Quantum MechanicsTHIRD EDITION
EUGEN MERZBACHERUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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PrefaceThe central role of quantum mechanics, as a unifying
principle in contemporary physics, is reflected in the training of
physicists who take a common course, whether they expect to
specialize in atomic, molecular, nuclear, or particle physics,
solid state physics, qmtntum optics, quantum electronics, or
quantum chemistry. This book was written for such a course as a
comprehensive introduction to the principles of quantum mechanics
and to their application in the subfields of physics. The first
edition of this book was published in 1961, the second in 1970. At
that time there were few graduate-level texts available to choose
from. Now there are many, but I was encouraged by colleagues and
students to embark on a further revision of this bo
