| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 551 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Graduate texts in physics, 1868-4521 |
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Graduate texts in physics. 1868-4513
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| Contents |
1. The need for quantum mechanics -- 2. Self-adjoint operators and Eigenfunction expansions -- 3. Simple model systems -- 4. Notions from linear algebra and bra-ket notation -- 5. Formal developments -- 6. Harmonic oscillators and coherent states -- 7. Central forces in quantum mechanics -- 8. Spin and addition of angular momentum type operators -- 9. Stationary perturbations in quantum mechanics -- 10. Quantum aspects of Materials I -- 11. Scattering off potentials -- 12. The density of states -- 13. Time-dependent perturbations in quantum mechanics -- 14. Path Integrals in quantum mechanics -- 15. Coupling to electromagnetic fields -- 16. Principles of Lagrangian field theory -- 17. Non-relativistic quantum field theory -- 18. Quantization of the Maxwell field: photons -- 19. Quantum aspects of Materials II -- 20. Dimensional effects in low-dimensional systems -- 21. Klein-Gordon and Dirac fields -- App. A: Lagrangian Mechanics -- App. B: The Covariant Formulation of Electrodynamics -- App. C: Completeness of Sturm-Liouville Eigenfunctions -- App. D: Properties of Hermite Polynomials -- App. E: The Baker-Campbell-Hausdorff Formula -- App. F: The Logarithm of a Matrix -- App. G: Dirac [gamma] matrices -- App. H: Spinor representations of the Lorentz group -- App. I: Green's functions in d dimensions |
| Summary |
Annotation This volume introduces quantum mechanics from the discovery of photons to field quantization, relativistic quantum fields and photon-matter interactions. It emphasizes the role of quantum theory for an understanding of materials and electromagnetic radiation |
| Analysis |
Physics |
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Quantum theory |
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Optical materials |
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Nanotechnology |
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Quantum Physics |
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Optical and Electronic Materials |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-545) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 3, 2013) |
| Subject |
Quantum theory.
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Physique.
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Astronomie.
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Quantum theory
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781441980779 |
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1441980776 |
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