| Description |
1 online resource (225 p.) |
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New York Academy of Sciences Ser |
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New York Academy of Sciences Ser
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| Contents |
Intro -- An Introduction to Advanced Quantum Physics -- Contents -- Preface -- PART 1 Relativistic Quantum Physics -- 1 Electromagnetic Radiation and Matter -- 1.1 Hamiltonian and Vector Potential -- 1.2 Second Quantization -- 1.2.1 Commutation Relations -- 1.2.2 Energy -- 1.2.3 Momentum -- 1.2.4 Polarization and Spin -- 1.2.5 Hamiltonian -- 1.3 Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory -- 1.4 Spontaneous Emission -- 1.4.1 First Order Result -- 1.4.2 Dipole Transition -- 1.4.3 Higher Multipole Transition -- 1.5 Blackbody Radiation -- 1.6 Selection Rules -- Problems -- 2 Scattering |
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2.1 Scattering Amplitude and Cross Section -- 2.2 Born Approximation -- 2.2.1 Schr ̀ˆodinger Equation -- 2.2.2 Green's Function Formalism -- 2.2.3 Solution of the Schr ̀ˆodinger Equation -- 2.2.4 Born Approximation -- 2.2.5 Electron-Atom Scattering -- 2.3 Photo-Electric Effect -- 2.4 Photon Scattering -- 2.4.1 Amplitudes -- 2.4.2 Cross Section -- 2.4.3 Rayleigh Scattering -- 2.4.4 Thomson Scattering -- Problems -- 3 Symmetries and Conservation Laws -- 3.1 Symmetries and Conservation Laws -- 3.1.1 Symmetries -- 3.1.2 Conservation Laws -- 3.2 Continuous Symmetry Operators -- 3.2.1 Translations |
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3.2.2 Rotations -- 3.3 Discrete Symmetry Operators -- 3.4 Degeneracy -- 3.4.1 Example -- 3.4.2 Isospin -- Problems -- 4 Relativistic Quantum Physics -- 4.1 Klein-Gordon Equation -- 4.2 Dirac Equation -- 4.2.1 Derivation of the Dirac Equation -- 4.2.2 Probability Density and Current -- 4.3 Solutions of the Dirac Equation, Anti-Particles -- 4.3.1 Solutions of the Dirac Equation -- 4.3.2 Anti-Particles -- 4.4 Spin, Non-Relativistic Limit and Magnetic Moment -- 4.4.1 Orbital Angular Momentum -- 4.4.2 Spin and Total Angular Momentum -- 4.4.3 Helicity -- 4.4.4 Non-Relativistic Limit |
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4.5 The Hydrogen Atom Re-Revisited -- Problems -- 5 Special Topics -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Measurements in Quantum Physics -- 5.3 Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Paradox -- 5.4 Schr ̀ˆodinger's Cat -- 5.5 The Watched Pot -- 5.6 Hidden Variables and Bell's Theorem -- Problems -- PART 2 Introduction to Quantum Field Theory -- 6 Second Quantization of Spin 1/2 and Spin 1 Fields -- 6.1 Second Quantization of Spin 12 Fields -- 6.1.1 Plane Wave Solutions -- 6.1.2 Normalization of Spinors -- 6.1.3 Energy -- 6.1.4 Momentum -- 6.1.5 Creation and Annihilation Operators |
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6.2 Second Quantization of Spin 1 Fields -- Problems -- 7 Covariant Perturbation Theory and Applications -- 7.1 Covariant Perturbation Theory -- 7.1.1 Hamiltonian Density -- 7.1.2 Interaction Representation -- 7.1.3 Covariant Perturbation Theory -- 7.2 W and Z Boson Decays -- 7.2.1 Amplitude -- 7.2.2 Decay Rate -- 7.2.3 Summation over Spin -- 7.2.4 Integration over Phase Space -- 7.2.5 Interpretation -- 7.3 Feynman Graphs -- 7.4 Second Order Processes and Propagators -- 7.4.1 Annihilation and Scattering -- 7.4.2 Time-Ordered Product -- Problems -- 8 Quantum Electrodynamics |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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8.1 Electron-Positron Annihilation |
| Subject |
Nonlinear theories -- Textbooks
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Quantum theory -- Textbooks
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780470665091 |
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0470665092 |
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