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New Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers Quantum Mechanics_ New Age Publishers by V K Thankappan
The emphasis in the presentation adopted is on the basic principles, the calculational techniques and the inner consistency and beauty of the theory. A Hilbert space formulation of the basic principles and the equations of motion is adopted at the outset. The treatment of linear vector spaces, matrices, angular momentum, relativistic wave equations, quantum field theory and the interpretational problem is more detailed than in most other books. Topics covered include Clebsch–Gordon and Racah coefficients, 9–j symbols and spherical tensors, representational theory, boundary–value problems, Fermi gas model of the nuclei, Klein–Gordon (both real and imaginary mass) and Weyl equations, elementary matter particles and fields, Higg's mechanism and Higg's boson gauge invariance and gauge fields, Feynman diagrams, Normal products and Wick?s theorem. The EPR paradox and its explanations, Hidden–variable theories and Bell?s inequality are explained.
A number of problems are included with a view to supplementing the text.