1st Edition

Quantum Mechanics Non-Relativistic and Relativistic Theory

By Lukong Cornelius Fai Copyright 2022
552 Pages 37 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

552 Pages 37 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

552 Pages 37 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This book presents an accessible treatment of non-relativistic and relativistic quantum mechanics. It  is an ideal textbook for undergraduate and graduate physics students, and is also useful to researchers in theoretical physics, quantum mechanics, condensed matter, mathematical physics, quantum chemistry, and electronics. This student-friendly and self-contained textbook covers the... Read more

Chapter 1

Non-Relativistic Theory

Chapter 2

Schrodinger Equation

Chapter 3

Momentum Operator

Chapter 4

Total Angular Momentum

Chapter 5

One-Dimensional Motion General Principles

Chapter 6

Schrodinger Equation

Chapter 7

Representation Theory

Chapter 8

Quantum Mechanics Approximate Methods

Chapter 9

Many-Particle System

Chapter 10

Approximate Method for the Helium Atom

Chapter 11

Approximate Method for the Hydrogen Molecule

Chapter 12

Scattering Theory

Chapter 13

Polaron Theory

Chapter 14

Relativistic Theory

Chapter 15

Klein-Gordon Equation

Chapter 16

Dirac Equation

Chapter 17

Probability and Current Densities

Chapter 18

Electron Spin in the Dirac Theory

Chapter 19

Free Electron State with Defined Momentum-Positronium Motion

Chapter 20

Dirac Equation

Chapter 21

Motion in a Magnetic Field

Chapter 22

Gamma Functions

Chapter 23

Confluent Hypergeometric Functions

Chapter 24

Cylindrical Functions

Chapter 25

Orthogonal Polynomials

Biography

Lukong Cornelius Fai is professor of theoretical physics at the Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Dschang. He is Head of Condensed Matter and Nanomaterials as well as Mesoscopic and Multilayer Structures Laboratory. He was formerly a senior associate at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy. He holds a Masters of Science in Physics and Mathematics (June 1991) as well as a Doctor of Science in Physics and Mathematics (February 1997) from Moldova State University. He is an author of over a hundred and seventy scientific publications and five textbooks