Good graduate text in quantum mechanics

[christianwos]

Hello everybody.
I am looking for a good graduate text in quantum mechanics. I studied from Griffiths during my undergraduate career and I loathed it. I thought it was sloppy and poorly arranged.
Currently I have the one by Gottfried and Yan, "Quantum Mechanics: Fundamentals." I like it. It seems to be a formal treatment of the subject requiring a lot of engagement on the reader's part. However, sometimes it is too terse, in my opinion. I also know that some people love Landau's text. Here is my question: is Landau's a graduate text or an undergraduate text? Or does any of you have any other suggestion? (I know some people use Sakurai)
Thanks.

 

[DrClaude]

You'll find many on PF who swear by Ballentine https://www.amazon.com/dp/9810241054/?tag=pfamazon01-20

 

[christianwos]

Thank you. What about Sakurai?

 

[DrClaude]

Sakurai's not bad. But if your background if good enough to follow Ballentine, I would go for the latter.

 

[christianwos]

Thank you for the suggestion. You were right, Ballentine is an excellent textbook, as far as I can tell.

 

[dimostheof]

i had the same question although i am an undergraduate student i would like a book more deeper than griffiths which could help me understand QM now and be a useful textbook for a graduate level..

Are there any other suggestions than Ballentine and Sakurai?

 

[christianwos]

i had the same question although i am an undergraduate student i would like a book more deeper than griffiths which could help me understand QM now and be a useful textbook for a graduate level..

Are there any other suggestions than Ballentine and Sakurai?

To be honest, now that I started reading Ballentine, I have to admit that it is an excellent textbook. If you have a strong mathematical background I would strongly suggest you take a look at it. Gottfried and Yan is very good, too, in my opinion.