Problems in Classical and Quantum Mechanics

J. Daniel Kelley received a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Georgetown University, and then joined Brookhaven National Laboratory, studying molecular collision theory. He next joined the McDonnell Douglas/Boeing Research Laboratory, working on projects ranging from analytical chemistry to laser development, and simultaneously served as an Adjunct Professor in the Chemistry and Physics Departments at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. After retirement as a Boeing Technical Fellow in 2001, Dr. Kelley spent two years as a Visiting Scholar in the Thermosciences Division at Stanford University, and has been a consultant to Boeing, NASA and the University of Minnesota.Jacob J. Leventhal received his Ph.D. in 1965 from the University of Florida, after which he became a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Brookhaven National Laboratory. He joined the faculty at the University of Missouri – St. Louis in 1968 where he taught physics and conducted a research program in experimental atomic and molecular physics. He retired to Emeritus Status in 2015. During his career he published more than 100 research papers and is a co-author of Topics in Atomic Physics (Springer 2005) and Foundations of Quantum Physics (Springer 2008).

• Classical Mechanics.- Newtonian Physics.- Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics.- Central Forces and Orbits.- Normal Modes and Coordinates.- Quantum Mechanics.- Introductory Concepts.- Bound States in One Dimension.- Ladder Operators for the Harmonic Oscillator.- Angular Momentum.- Bound states in Three Dimensions.- Approximation Methods.- The Variational Method.- Non-degenerate Time Independent Perturbation Theory.- Degenerate Time Independent Perturbation Theory.- Time Dependent Perturbation Theory.

“The book under review is a collection of problems in classical and quantum mechanics. … The problems in the book are stated clearly and sometimes illustrated by graphs and sketches of the problem at hand, in particular in the part on classical mechanics. … Students preparing for an exam in classical mechanics or quantum mechanics will certainly find this book useful.” (Monika Winklmeier, zbMATH 1391.81001, 2018)