Quantum Mechanics
eBook - ePub

Quantum Mechanics

A Modern Development

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eBook - ePub

Quantum Mechanics

A Modern Development

About this book

Although there are many textbooks that deal with the formal apparatus of quantum mechanics (QM) and its application to standard problems, none take into account the developments in the foundations of the subject which have taken place in the last few decades. There are specialized treatises on various aspects of the foundations of QM, but none that integrate those topics with the standard material. This book aims to remove that unfortunate dichotomy, which has divorced the practical aspects of the subject from the interpretation and broader implications of the theory.

In this edition a new chapter on quantum information is added. As the topic is still in a state of rapid development, a comprehensive treatment is not feasible. The emphasis is on the fundamental principles and some key applications, including quantum cryptography, teleportation of states, and quantum computing. The impact of quantum information theory on the foundations of quantum mechanics is discussed. In addition, there are minor revisions to several chapters.

The book is intended primarily as a graduate level textbook, but it will also be of interest to physicists and philosophers who study the foundations of QM. Parts of it can be used by senior undergraduates too.

Contents:

  • Mathematical Prerequisites
  • The Formulation of Quantum Mechanics
  • Kinematics and Dynamics
  • Coordinate Representation and Applications
  • Momentum Representation and Applications
  • The Harmonic Oscillator
  • Angular Momentum
  • State Preparation and Determination
  • Measurement and the Interpretation of States
  • Formation of Bound States
  • Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field
  • Time-Dependent Phenomena
  • Discrete Symmetries
  • The Classical Limit
  • Quantum Mechanics in Phase Space
  • Scattering
  • Identical Particles
  • Many-Fermion Systems
  • Quantum Mechanics of the Electromagnetic Field
  • Bell's Theorem and Its Consequences
  • Quantum Information


Readership: Students, lecturers and researchers in quantum mechanics.

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Information

Publisher
WSPC
Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9789814578608
Edition
2
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Mathematical & Computational Physics

Table of contents

  1. Cover page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1 Mathematical Prerequisites
  8. Chapter 2 The Formulation of Quantum Mechanics
  9. Chapter 3 Kinematics and Dynamics
  10. Chapter 4 Coordinate Representation and Applications
  11. Chapter 5 Momentum Representation and Applications
  12. Chapter 6 The Harmonic Oscillator
  13. Chapter 7 Angular Momemtum
  14. Chapter 8 State Preparation and Determination
  15. Chapter 9 Measurement and the Interpretation of States
  16. Chapter 10 Formation of Bound States
  17. Chapter 11 Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field
  18. Chapter 12 Time-Dependent Phenomena
  19. Chapter 13 Discrete Symmetries
  20. Chapter 14 The Classical Limit
  21. Chapter 15 Quantum Mechanics in Phase Space
  22. Chapter 16 Scattering
  23. Chapter 17 Identical Particles
  24. Chapter 18 Many-Fermion Systems
  25. Chapter 19 Quantum Mechanics of the Electromagnetic Field
  26. Chapter 20 Bell’s Theorem and Its Consequences
  27. Chapter 21 Quantum Information
  28. Appendix A Schur’s Lemma
  29. Appendix B Irreducibility of Q and P
  30. Appendix C Proof of Wick’s Theorem
  31. Appendix D Solutions to Selected Problems
  32. Bibliography
  33. Index