Brandt / Dahmen / Stroh Interactive Quantum Mechanics

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-0-387-21653-9
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 306 Seiten, eBook

Interactive Quantum Mechanics under Java presents the most up-to-date approach to elementary quantum mechanics. Based on the interactive program INTERQUANTA (included on a CD-ROM and ready to run under the WINDOWS, LINUX and MACINTOSH operating systems) and its extensive 3D color graphic features, the book guides its readers through computer experiments on free particles and wave packets, bound states in various potentials, coherent and squeezed states in time-dependent motion, scattering and resonances, analogies in optics, quantized angular momentum, distinguishable and indistinguishable particles, special functions of mathematical physics. A realm for everybody who wants to work on quantum mechanical problems.

Zielgruppe

Graduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brandt, Siegmund

Dahmen, Hans D.

Stroh, T.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction.- 2 Free Particle Motion in One Dimension.- 3 Bound States in One Dimension.- 4 Scattering in One Dimension.- 5 A Two-Particle System: Coupled Harmonic Oscillators.- 6 Free Particle Motion in Three Dimensions.- 7 Bound States in Three Dimensions.- 8 Scattering in Three Dimensions.- 9 Special Functions of Mathematical Physics.- 10 Additional Material and Hints for the Solution of Exercises.- A A Systematic Guide to IQ.- A.1 Overview.- A.1.1 Starting IQ.- A.1.2 Introductory Demonstration.- A.1.3 Selecting a Descriptor File.- A.1.4 Selecting a Descriptor and Producing a Plot.- A.1.5 Printing a Plot.- A.1.6 Changing Colors and Line Widths.- A.1.7 Changing Parameters.- A.1.8 Saving a Changed Descriptor.- A.1.9 Creating a Mother Descriptor.- A.1.10 Editing Descriptor Files.- A.1.11 Printing a Set of Plots.- A.1.12 Running a Demonstration.- A.1.13 Customizing.- A.1.14 Help and Context-Sensitive Help.- A.2 Coordinate Systems and Transformations.- A.2.1 The Different Coordinate Systems.- A.2.2 Defining the Transformations.- A.3 The Different Types of Plot.- A.3.1 Surface over Cartesian Grid in 3D.- A.3.2 Surface over Polar Grid in 3D.- A.3.3 2D Function Graph.- A.3.4 Contour-Line Plot in 2D.- A.3.5 Contour-Surface Plot in 3D.- A.3.6 Polar Diagram in 3D.- A.3.7 Probability-Ellipsoid Plot.- A.3.8 3D Column Plot.- A.4 Parameters — The Subpanel Physics.- A.4.1 The Subpanel Physics—Comp. Coord..- A.4.2 The Subpanel Multiple Plot.- A.5 Parameters — The Subpanel Graphics.- A.5.1 The Subpanel Graphics—Geometry.- A.5.2 The Subpanel Graphics—Accuracy.- A.5.3 The Subpanel Graphics—Hidden Lines.- A.6 The Subpanel Background.- A.6.1 The Subpanel Background—Box.- A.6.2 The Subpanel Background—Scales.- A.6.3 The Subpanel Background—Arrows.- A.6.4 The SubpanelBackground—Texts.- A.7 Parameters — The Subpanel Format.- A.8 Coding Mathematical Symbols and Formulae.- A.9 A Combined Plot and its Mother Descriptor.- A.9.1 The Subpanel Type and Format.- A.9.2 The Subpanel Table of Descriptors.- A.9.3 Special Cases.- A.10 Details of Printing.- A.10.1 Preview. Colors and Line Widths.- A.10.2 Using a System Printer.- A.10.3 Creating PostScript Files: IQ Export.- A.11 Preparing a Demonstration.- B How to Install IQ.- B.1 Contents of the CD-ROM.- B.2 Computer Systems on which INTERQUANTA Can Be Used.- B.3 Installation with Options. The File ReadMe.txt.- B.4 Quick Installation for the Impatient User.