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Essential Quantum Physics
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Essential Quantum Physics
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Peter V. Landshoff
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By (author) Allen Metherell
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By (author) W. Gareth Rees
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:216 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 246,Width 189 |
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| Category/Genre | Atomic and molecular physics
Quantum physics |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521629935
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| Classifications | Dewey:539 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises; 65 Line drawings, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
4 December 1997 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This book provides a first course on quantum mechanics and describes simple applications to physical phenomena that are of immediate and everyday interest. The first five chapters introduce the fundamentals of quantum mechanics and are followed by a revision quiz with which readers may test their understanding. The remaining chapters describe applications, including the physics of lasers, molecular binding, simple properties of crystalline solids arising from their band structure, and the operation of junction transistors. This new edition (first edition entitled Simple Quantum Physics) has been expanded to include a chapter on the theory of spin and its application to magnetic resonance imaging, as well as a description of the WKB approximation and its application to alpha decay. Ideal either as a course text or a self-study text, the book contains nearly 100 exercises and hints to their solution.
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