Table of Contents

Part I. Theory: 1. The wave function; 2. Time-independent Schrödinger equation; 3. Formalism; 4. Quantum mechanics in three dimensions; 5. Identical particles; Part II. Applications: 6. Time-independent perturbation theory; 7. The variational principle; 8. The WKB approximation; 9. Time-dependent perturbation theory; 10. The adiabatic approximation; 11. Scattering; 12. Afterword; Appendix. Linear algebra.

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About the Author

David J. Griffiths is a retired Professor from Reed College, Oregon, where he taught physics for over 30 years. He received his BA and PhD from Harvard University, where he studied elementary particle theory.