1: Introduction2: Operators, measurement and time evolution3: Oscillators4: Transformations & Observables5: Motion in step potentials6: Composite systems7: Angular Momentum8: Hydrogen9: Motion in a magnetic field10: Perturbation theory11: Helium and the periodic table12: Adiabatic principle13: Scattering Theory
James Binney has degrees from the universities of Cambridge and Oxford and has studied in the Albert Ludwigs Universitaet, Freiburg i. Breisgau. After three postdoctoral years in Princeton he joined the Physics faculty at Oxford and has there taught courses ranging from first-year mathematical methods, through statistical physics, quantum mechanics, general relativity, group theory and differential geometry and physics. He researches the structure, formation and dynamics of galaxies. For this work he has received the Maxwell Medal and the Dirac Medal from the Institute of Physics, the Dirk Brouwer Award from the American Astronomical Society and the Eddington Medal from the Royal Astronomical Society. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2000. He is joint author of Galactic Dynamics (Princeton UP 1987, 2008), Galactic Astronomy (Princeton UP 1998) and The Theory of Critical Phenomena (Oxford UP 1992). David Skinner obtained his PhD from Oxford Physics and took postdoctoral positions in Oxford Maths, Perimeter and IAS before joining DAMTP, Cambridge. He is interested in quantum field theory, string theory and twistor theory.
This book is a deep, well-explained and beautiful text on the
foundations and applications of quantum mechanics. It is eminently
suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduates who wish to
study the subject. Some precious jewels can be found within after
building up the Dirac representation of quantum mechanics:
scattering theory and condensed matter applications, for
example.
*Ben Allanach, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical
Physics, University of Cambridge*
The extensive discussion of the physics behind the mathematical
manipulations of the theory, coupled with the smooth, colloquial
writing style and delightful historical footnotes makes this book
somewhat unique in the field. It devotes large sections to the more
modern topics of quantum computing and quantum measurement theory,
which are active areas of current research. In addition, there is a
copious selection of problems, at all levels of difficulty, which
should prove extremely useful to anyone teaching the course.
*Harold S. Zapolsky, Rutgers University*
Binney and Skinners introductory book on quantum mechanics
approaches the subject in a unique way ... The text is very well
written for the target audience of second or third year University
students in Physics, Chemistry, or certain Engineering specialties
and I would highly recommend it for anyone who might be considering
teaching or tutoring such a course.
*Brian Todd Huffman, University of Oxford*
the work makes a very solid appearance at an affordable price with
the tremendous experience of the authors densely packed on 400
pages.
*Gernot Schaller, Zentralblatt MATH*
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