How long does it take to read Quantum Mechanics?
A. K. Ghatak, Ajoy Ghatak, S. Lokanathan
Quantum Mechanics by A. K. Ghatak, Ajoy Ghatak, S. Lokanathan takes about 15 hours 36 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 15 hours 36 minutes
A long haul
First published 2004. 851 pages, about 234,025 words.
32 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 26 hours |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 15 hours 36 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 9 hours 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An understanding of quantum mechanics is vital to all students of physics, chemistry and electrical engineering, but requires a lot of mathematical concepts, the details of which are given with great clarity in this book. Various concepts have been derived from first principles, so it can also be used for self-study. The chapters on the JWKB approximation, time-independent perturbation theory and effects of magnetic field stand out for their clarity and easy-to-understand mathematics. Two complete chapters on the linear harmonic oscillator provide a very detailed discussion of one of the most fundamental problems in quantum mechanics. Operator algebra is used to show the ease with which one can calculate the harmonic oscillator wave functions and study the evolution of the coherent state. Similarly, three chapters on angular momentum give a detailed account of this important problem. Perhaps the most attractive feature of the book is the excellent balance between theory and applications and the large number of applications in such diverse areas as astrophysics, nuclear physics, atomic and molecular spectroscopy, solid-state physics, and quantum well structures.
Subjects: Quantum theory, Physics, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics), Science/Mathematics, Science, Engineering - Electrical & Electronic
