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Introduction to the Quantum Theory: Third Edition
by David Park

ISBN: 0486441377
Dover Publications Price: $34.95
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More than a chance to gain new insights into physics, this book offers students the opportunity to look at what they already know about the subject in an improved way. Geared toward upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, it covers basic theory and selected applications. 1992 edition.
Slightly corrected republication of the third edition, published by McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 1992.


Table of Contents for Introduction to the Quantum Theory: Third Edition
Prefaces
To the Student
Part I. Theory
1. Beyond Classical Physics
2. The Physical Content of the Wave Function
3. General Principles
4. Physics in One Dimension
5. Hermitian Operators, Symmetry, and Angular Momentum
6. Systems in Two and Three Dimensions
7. Approximate Methods of Calculation
8. The Theory of Scattering
9. Spin and Isospin
10. Questions of Physical Meaning
11. Electromagnetic Radiation
12. Systems Containing Identical Particles
13. Classical Dynamics and Feynman’s Construction
II. Applications
14. The Theory of Alpha Decay
15. Electrons in a Periodic Lattice
16. The Hydrogen Spectrum
17. The Helium Atom
18. Interactive Forces
19. The Neutron-Proton Interaction
20. The Quark Model of Baryons
Ten Good Books on Quantum Mechanics
Appendixes
1. Mathematical Aids
2. Fourier Integrals and Completeness Relations
3. Spherical Harmonics and Angular Functions
4. Outline of Electromagnetic Theory
5. Numerical Integration
6. Notation
7. Values of Physical Constants
Index

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