Introductory Quantum Physics and Relativity

Shangwu Qian

Jacob Dunningham, Vlatko Vedral

This book is a revised and updated version of Introductory Quantum Physics and Relativity. Based on lectures given as part of the undergraduate degree programme at the University of Leeds, it has been extended in line with recent developments in the field. The book contains all the material required for quantum physics and relativity in the first three years of a traditional physics degree, in addition to more interesting and up-to-date extensions and applications which include quantum field theory, entanglement, and quantum information science. The second edition is unique as an undergraduate textbook as it combines quantum physics and relativity at an introductory level. It expounds the foundations of these two subjects in detail, but also illustrates how they can be combined. It discusses recent applications, but also exposes undergraduates to cutting-edge research topics, such as laser cooling, Bose–Einstein condensation, tunneling microscopes, lasers, nonlocality, and quantum teleportation.

Yang Fujia, J. H. Hamilton

Theory of Relativity The Configuration of Atoms: Rutherford's Model Quantum States of Atoms: The Bohr Model Fine Structure in Atomic Spectra: Electron Spin Atoms Containing Many Electrons: The Pauli Exclusion Principle X-Rays Introductory Quantum Mechanics I: Concepts Introductory Quantum Mechanics II: The Schrodinger Equation Basic Concepts of Nuclear Physics Radioactive Decay Nuclear Forces and Nuclear Models Nuclear Interaction and Reactions Hyperfine Interactions High-Energy Physics

F. Selleri

Dae Mann Kim

This introductory textbook covers fundamental quantum mechanics from an application perspective, considering optoelectronic devices, biological sensors and molecular imagers as well as solar cells and field effect transistors. The book provides a brief review of classical and statistical mechanics and electromagnetism, and then turns to the quantum treatment of atoms, molecules, and chemical bonds. Aiming at senior undergraduate and graduate students in nanotechnology related areas like physics, materials science, and engineering, the book could be used at schools that offer interdisciplinary but focused training for future workers in the semiconductor industry and for the increasing number of related nanotechnology firms, and even practicing people could use it when they need to learn related concepts. The author is Professor Dae Mann Kim from the Korea Institute for Advanced Study who has been teaching Quantum Mechanics to engineering, material science and physics students for over 25 years in USA and Asia.