Applied Quantum Mechanics
Applied Quantum Mechanics
Electrical and mechanical engineers, materials scientists and applied physicists will find Levi's uniquely practical 2006 explanation of quantum mechanics invaluable. This updated and expanded edition of the bestselling original text covers quantization of angular momentum and quantum communication, and problems and additional references are included. Using real-world engineering examples to engage the reader, the author makes quantum mechanics accessible and relevant to the engineering student. Numerous illustrations, exercises, worked examples and problems are included; Matlab source codes to support the text are available from www.cambridge.org//9780521183994
- Engaging style with many examples and important real-world applications
- Reviews classical mechanics and electromagnetism; develops both analytic and numerical methods
- Detailed solutions to exercises can be found throughout the text, with separate problems given at the end of each chapter; instructor's solutions to problems and Matlab code are provided on the web
Reviews & endorsements
'This book is focused on teaching engineering and materials scientist students the role of quantum mechanics in many types of electronic devices. It is a great book to learn from because of the author's use of computational tools and practical examples along with engineering insight provided.' IEEE Electronical Insulation Magazine
Product details
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9780521183994
576 pages
243 × 167 × 28 mm
0.95kg
Table of Contents
- Preface to the second edition
- Preface to the first edition
- Matlab programs
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Toward quantum mechanics
- 3. Using the Schrödinger wave equation
- 4. Electron propagation
- 5. Eigenstates and operators
- 6. The harmonic oscillator
- 7. Fermions and bosons
- 8. Time-dependent perturbation
- 9. The semiconductor laser
- 10. Time-independent perturbation
- 11. Angular momentum and the hydrogenic atom
- Appendix A. Physical values
- Appendix B. Coordinates
- Appendix C. Expansions, differentiation, integrals, and mathematical relations
- Appendix D. Matrices and determinants
- Appendix E. Vector calculus and Maxwell's equations
- Appendix F. The Greek alphabet
- Index.
