Elements of Quantum Theory
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3.1 A thought experiment
3.2 The wave function
3.3 Postulates of quantum mechanics
3.4 Some properties of observables and wave functions
3.5 Free particle
3.6 Wave packet and the uncertainty principle
3.7 A step potential
3.8 Particle in a box
3.9 Simple harmonic oscillator
3.10 Small perturbations
3.11 Angular momentum
3.12 Examples
Problems
Structures of the Chapter
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S. H. Patil, Elements of Modern Physics,
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