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Mathematical Methods in Quantum Mechanics: With Applications to Schrödinger Operators, Second Edition
 
Gerald Teschl University of Vienna, Austria
Mathematical Methods in Quantum Mechanics
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Mathematical Methods in Quantum Mechanics: With Applications to Schrödinger Operators, Second Edition
Gerald Teschl University of Vienna, Austria
Hardcover ISBN:  978-1-4704-1704-8
Product Code:  GSM/157
List Price: $99.00
MAA Member Price: $89.10
AMS Member Price: $79.20
eBook ISBN:  978-1-4704-1888-5
Product Code:  GSM/157.E
List Price: $85.00
MAA Member Price: $76.50
AMS Member Price: $68.00
Hardcover ISBN:  978-1-4704-1704-8
eBook ISBN:  978-1-4704-1888-5
Product Code:  GSM/157.B
List Price: $184.00 $141.50
MAA Member Price: $165.60 $127.35
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  • Book Details
     
     
    Graduate Studies in Mathematics
    Volume: 1572014; 356 pp
    MSC: Primary 81; 46; 34; 47

    Quantum mechanics and the theory of operators on Hilbert space have been deeply linked since their beginnings in the early twentieth century. States of a quantum system correspond to certain elements of the configuration space and observables correspond to certain operators on the space. This book is a brief, but self-contained, introduction to the mathematical methods of quantum mechanics, with a view towards applications to Schrödinger operators.

    Part 1 of the book is a concise introduction to the spectral theory of unbounded operators. Only those topics that will be needed for later applications are covered. The spectral theorem is a central topic in this approach and is introduced at an early stage. Part 2 starts with the free Schrödinger equation and computes the free resolvent and time evolution. Position, momentum, and angular momentum are discussed via algebraic methods. Various mathematical methods are developed, which are then used to compute the spectrum of the hydrogen atom. Further topics include the nondegeneracy of the ground state, spectra of atoms, and scattering theory.

    This book serves as a self-contained introduction to spectral theory of unbounded operators in Hilbert space with full proofs and minimal prerequisites: Only a solid knowledge of advanced calculus and a one-semester introduction to complex analysis are required. In particular, no functional analysis and no Lebesgue integration theory are assumed. It develops the mathematical tools necessary to prove some key results in nonrelativistic quantum mechanics.

    Mathematical Methods in Quantum Mechanics is intended for beginning graduate students in both mathematics and physics and provides a solid foundation for reading more advanced books and current research literature.

    This new edition has additions and improvements throughout the book to make the presentation more student friendly.

    Ancillaries:

    The book is written in a very clear and compact style. It is well suited for self-study and includes numerous exercises (many with hints).

    Zentralblatt MATH

    The author presents this material in a very clear and detailed way and supplements it by numerous exercises. This makes the book a nice introduction to this exciting field of mathematics.

    Mathematical Reviews

    Readership

    Graduate students and research mathematicians interested in spectral theory and quantum mechanics, with an emphasis on Schrödinger operators.

  • Table of Contents
     
     
    • Part 0. Preliminaries
    • Chapter 0. A first look at Banach and Hilbert spaces
    • Part 1. Mathematical foundations of quantum mechanics
    • Chapter 1. Hilbert spaces
    • Chapter 2. Self-adjointness and spectrum
    • Chapter 3. The spectral theorem
    • Chapter 4. Applications of the spectral theorem
    • Chapter 5. Quantum dynamics
    • Chapter 6. Perturbation theory for self-adjoint operators
    • Part 2. Schrödinger operators
    • Chapter 7. The free Schrödinger operator
    • Chapter 8. Algebraic methods
    • Chapter 9. One-dimensional Schrödinger operators
    • Chapter 10. One-particle Schrödinger operators
    • Chapter 11. Atomic Schrödinger operators
    • Chapter 12. Scattering theory
    • Part 3. Appendix
    • Appendix A. Almost everything about Lebesgue integration
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Volume: 1572014; 356 pp
MSC: Primary 81; 46; 34; 47

Quantum mechanics and the theory of operators on Hilbert space have been deeply linked since their beginnings in the early twentieth century. States of a quantum system correspond to certain elements of the configuration space and observables correspond to certain operators on the space. This book is a brief, but self-contained, introduction to the mathematical methods of quantum mechanics, with a view towards applications to Schrödinger operators.

Part 1 of the book is a concise introduction to the spectral theory of unbounded operators. Only those topics that will be needed for later applications are covered. The spectral theorem is a central topic in this approach and is introduced at an early stage. Part 2 starts with the free Schrödinger equation and computes the free resolvent and time evolution. Position, momentum, and angular momentum are discussed via algebraic methods. Various mathematical methods are developed, which are then used to compute the spectrum of the hydrogen atom. Further topics include the nondegeneracy of the ground state, spectra of atoms, and scattering theory.

This book serves as a self-contained introduction to spectral theory of unbounded operators in Hilbert space with full proofs and minimal prerequisites: Only a solid knowledge of advanced calculus and a one-semester introduction to complex analysis are required. In particular, no functional analysis and no Lebesgue integration theory are assumed. It develops the mathematical tools necessary to prove some key results in nonrelativistic quantum mechanics.

Mathematical Methods in Quantum Mechanics is intended for beginning graduate students in both mathematics and physics and provides a solid foundation for reading more advanced books and current research literature.

This new edition has additions and improvements throughout the book to make the presentation more student friendly.

Ancillaries:

The book is written in a very clear and compact style. It is well suited for self-study and includes numerous exercises (many with hints).

Zentralblatt MATH

The author presents this material in a very clear and detailed way and supplements it by numerous exercises. This makes the book a nice introduction to this exciting field of mathematics.

Mathematical Reviews

Readership

Graduate students and research mathematicians interested in spectral theory and quantum mechanics, with an emphasis on Schrödinger operators.

  • Part 0. Preliminaries
  • Chapter 0. A first look at Banach and Hilbert spaces
  • Part 1. Mathematical foundations of quantum mechanics
  • Chapter 1. Hilbert spaces
  • Chapter 2. Self-adjointness and spectrum
  • Chapter 3. The spectral theorem
  • Chapter 4. Applications of the spectral theorem
  • Chapter 5. Quantum dynamics
  • Chapter 6. Perturbation theory for self-adjoint operators
  • Part 2. Schrödinger operators
  • Chapter 7. The free Schrödinger operator
  • Chapter 8. Algebraic methods
  • Chapter 9. One-dimensional Schrödinger operators
  • Chapter 10. One-particle Schrödinger operators
  • Chapter 11. Atomic Schrödinger operators
  • Chapter 12. Scattering theory
  • Part 3. Appendix
  • Appendix A. Almost everything about Lebesgue integration
Review Copy – for publishers of book reviews
Instructor's Solutions Manual – for instructors who have adopted an AMS textbook for a course
Permission – for use of book, eBook, or Journal content
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