Errata in Principles of Quantum Mechanics, by

Ramamurti Shankar

April 15, 2006

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xi 30 quite easy so adapt quite easy to adapt
xii 15 cost were born cost was born
3 9 do not purposely use purposely do not use
43 6 M i M i = M j M i for i 6= j M i M j = M j M i for i 6= j
X X
54 24 e = e =
Z L+n=1 Z L+n=0
66 -8
Z0 ZL
68 12 < k|x >< k|f > dk < x|k >< k|f > dk

2 1/2
81 8 = (x + y) = (x2 + y 2 )1/2
119 10 P () = | < | > |2 P () | < | > |2
131 9 vice vesa vice versa
167 21 by dotted lines in the figure. by the dotted line in Figure 5.2.
191 1 The last terms suggests The last term suggests
191 15 from the atomic physics to cosmology from atomic physics to cosmology
220 19 asuming for simplicity assuming for simplicity
(1)(2) (1)(2)
252 14 X2 X1
255 12 the energy eigenvalues the energy eigenvectors
296 -5 which does not change with time which does change with time
317 20 n=2 n=1
317 -9 of charge q of mass and charge q
320 16 eL/h eiL/h
336 20 linear combination of each other linear combinations of each other
337 13 Legendre Polynomial Legendre Polynomial
339 6 z cosx + y sinx z cosx y sinx
339 10 z cosx y sinx z cosx + y sinx
350 3 (pr cos)h (pr cos)/h
393 -2 B <<< B0 B  B0
394 -2 M = nk M = N k
399 -2 1000kG 1000kG
415 13 project operators projection operators
415 13 j = 2j1 = 1 j = 2j1 1

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418 24 Tkq |jm > Tkq |jm >
419 -1 (Jx Jy )/21/2 (Jx iJy )/21/2
429 -1 minimun minimum
430 -8 but is utility but its utility
432 17 whose minimum lies at whose minimum lies not at
434 22 wil will
439 16 n (X 0 ) n (x0 )
446 17 from nor
456 8 shifted

 ay
shifted
 by

471 2 r3 r2
480 3 keep one only keep only the first
485 -3 we did we get
496 -1 path of least actions path of least action
502 9 appropximate approximate
507 30 coordinaters coordinates
519 6 +11 11
533 3 r0 = 10    r0 = 1/0
 0
1/2 2  1/2
r0 0
539 30 ' r 1 2 rr
r2 + O r r ' r 1 2 rr
r2
 2 2
mc mc 2


564 -7 h h
572 1 terms makes terms make
573 3 [P [P, v]] [P, [P, v]]
XN XN
586 13
i=1 n=1
604 11 these coordinate these coordinates

609 4 ez2 z2 ez2 z1

609 8 ez2 z1 ez z
0
610 15 ez z ez z
d d
614 2 h d |(t) >= H|( ) > h d |( ) >= H|( ) >
NY1 NY1
614 -8
0 1
616 15 for the case a = 1. for the case a = 1 and A = 1.
619 28 limitis limits
620 1 costs causes
620 11 < a|U ( )|a > < a|U ( )| a >
637 14 so when one usually usually so when one
662 15 pole as z pole at z
673 - Legendre polynomial 337
The items on pages 119 and 564 were submitted by Daniel Keren.