000			01556pam a2200241a 44500
003			OSt
008			160408b1981 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a0486425479,
020			_a9780486425474
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a515.724 _bSch21o
100			_aSchechter, Martin
245	1		_aOperator methods in quantum mechanics _cMartin Schechter
260			_aNew York _bDover Publications _c1981
300			_axx, 324p
440			_aDover books on physics
500			_aBibliography : P. 319-321
520			_aThis advanced undergraduate and graduate-level text introduces the power of operator theory as a tool in the study of quantum mechanics, assuming only a working knowledge of advanced calculus and no background in physics. The author presents a few simple postulates describing quantum theory, gradually introducing the mathematical techniques that help answer questions important to the physical theory; in this way, readers see clearly the purpose of the method and understand the accomplishment. The entire book is devoted to the study of a single particle moving along a straight line. By posing questions about the particle, the text gradually leads readers into the development of mathematical techniques that provide the answers. Lebesgue integration theory and complex variables are sometimes involved, but most of the book can be understood without them. Exercises at the end of each chapter provide helpful reinforcement.
650			_aOperator theory
650			_aQuantum theory
942			_cBK
999			_c293613 _d293613