Quantum physics v. 2 From time-dependent dynamics to many-body physics and quantum chaos

This two-volume set can be naturally divided into two semester courses, and contains a full modern graduate course in quantum physics. The idea is to teachgraduate students how to practically use quantum physics and theory, presenting the fundamental knowledge, and gradually moving on to applications, including atomic, nuclear and solid state physics, as well as modern subfields, such as quantum chaos and quantum entanglement. The book starts with basic quantum problems, which do not require full quantum formalism but allow the student togain the necessary experience and elements of quantum thinking. Only then does the fundamental Schrodinger equation appear. The author has included topics that are not usually covered in standard textbooks and has written the book insuch a way that every topic contains varying layers of difficulty, so that the instructor can decide where to stop. Although supplementary sources are not required, "Further reading" is given for each chapter, including references toscientific journals and publications, and a glossary is also provided. Problems and solutions are integrated throughout the text INDICE: 1. Non-stationary perturbations 2. Periodic perturbations 3. Scattering of fast charged particles 4. Photons 5. Photoabsorption and photoemission 6. Dispersion and scattering of light 7. Atom in a strong field. 8. Basics of quantum scattering 9. Method of partial waves 10. More about scattering 11. Reactions and resonances 12. Towards relativistic quantum mechanics 13. Dirac equation 14. Dirac equation: Solutions 15. Discrete symmetries, neutrino and kaons 16. Identical particles 17. Isospin. 18. Secondary quantization 19. Atomic and nuclear configurations 20. Fermions. 21. Collective excitations 22. Bosons 23. Fermion pairing and superconductivity 24. Density matrix 25. Quantum chaos 26. Quantum entanglement

• ISBN: 978-3-527-40984-6
• Editorial: Wiley-VCH
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 644
• Fecha Publicación: 10/11/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés