Principles of Quantum Mechanics

Short description: Book by Ramamurti Shankar

Principles of Quantum Mechanics

Author| Ramamurti Shankar
Country| United States
Language| English
Subject| Quantum mechanics
Genre| Non-fiction
Published| March 2011 (2nd edition)
Publisher| Plenum Press
ISBN| 0306447908

Principles of Quantum Mechanics is a textbook by Ramamurti Shankar.[1] The book has been through two editions. It is used in many college courses around the world.[2][3][4]

## Contents

* 1 Contents
* 2 Reviews
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## Contents

1. Mathematical Introduction
2. Review of Classical Mechanics
3. All Is Not Well with Classical Mechanics
4. The Postulates – a General Discussion
5. Simple Problems in One Dimension
6. The Classical Limit
7. The Harmonic Oscillator
8. The Path Integral Formulation of Quantum Theory
9. The Heisenberg Uncertainty Relations
10. Systems with N Degrees of Freedom
11. Symmetries and Their Consequences
12. Rotational Invariance and Angular Momentum
13. The Hydrogen Atom
14. Spin
15. Addition of Angular Momenta
16. Variational and WKB Methods
17. Time-Independent Perturbation Theory
18. Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory
19. Scattering Theory
20. The Dirac Equation
21. Path Integrals – II
22. Appendix

## Reviews

Physics Bulletin said about the book, "No matter how gently one introduces students to the concept of Dirac’s bras and kets, many are turned off. Shankar attacks the problem head-on in the first chapter, and in a very informal style suggests that there is nothing to be frightened of".[5] American Scientist called it "An excellent text … The postulates of quantum mechanics and the mathematical underpinnings are discussed in a clear, succinct manner".[6]

## See also

* Modern Quantum Mechanics by J. J. Sakurai
* List of textbooks on classical and quantum mechanics

## References

1. ↑ "Books – R. Shankar Personal Page" (in en-US). https://campuspress.yale.edu/rshankar/books/.
2. ↑ Pulakkat, Hari (2015-03-21). "Yale physicist R Shankar teaches physics combined with a liberal dose of humour". The Economic Times. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/yale-physicist-r-shankar-teaches-physics-combined-with-a-liberal-dose-of-humour/articleshow/46641193.cms.
3. ↑ "Politecnico di Torino | Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Statistics and Field Theory". https://didattica.polito.it/laurea_magistrale/pcs/fr/course_intro_qm_qs_ft.
4. ↑ Lawrence, Albion (2009). "Physics 162b – Quantum Mechanics - Syllabus for Winter/Spring 2009". http://people.brandeis.edu/~albion/162b/syllabus09.pdf.
5. ↑ Wilkin, Colin (June 1981). "Principles of Quantum Mechanics". Physics Bulletin 32 (6): 186. doi:10.1088/0031-9112/32/6/037. ISSN 0031-9112. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0031-9112/32/6/037.
6. ↑ Segrè, Gino (1982). "Review of Principles of Quantum Mechanics". American Scientist 70 (2): 213. ISSN 0003-0996. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27851366.

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