Table Chapter | VOLUME | Directions for Use... 0 ee Waves and particles. Introduction to the fundamental ideas of quantum mechanics.......... - A. Electromagnetic waves and photons... . 0s B. Material particles and matter waves... . . . - : C. Quantum description of a particle ; wave packets. . . . D. Particle in a time-independent scalar potential Complements of chapter | particles... ee Constraints imposed by the uncertainty relations . : The uncertainty relations and atomic parameters: An experiment illustrating the uncertainty relation : A. simple treatment of a two-dimensional wave packet... . - The relation between one- and three-dimensional problems. . . . : One-dimensional Gaussian wave packet: spreading of the wave packet. te ee : Stationary states of a particle in one-dimensional square potentials Behavior of a wave packet at a potential step. < aw 10 18 21 31 4 a 45 47 33 37 61 67 0 86TABLE Chapter II The mathematical tools of quantum mechanics . . - One-particle wave function space... - + e+e ee State space. Dirac notation... .. +++ ++ Representations in the state space... .. ++. ++ Eigenvalue equations. Observables. . . . - Two important examples of representations and observables. . . Tensor product of state spaces. AMOS Complements of chapter Il Chapter Ill The Schwarz inequality. . : Review of some useful properties of linear operators... . . Unitary operators... ....-.- ‘A more detailed study of the {| )} and {|p >} representations Some general properties of two observables, Q and P, whose commutator is equal to ih The parity operator... .. 1... 2.20 ee An application of the properties of the tensor product dimensional infinite well... ee Hy: Exercises. 2. eee A. Introduction 00 B. Statement of the postulates... . 1. +++ +e vee C. The physical interpretation of the postulates concerning observables D. The physical implications of the Schrodinger equation... . . - E. The superposition principle and physical predictions... . . . . Complements of chapter Ill Particle in an infinite potential well . : Study of the probability current in some special cases... . . . Cy: Root-mean-square deviations of two conjugate observables. . . Measurements bearing on only one part of a physical system. . The density operator. . . . The evolution operator. . . The Schrodinger and Heisenberg pictures... 1.2... « Gauge invariance... es Propagator for the Schrédinger equation... ....... Unstable states. Lifetime. Ly: Exercises 1 108 121 132 144, 153 164 165 166 176 182 187 192 199 203 21 213 214TABLE Myy: Bound states of a particle in a “potential well” of arbitrary shape. 351 Nyy: Unbound states of a particle in the presence of a potential well or barrier of arbitrary shape. 359 mu: Quantum properties of a particle in a one-dimensional periodic 367 Chapter IV Application of postulates to simpl and two-level systems................. 385, A. Spin 1/2 particle: quantization of the angular momentum. 387 B. Illustration of the postulates in the case of a spin 1/2. 395 C. General study of two-level systems... oe 405 Complements of chapter IV READER'S GUIDE... 416 The Pauli matrices. 417 Diagonalization of a2. x 2 Hermitian matrix. 420 Fictitious spin 1/2 associated with a two-level system. 424 : System of two spin 1/2 particles. 430 Spin 1/2 density matrix. .. 437 : Spin 1/2 particle in a static magnetic field and a rotating field: magnetic resonance . 4B 455 470 416 Chapter V_ The one-dimensional harmonic oscillator... . . . 481 A. Introduction... se 483 B. Eigenvalues of the Hamiltonian... 0... 0 tse 488 C. Eigenstates of the Hamiltonian. 496 D. Discussion 503 Complements of chapter V READER'S GUIDE, 2 ee 509 ‘Ay: Some examples of harmonic oscillators sil By: Study of the stationary states in the (|x) } representation, Hermite polynomials... 2... 0 2 ee ee lee 529 Cy: Solving the eigenvalue equation of the harmonic oscillator by the polynomial method. 535 Dy: Study of the stationary states in the {| p) } representation... $42 Ey: The isotropic three-dimensional harmonic oscillator... . . . 347TABLE Chapter VI Fy: A charged harmonic oscillator placed in a uniform electric field. . 552 Gy: Coherent “quasi-classical” states of the harmonic oscillator. . . 559 Hy: Normal vibrational modes of two coupled harmonic oscillators. . S75 Jy: Vibrational modes of an infinite linear chain of coupled harmonic oscillators; phonons. . . Ky: Vibrational modes of a continuous physical system. Application to radiation; photons. ©... ee ee 605 Ly: The one-dimensional harmonic oscillator in thermodynamic equi- 586 Complements of chapter VI Chapter Vil librium at a temperature T. 620 My: Exercises 634 General properties of angular momentum in quantum mechanics . al A. Introduction: the importance of angular momentum... . . . . 643 B. Commutation relations characteristic of angular momentum... 644 C. General theory of angular momentum... ........:.. 647 D. Application to orbital angular momentum... .. 2... 660 sees OT Spherical harmonics... . see OB Angular momentum and rotations. 690 Rotation of diatomic molecules. . . . - 72 : Angular momentum of stationary states of a two-dimensional harmonic oscillator... 1... m2 iA charged particle in a magnetic field; ‘Landau levels. 742 165 Particle in a central potential. The hydrogen atom. . 773 A. Stationary states of a particle in a central potential... . . . . 776 B. Motion of the center of mass and relative motion for a system of two interacting particles. 6... ee 784 C. The hydrogenatom 6... ee 790Complements of chapter VII Chapter VIII READER'S GUIDE... 2 ee a Ayu: Hydrogen-like systems... oo ee Byy: A soluble example of a central potential: the isotropic three- dimensional harmonic oscillator... . . bees Cyn: Probability currents associated with the stationary states of the hydrogen atom oe ee Dyn: The hydrogen atom placed in a uniform magnetic field. Para- ‘magnetism and diamagnetism. The Zeeman effect... . . « Evy: Some atomic orbitals. Hybrid orbitals... . 2... Fyy: Vibrational-rotational levels of diatomic molecules... . . . Gyy: Exercises 0 eee BIBLIOGRAPHY . . VOLUME Il entary approach to the quantum theory of scattering by a potential............... A. Introduction . B. Stationary scattering states. Calculation of the cross section. . . C. Scattering by a central potential. Method of partial waves... . . Complements of chapter VIII READRR'S GUIDE... ee Avi: The free particle: stationary states with well-defined angular momentum ee ee Phenomenological description of collisions with absorption. . . Some simple applications of scattering theory... .. .. - TABLE 804 805 814 824 828 841 856 870 873 891 901 903 921TABLE Chapter IX Complements of chapter IX Chapter X Complements of chapter X Chapter XI xii Electron spin... 2.0.0... 000-0200 e ee 965 A. Introduction of electron spin... 2... Se ee 968 B. Special properties of angular momentum 1/2. 972 974 READER'S GUIDE. - © 6 6 6 ee 982 983 990 Addition of angular momenta.......... 997 A. Introduction ©. 6. 6 ee - 999 B. Addition of two spin 1/2's. Elementary method... 1003 C. Addition of two arbitrary angular momenta. General method. . . 1009 READER'S GUIDE... © 2 2 2 2 2 ee 1025 ‘Ax: Examples of addition of angular momenta... +. 1027 By: Clebsch-Gordan coefficients... ........ ee 1085 Cx: Addition of spherical harmonics... 0.000. eee 1043 Dx: Vector operators: the Wigner-Eckart theorem... .... . . 1048 Ex: Electric multipole moments... ........ 4. + 1059 Fx: Evolution of two angular momenta J, and J, coupled by an inter- action aS, Sy. ee es 1072 Gy: Exercises. eee 1086 Stationary perturbation theory... ....... 1093 A. Description of the method... 2.2... ee 1096 B. Perturbation of a non-degenerate level... 2.1... ... 1100 C. Perturbation of a degenerate level... . 2... 104TABLE Complements of chapter XI Chapter XII READER'S GUIDE... © 6 6 0 ee ee ee 1109 ‘Agu: A one-dimensional harmonic oscillator subjected to a perturbing potential in x, x*,x?. . . By: Interaction between the magnetic dipoles of two spin 1/2 particles 1120 Cyr Van der Waals forces... ee 1130 Daj: The volume effect: the influence of the spatial extension of the nucleus on the atomic levels. 1141 : The variational method... . 1148 : Energy bands of electrons in solids: a simple model. 1156 ‘A simple example of the chemical bond: the HJ ion... . . « 1169 Exercises. 0. ee 1200 An application of perturbation. theory : the fine and hyperfine structure of the hydrogen atom . . . 1209 A. Introduction. . B. Additional terms in the Hamiltonian... 2.21 00 1213 C. The fine structure of then =2level. 2.22 ev ee eee 1219 D. The hyperfine structure of then =I level... 2... +++ 127 E. The Zeeman effect of the hyperfine structure of the 1s ground state 1232 Complements of chapter XII READER'S GUIDE... 2 2 ee 1246 : The magnetic hyperfine Hamiltonian . 1247 Calculation of the mean values of the fine-structure Hamiltonian inthe 1s, 2s and 2p states... 0 ve eee 1257 : The hyperfine structure and the Zeeman effect for muonium and positronium 6 1262 Du: The influence of the electron spin on the Zeeman effect of the hydrogen resonance line... 0 vee eee 1270 Equi The Stark effect for the hydrogen atom... 1.0... 1279TABLE Chapter XII!1 Approximation methods for ime-dependent pro- Complements of chapter XIII Chapter XIV xiv blems...........-- 1283 A. Statement of the problem... 0.06 0s ve eee 1285 B. Approximate solution of the Schrodinger equation... . . . . . 1286 C. An important special case: sinusoidal or constant perturbation. . . 1291 READER'S GUIDE. ee ew we ewe 1303 Axau Interaction of an atom with an electromagnetic wave... . . 1304 Byrn! Linear and non-linear responses of a two-level system subject t0 4 sinusoidal perturbation... ..... 2...» 1322 Cau Oscillations of a system between two discrete states under the effect of a resonant perturbation... .. 2-2. +. - 1339 Dau: Decay of a discrete state resonantly coupled to a contimaum of final states eee 1343 Exgu: Exercises... ee 1356 Systems of identical particles............. 1369 A. Statement of the problem... 0.0.0 eee eee 1371 B. Permutation operators. . 2... 6 6 ee ee ee 1377 C. The symmetrization postulate... 2.2.2. 1386 D. Discussion. 6 ee eee 1396TaBLe Complements of chapter XIV Appendix | Appendix I! Appendix READER'S GUIDE. Fourier Many-electron atoms. Electronic configurations... . . . : Energy levels of the helium atom : configurations, terms, multiplets Physical properties of an electron gas. Application to solids. . : Exercises... 2... ies and Fourier transforms. . . The Dirac 5-“function” ... . Lagrangian and Hamiltonian in classi BIBLIOGRAPHY... INDEX... mechanics 1409 1410 141g. 1432 1447 1457 1467 1481 1499 1517 xv