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Group Theory in Quantum Mechanics: An Introduction to its Present Usage introduces the reader to the three main uses of group theory in quantum mechanics: to label energy levels and the corresponding eigenstates; to discuss qualitatively the splitting of energy levels as one starts from an approxima...
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Pergamon Press,
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| Publisher Address: | London, New York, |
| Publication Dates: | 1960. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
International series of monographs on pure and applied mathematics,
v. 9 |
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| Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080092423 |
| Summary: |
Group Theory in Quantum Mechanics: An Introduction to its Present Usage introduces the reader to the three main uses of group theory in quantum mechanics: to label energy levels and the corresponding eigenstates; to discuss qualitatively the splitting of energy levels as one starts from an approximate Hamiltonian and adds correction terms; and to aid in the evaluation of matrix elements of all kinds, and in particular to provide general selection rules for the non-zero ones. The theme is to show how all this is achieved by considering the symmetry properties of the Hamiltonian and the way in which these symmetries are reflected in the wave functions. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (468 pages) illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-463). |
| ISBN: |
9780080092423 008009242X |
| Index Number: | QC174 |
| CLC: | O413 |