Description |
1 online resource |
Series |
Graduate texts in physics, 1868-4513 |
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Graduate texts in physics.
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Contents |
Prologue -- Recollections from Elementary Quantum Physics -- Two-State Quantum Systems -- A Most Simple Two-Level System -- Quantum Theory in a Nutshell -- Experiments on Spin Precession -- General Solution for the Two-Level System -- Other Tools and Concepts -- Diabolic Points, Geometric Phases, and Quantum Chaos -- The Coupling of Particles -- "Spooky Action at a Distance" -- The Heisenberg Equation of Motion -- Quantum Physics at Work -- Spin Resonance -- Two-State Systems in Atomic and Molecular Physics -- Two-State Systems in Condensed Matter -- Two-State Systems in Nuclear and Particle Physics -- Quantum Informatics -- Multilevel Sysytems and Tensor Operators -- Rotations and Angular Momentum -- Irreducible Tensors -- Electromagnetic Multipole Interactions -- The Generalized Spin Precession Equation -- Reorientation in Static Electromagnetic Fields Reorientation in Time Dependent Fields -- Relaxation and Decoherence |
Summary |
This concise tutorial provides the bachelor student and the practitioner with a short text on quantum physics that allows them to understand a wealth of quantum phenomena based on a compact, well readable, yet still concise and accurate description of nonrelativistic quantum theory. This 'quadrature of the circle' is achieved by concentrating first on the simplest quantum system that still displays all basic features of quantum theory, namely, a system with only two quantized energy levels. For most readers it is very helpful to understand such simple systems before slowly proceeding to more demanding topics like particle entanglement, quantum chaos, or the use of irreducible tensors. This tutorial does not intend to replace the standard textbooks on quantum mechanics, but will help the average student to understand them, often for the first time |
Analysis |
Physics |
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Quantum theory |
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Mathematical physics |
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Mechanics |
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Quantum Physics |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
In |
Springer eBooks |
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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Author |
Stöckmann, Hans-Jürgen, 1945-
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ISBN |
9783642310607 |
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3642310605 |
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3642310591 |
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9783642310591 |
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