentials |
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203 | (2) |
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6.5 Angular Wavefunctions and Spherical Harmonics |
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205 | (20) |
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6.5.1 Solution of the Φ Equation |
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206 | (2) |
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6.5.2 Solution of the Equation |
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208 | (5) |
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6.5.3 Spherical Harmonics |
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213 | (10) |
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223 | (2) |
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225 | (40) |
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225 | (3) |
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7.2 The Infinite Spherical Well |
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228 | (2) |
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7.3 The Finite Spherical Well |
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230 | (3) |
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7.4 The Coulomb Potential |
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233 | (12) |
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7.5 Hydrogen Atom Probability Distributions |
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245 | (11) |
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7.5.1 The (1, 0, 0) State of Hydrogen |
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246 | (3) |
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7.5.2 The (2, 0, 0) and Other States of Hydrogen |
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249 | (7) |
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7.6 The Effective Potential |
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256 | (1) |
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7.7 Some Philosophical Remarks |
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257 | (8) |
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264 | (1) |
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8 Further Developments with Angular Momentum and Multiparticle Systems |
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265 | (22) |
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8.1 Angular Momentum Raising and Lowering Operators |
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265 | (7) |
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8.2 The Stern-Gerlach Experiment: Evidence for Qunatized Angular Momentum and Electron Spin |
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272 | (4) |
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8.3 Diatomic Molecules and Angular Momentum |
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276 | (4) |
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8.4 Identical Particles, Indistinguishability, and the Pauli Exclusion Principle |
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280 | (7) |
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285 | (2) |
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287 | (46) |
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288 | (5) |
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9.2 The Superposition Theorem Revisited |
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293 | (3) |
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296 | (17) |
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9.4 The Variational Method |
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313 | (8) |
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9.5 Improving the Variational Method |
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321 | (12) |
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332 | (1) |
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10 Numerical Solution of Schrodinger's Equation |
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333 | (16) |
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334 | (1) |
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10.2 A Straightforward Numerical Integration Method |
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335 | (14) |
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348 | (1) |
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11 A Few Results from Time-Dependent Quantum Mechanics: Transition Rates and Probabilities |
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349 | (8) |
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11.1 Transition Frequencies |
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350 | (2) |
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352 | (1) |
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11.3 The Sudden Approximation |
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353 | (4) |
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356 | (1) |
Appendix A Miscellaneous Derivations |
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357 | (24) |
Appendix B Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems |
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381 | (4) |
Appendix C Integrals and Trigonometric Identities |
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385 | (4) |
Appendix D Physical Constants |
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389 | (2) |
Index |
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