QM1: Book on Dirac Picture | Griffiths/Shankar Level

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The discussion centers on the exploration of the Dirac picture of quantum mechanics, particularly in relation to undergraduate-level textbooks. The original poster, having completed QM 1 and looking forward to QM 2, seeks resources comparable to Griffiths or Shankar. Responses indicate that while a dedicated textbook on the Dirac picture may not exist, standard quantum mechanics texts like Shankar or Sakurai cover the interaction picture, which is relevant for understanding time-dependent perturbation theory. Griffiths, however, does not address this topic. The interaction picture is noted as a useful framework for simplifying certain calculations in quantum mechanics.
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I've taken a course in QM 1, based on the Schrodinger picture and QM 2 looks to be a continuation of this picture.

Looking through Wikipedia, I found the article on the Dirac picture. Is there a good undergraduate (at the level of Griffiths or Shankar) textbook on this picture of QM? Since Statistical mechanics, Dirac has been a sort of idol of mine and I'd like to learn more about this picture.

Thanks.
 
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I don't think you will get an entire book on that. The interaction picture is basically developed to make time-dependent perturbation theory easier to deal with. You can look in probably Shankar or Sakurai or any standard QM book on the time-dependent perturbation theory and the interaction picture will probably pop up. Not in Griffiths though.
 
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