Topics in Quantum Mechanics Book

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
I	Introductory Concepts in Quantum Theory	1
1	Quantum Mechanics: Some Remarks and Themes	7
2	Equations of Motion in Classical Mechanics	25
3	Quantization and the Schrodinger Equation	51
4	Hypergeometric Equations and Special Functions	81
5	Hydrogen-like Atoms	123
6	Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle	157
7	Group Representations and Selection Rules	171
8	The Quantized Hamiltonian for a Charged Particle in an Electromagnetic Field	217
9	Spin Wave Functions	233
10	Introduction to Multi-Electron Atoms	253
II	Some Selected Topics	269
11	Fresnel Integrals and Feynman Integrals	271
12	Path Integral for the Harmonic Oscillator	291
13	Euclidean Path Integrals	299
14	The Density Matrix and Partition Function in Quantum Statistical Mechanics	307
15	Zeta Regularization	317
16	Helmholtz Free Energy for Certain Negatively Curved Space-Times, and the Selberg Trace Formula	321
17	The Zeta Function of a Product of Laplace Operators and the Multiplicative Anomaly for X[subscript l][superscript d]	333
18	Schrodinger's Equation and Gauge Theory	341
	General Appendices	359
App. A	Some Further Electron Configurations	361
App. B	Mendeleev Periodic Table	365
App. C	Determinants for String World-Sheets That Are Tori: Another Example of Zeta Regularization	369
App. D	Evaluation of the Integral [actual symbol not reproducible]	373
App. E	Some Informal Comments on QFT	379
	References	385
	Index	393