Basic Quantum Mechanics

Kyriakos Tamvakis is Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Ioannina. A graduate of the University of Athens, Greece, he obtained his PhD at Brown University, USA, in 1978. Since then he has held several positions at CERN's Theoretical Physics Division in Geneva, Switzerland. He has been Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Ioannina, Greece, since 1982. He has published 120 articles on theoretical particle physics and cosmology. He has thirty years experience of teaching quantum mechanics.

“The book is helpful both for students beginning their journey into the fascinating world of quantum mechanics and for lecturers preparing courses. The student-friendly text covers in detail the usual topics in a core undergraduate course and more specialized topics in graduate courses.” (Marko Toroš, Physics Today, February, 2020)

• Introduction.- The Schroedinger Equation.- Some Simple Systems.- Physical Observables as Operators.- Basic Principles of Quantum Mechanics.- Time Evolution.- Some More Simple Systems.- Angular Momentum.- Eigenstates of the Angular Momentum.- Spin.- Addition of Angular Momenta.- Motion in Three Dimensions.- Central Potentials.- Systems of Particles.- Atoms.- Molecules.- Particle Interactions with EM Fields.- Approximation Methods.- Symmetries.- Scattering.- Quantum Behaviour.- Quantization of EM Fields.- Matter-Radiation Interaction.- The Path Integral Formulation of QM.- Mathematical Supplement.