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''Introduction to Quantum Mechanics'', often called ''Griffiths'', is an introductory textbook on
quantum mechanics Quantum mechanics is a fundamental theory in physics that provides a description of the physical properties of nature at the scale of atoms and subatomic particles. It is the foundation of all quantum physics including quantum chemistr ...
by David J. Griffiths. The book is considered a standard undergraduate textbook in the subject. Originally published by Pearson Education in 1995 with a second edition in 2005,
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(CUP) reprinted the second edition in 2017. In 2018, CUP released a third edition of the book with Darrell F. Schroeter as co-author; this edition is known as ''Griffiths and Schroeter''.


Content (3rd edition)

* Part I: Theory ** Chapter 1: The
Wave Function A wave function in quantum physics is a mathematical description of the quantum state of an isolated quantum system. The wave function is a complex-valued probability amplitude, and the probabilities for the possible results of measurements ...
** Chapter 2: Time-independent
Schrödinger Equation The Schrödinger equation is a linear partial differential equation that governs the wave function of a quantum-mechanical system. It is a key result in quantum mechanics, and its discovery was a significant landmark in the development of th ...
** Chapter 3:
Formalism Formalism may refer to: * Form (disambiguation) * Formal (disambiguation) * Legal formalism, legal positivist view that the substantive justice of a law is a question for the legislature rather than the judiciary * Formalism (linguistics) * Scie ...
** Chapter 4: Quantum Mechanics in Three Dimensions ** Chapter 5: Identical Particles ** Chapter 6: Symmetries and Conservation Laws * Part II: Applications ** Chapter 7: Time-independent
Perturbation Theory In mathematics and applied mathematics, perturbation theory comprises methods for finding an approximate solution to a problem, by starting from the exact solution of a related, simpler problem. A critical feature of the technique is a middl ...
** Chapter 8: The Variational Principle ** Chapter 9: The
WKB Approximation In mathematical physics, the WKB approximation or WKB method is a method for finding approximate solutions to linear differential equations with spatially varying coefficients. It is typically used for a semiclassical calculation in quantum mecha ...
** Chapter 10: Scattering ** Chapter 11: Quantum Dynamics ** Chapter 12: Afterword * Appendix:
Linear Algebra Linear algebra is the branch of mathematics concerning linear equations such as: :a_1x_1+\cdots +a_nx_n=b, linear maps such as: :(x_1, \ldots, x_n) \mapsto a_1x_1+\cdots +a_nx_n, and their representations in vector spaces and through matrices ...
* Index


Reception

The book was reviewed by John R. Taylor, among others. It has also been recommended in other, more advanced, textbooks on the subject. According to physicists Yoni Kahn of
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and Adam Anderson of the
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), located just outside Batavia, Illinois, near Chicago, is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory specializing in high-energy particle physics. Since 2007, Fermilab has been operat ...
, Griffiths' ''Quantum Mechanics'' covers all materials needed for questions on quantum mechanics and atomic physics in the Physics
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(Physics GRE).


Publication history

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See also

* '' Introduction to Electrodynamics'' by the same author *
List of textbooks in electromagnetism The study of electromagnetism in higher education, as a fundamental part of both physics and engineering, is typically accompanied by textbooks devoted to the subject. The American Physical Society and the American Association of Physics Teacher ...
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List of textbooks on classical mechanics and quantum mechanics This is a list of notable textbooks on classical mechanics and quantum mechanics arranged according to level and surnames of the authors in alphabetical order. Undergraduate Classical mechanics * * * * * * * * Quantum mechanics * Three ...


References

{{reflist Physics textbooks Quantum mechanics 1995 non-fiction books 2005 non-fiction books 2018 non-fiction books Prentice Hall books Cambridge University Press books Undergraduate education