Quantum physics v. 1 From basics to symmetries and perturbations

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. Origin of Main Quantum Concepts 2. Wave Function and the Simplest Problems 3. Bound States 4. Dynamical Variables 5. Uncertainty Relations 6.Hilbert Space and Operators 7. Quantum Dynamics 8. Discrete Symmetries 9. One-Dimensional Motion: Continuum 10. Variational Approach and Diagonalization 11. Discrete Spectrum and Harmonic Oscillator 12. Coherent and Squeezed States 13. Introducing Magnetic Field 14. Macroscopic Quantum Coherence 15. Semiclassical (wkb) Approximation 16. Angular Momentum and Spherical Functions 17. Motion in a Central Field 18. Hydrogen Atom 19. Stationary Perturbations 20. Spin ?21. Finite Rotations and Tensor Operators 22. Angular Momentum Coupling 23. Fine and Hyperfine structure 24. Atom in a Static Field

• ISBN: 978-3-527-40979-2
• Editorial: Wiley-VCH
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 616
• Fecha Publicación: 10/11/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés