TY - BOOK AU - Rajasekar,S. AU - Velusamy,R. TI - Quantum mechanics I: the fundamentals SN - 9781482263374 (hardcover : alk. paper) U1 - 530.12 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Boca Raton PB - CRC Press. KW - Quantum theory N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Why was quantum mechanics developed? -- 2. Schrodinger equation and wave function -- 3. Operators, eigenvalues and eigenfunctions -- 4. Exactly solvable systems I: bound states -- 5. Exactly solvable systems II: Scattering states -- 6. Matrix mechanics -- 7. Various pictures and density matrix -- 8. Heisenberg uncertainty principle -- 9. Momentum representation -- 10. Wave packet -- 11. Theory of angular momentum -- 12. Hydrogen atom -- 13. Approximation methods I: Time-independent perturbation theory -- 14. Approximation methods II: Time-dependent perturbation theory -- 15. Approximation methods III: WKB and asymptotic methods -- 16. Approximation methods IV: Variational approach -- 17. Scattering theory -- 18. Identical particles -- 19. Relativistic quantum theory -- 20. Mysteries in quantum mechanics -- 21. Numerical methods for quantum mechanics-- Appendices-- Solutions to selected exercises-- Index N2 - This book provides a graduate-level account of the behavior of matter and energy at the molecular, atomic, nuclear, and sub-nuclear levels. It covers basic concepts, mathematical formalism, and applications to physically important systems ER -