ABSTRACT
Main features:
i) A different approach for teaching Quantum Mechanics encompassing old quantum mechanics, matrix mechanics and wave mechanics in a historical perspective which helps to consolidate most important concepts of Quantum Mechanics;
ii) Original information from the most important papers of Quantum Mechanics;
iii) Derivation of all important equations of Quantum Mechanics, for example, Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, de Broglie’s wave-particle duality, Schrödinger’s wave equation, etc., showing their interrelations through Dirac’s equations and other applications of matrix and wave mechanics;
iv) Comprehensive mathematical support for the understanding of Quantum Mechanics; derivation of all equations make reading easier;
v) The illustrations of the book cover examples, exercises and do-it-yourself activities;
vi) Fundamentals of Fortran and numerical calculation along with the source codes for numerical solutions of several mathematical and quantum problems. All source codes are in the author’s site: (https://www.fortrancodes.com/);
vii) Chapters devoted to linear algebra and differential equations applied to quantum mechanics and their numerical solutions;
viii) Complete solution for the one-electron and two-electron problems using Schrödinger’s time independent equation along with their source codes.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|175 pages
Computational and Mathematical Support
chapter 1|45 pages
Basics of Fortran
chapter 2|32 pages
Basics of Numerical Calculation and Series
chapter 3|47 pages
Linear Algebra for Quantum Mechanics
chapter |49 pages
Differential Equations for Quantum Mechanics
part Two|156 pages
Old Quantum Mechanics, Matrix Mechanics and Wave Mechanics
chapter |10 pages
Absorption/Emission Spectroscopy and Spectral Lines 5
chapter |17 pages
Black-body Radiation, Einstein and Planck's Law
chapter |17 pages
Bohr, Sommerfeld and Old Quantum Mechanics
chapter |27 pages
Heisenberg's Matrix Quantum Mechanics
chapter 9|13 pages
Wave Packet and de Broglie's Wave-particle Duality
chapter 10|27 pages
Schrödinger's Wave Quantum Mechanics
chapter 11|18 pages
Applications of Matrix and Wave Quantum Mechanics
chapter 12|20 pages
Landé Pauli, Dirac and Spin
chapter 13|5 pages
Boltzmann and Fermi-Dirac Statistics
part Three|113 pages
Part Three Schrödinger's Solutions to One and Two-electron Problems