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Mechanics

Classical and Quantum

  • 1st Edition - January 1, 1976
  • Author: T. T. Taylor
  • Editor: D. Ter Haar
  • Language: English
  • Paperback ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 2 0 5 2 2 - 9
  • eBook ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 3 9 9 8 - 2

Mechanics: Classical and Quantum is a 13-chapter book that begins by explaining the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulation of mechanics. The Hamilton-Jacobi theory, histor… Read more

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Mechanics: Classical and Quantum is a 13-chapter book that begins by explaining the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulation of mechanics. The Hamilton-Jacobi theory, historical background of the quantum theory, and wave mechanics are then described. Subsequent chapters discuss the time-independent Schrödinger equation and some of its applications; the operators, observables, and the quantization of a physical system; the significance of expectation values; and the concept of measurement in quantum mechanics. The matrix mechanics and the "hydrogenic atom", an atom in which one electron moves under the influence of a nucleus of charge that, to a very good approximation, can be thought of as a point, are also presented. This book will be very useful to students studying this field of interest.