Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents XV
4. 1 Entering the Quantum World 1
5. 2 Schrödinger equation: from bound and unbound states to quantum tunneling 22
6. 3 Harmonic oscillator and blackbody radiation 58
7. 4 Orbital angular momentum and hydrogen atom 93
8. 5 Time-independent approximate methods 133
9. 6 Electron spin 165
10. 7 Time-dependent perturbation theory: application to optics 204
11. 8 Electrons in molecules and one-dimensional solids 228
12. 9 Electrons in crystalline solids 250
13. 10 Special topics: many-body systems, magnetism, and quantum information 295
14. 11 Appendix 332
15. Bibliography 361
16. Index 365