Holzner, S: Quantum Physics For Dummies

Introduction 1 Part I: Small World, Huh? Essential Quantum Physics 7 Chapter 1: Discoveries and Essential Quantum Physics 9 Chapter 2: Entering the Matrix: Welcome to State Vectors 23 Part II: Bound and Undetermined: Handling Particles in Bound States 55 Chapter 3: Getting Stuck in Energy Wells 57 Chapter 4: Back and Forth with Harmonic Oscillators 91 Part III: Turning to Angular Momentum and Spin 125 Chapter 5: Working with Angular Momentum on the Quantum Level 127 Chapter 6: Getting Dizzy with Spin 157 Part IV: Multiple Dimensions: Going 3D with Quantum Physics 167 Chapter 7: Rectangular Coordinates: Solving Problems in Three Dimensions 169 Chapter 8: Solving Problems in Three Dimensions: Spherical Coordinates 189 Chapter 9: Understanding Hydrogen Atoms 205 Chapter 10: Handling Many Identical Particles 231 Part V: Group Dynamics: Introducing Multiple Particles 253 Chapter 11: Giving Systems a Push: Perturbation Theory 255 Chapter 12: Wham-Blam! Scattering Theory 275 Part VI: The Part of Tens 293 Chapter 13: Ten Quantum Physics Tutorials 295 Chapter 14: Ten Quantum Physics Triumphs 299 Glossary 303 Index 309