Introductory Quantum Mechanics I, Fall 2002

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Author:

Field, Robert W.

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Science and Technology

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M.I.T.

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MIT OpenCourseWare

Grade Level:

Post-secondary

Abstract:

Fundamental concepts of quantum mechanics: wave properties, uncertainty principles, Schrodinger equation, and operator and matrix methods. Basic applications to: one-dimensional potentials (harmonic oscillator), three-dimensional centrosymetric potentials (hydrogen atom), and angular momentum and spin. Approximation methods: WKB method, variational principle, and perturbation theory.

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English

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