Mathematical / Computational / Theoretical physics Books
Springer International Publishing AG Quantum Mechanics: An Enhanced Primer
Book SynopsisQuantum mechanics is one of the most fascinating elements of the physics curriculum, but its conceptual nuances and mathematical complexity can be daunting for beginning students. This user-friendly text is designed for a one-semester course which bridges the gap between sophomore-level treatments and advanced undergraduate/lower-graduate courses. Qualitative explanations and descriptions of historical background are combined with detailed mathematical analyses to help students establish a firm foundation for further study. Classical problems such potential wells, barrier penetration, alpha decay, the harmonic oscillator, and the hydrogen atom are examined in detail, and formalisms and techniques such as operators, expectation values, commutators, perturbation theory, numerical solutions, and the variational theorem are also covered. Particular emphasis is placed on providing numerous worked examples and exercises.Table of ContentsFoundations.- Schrödinger’s equation.- Schrödinger’s Equation in One Dimension.- Operators, Expectation Values, and Various Quantum Theories.- The Harmonic Oscillator.- Schrödinger’s equation in Three Dimensions and the Quantum Theory of Angular Momentum.- Central Potentials.
£49.49
Springer International Publishing AG The Geometry of Spacetime: A Mathematical
Book SynopsisThis book systematically develops the mathematical foundations of the theory of relativity and links them to physical relations. For this purpose, differential geometry on manifolds is introduced first, including differentiation and integration, and special relativity is presented as tensor calculus on tangential spaces. Using Einstein's field equations relating curvature to matter, the relativistic effects in the solar system including black holes are discussed in detail. The text is aimed at students of physics and mathematics and assumes only basic knowledge of classical differential and integral calculus and linear algebra.Table of ContentsDifferentiable manifolds.- Tangent vectors.- Tensors.- Semi-Riemann manifolds.- Special relativity.- Differential forms.- Covariant derivation of vector fields.- Curvature.- Matter.- Geodesy.- Covariant differentiation of tensor fields.- Lie derivation.- Integration on manifolds.- Non-rotating black holes.- Cosmology.- Rotating black holes.- An overview of string theory.
£75.99
Springer International Publishing AG Dialogues Between Physics and Mathematics: C. N.
Book SynopsisThis volume celebrates the 100th birthday of Professor Chen-Ning Frank Yang (Nobel 1957), one of the giants of modern science and a living legend. Starting with reminiscences of Yang's time at the research centre for theoretical physics at Stonybrook (now named C. N. Yang Institute) by his successor Peter van Nieuwenhuizen, the book is a collection of articles by world-renowned mathematicians and theoretical physicists. This emphasizes the Dialogue Between Physics and Mathematics that has been a central theme of Professor Yang’s contributions to contemporary science. Fittingly, the contributions to this volume range from experimental physics to pure mathematics, via mathematical physics. On the physics side, the contributions are from Sir Anthony Leggett (Nobel 2003), Jian-Wei Pan (Willis E. Lamb Award 2018), Alexander Polyakov (Breakthrough Prize 2013), Gerard 't Hooft (Nobel 1999), Frank Wilczek (Nobel 2004), Qikun Xue (Fritz London Prize 2020), and Zhongxian Zhao (Bernd T. Matthias Prize 2015), covering an array of topics from superconductivity to the foundations of quantum mechanics. In mathematical physics there are contributions by Sir Roger Penrose (Nobel 2022) and Edward Witten (Fields Medal 1990) on quantum twistors and quantum field theory, respectively. On the mathematics side, the contributions by Vladimir Drinfeld (Fields Medal 1990), Louis Kauffman (Wiener Gold Medal 2014), and Yuri Manin (Cantor Medal 2002) offer novel ideas from knot theory to arithmetic geometry.Inspired by the original ideas of C. N. Yang, this unique collection of papers b masters of physics and mathematics provides, at the highest level, contemporary research directions for graduate students and experts alike.Table of Contents1 Frank Yang at Stony Brook and the Beginning of Supergravity.- 2. A Stacky Approach to Crystals.- 3 The Potts Model, the Jones Polynomial and Link Homology.- 4 The Penrose–Onsager–Yang Approach to Superconductivity and Superfluidity.- 5 Quantum Operads.- 6 Quantum computational complexity withphotons and linear optics.- 7 Quantized Twistors, G2*, and the Split Octonions.- 8 Kronecker Anomalies and Gravitational Striction.- 9 Projecting Local and Global Symmetries to the Planck Scale.- 10 Gauge Symmetry in Shape Dynamics.- 11 Why Does Quantum Field Theory In Curved Spacetime Make Sense? And What Happens To The Algebra of Observables In The Thermodynamic Limit?.- 12 Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect.- 13 Magic Superconducting States in Cuprates.
£104.49
Birkhauser Verlag AG Methods of Mathematical Physics: Classical and
Book SynopsisThis textbook provides a thorough overview of mathematical physics, highlighting classical topics as well as recent developments. Readers will be introduced to a variety of methods that reflect current trends in research, including the Bergman kernel approach for solving boundary value and spectral problems for PDEs with variable coefficients. With its careful treatment of the fundamentals as well as coverage of topics not often encountered in textbooks, this will be an ideal text for both introductory and more specialized courses.The first five chapters present standard material, including the classification of PDEs, an introduction to boundary value and initial value problems, and an introduction to the Fourier method of separation of variables. More advanced material and specialized treatments follow, including practical methods for solving direct and inverse Sturm-Liouville problems; the theory of parabolic equations, harmonic functions, potential theory, integral equations and the method of non-orthogonal series.Methods of Mathematical Physics is ideal for undergraduate students and can serve as a textbook for a regular course in equations of mathematical physics as well as for more advanced courses on selected topics.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Classification of PDEs.- Models of mathematical physics.- Boundary value problems.- Cauchy problem for hyperbolic equations.- Fourier method for the wave equation.- Sturm-Liouville problems.- Boundary value problems for the heat equation.- Harmonic functions and their properties.- Boundary value problems for the Laplace equation.- Potential theory.- Elements of theory of integral equations.- Solution of boundary value problems for the Laplace equation.- Helmholtz equation.- Method of non-orthogonal series.- Bergman kernel approach.- Bibliography.- Index.
£43.99
Springer International Publishing AG High Performance Computing in Science and
Book SynopsisThis book presents the state-of-the-art in supercomputer simulation. It includes the latest findings from leading researchers using systems from the High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS) in 2021. The reports cover all fields of computational science and engineering ranging from CFD to computational physics and from chemistry to computer science with a special emphasis on industrially relevant applications. Presenting findings of one of Europe’s leading systems, this volume covers a wide variety of applications that deliver a high level of sustained performance.The book covers the main methods in high-performance computing. Its outstanding results in achieving the best performance for production codes are of particular interest for both scientists and engineers. The book comes with a wealth of color illustrations and tables of results.Table of ContentsPart I Physics.- Part II Molecules, Interfaces, and Solids.- Part III Reactive Flows.- Part IV Computational Fluid Dynamics.- Part V Transport and Climate.- Part VI Computer Science.- Part VII Miscellaneous Topics.
£999.99
Springer International Publishing AG Sketches of Physics: The Celebration Collection
Book SynopsisThis book is a journey through the wonders of physics, the special thousandth volume of the renowned Lecture Notes in Physics book series. From quantum physics to solar physics, this volume showcases the beauty of physics in various fields. Written by series editors and colleagues, these essays are accessible to non-specialists and graduate-level students alike, making for an intriguing read for anyone interested in learning about physics beyond their own field of study. Explore the historical development of the series with two insightful forewords.List of essays: A New Era of Quantum Materials Mastery and Quantum Simulators In and Out of Equilibrium Evaluation and Utility of Wilsonian Naturalness The Geometric Phase: Consequences in Classical and Quantum Physics The Coming Decades of Quantum Simulation Insights into Complex Functions Exploring the Hottest Atmosphere with the Parker Solar Probe A Primer on the Riemann Hypothesis Table of ContentsForeword 1 Lecture Notes in Physics: The Formative YearsAuthor: Wolf BeiglböckForeword 2Lecture Notes in Physics: The Renaissance YearsAuthor: Christian CaronPrefaceBy James D. Wells on behalf of the volume editorsToCList of Contributors (with short biographies) Chapter 1A New Era of Quantum Materials Mastery and Quantum Simulators In and Out of EquilibriumAuthors: Dante M. Kennes and Angel RubioChapter 2Evaluation and Utility of Wilsonian NaturalnessAuthor: James D. WellsChapter 3The Geometric Phase: Consequences in Classical and Quantum PhysicsAuthors: Roberta Citro and Ofelia DuranteChapter 4The Coming Decades of Quantum SimulationAuthors: Maciej Lewenstein et alChapter 5Insights into Complex FunctionsAuthors: Wolfgang P. Schleich et alChapter 6Exploring the Hottest Atmosphere with the Parker Solar ProbeAuthors: Gary Zank et al.Chapter 7A Primer on the Riemann HypothesisAuthor: Wolfgang P. Schleich et al
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Springer International Publishing AG Fractal Patterns with MATLAB
Book SynopsisThis book presents the iterative beauty of fractals and fractal functions graphically with the aid of MATLAB programming. The fractal images generated using the MATLAB codes provide visual delight and highly encourage the fractal lovers for creative thinking. The book compiles five cutting-edge research chapters, each with state-of-the art fractal illustrations. It starts with the fundamental theory for the construction of fractal sets via the deterministic iteration algorithm. Incorporating the theoretical base, fractal illustrations of elementary fractal sets are provided with the explicit MATLAB code. The book gives examples of MATLAB codes to present the fractal surfaces. This book is contributed to all the research beginners as well as the professionals on the field of fractal analysis. As it covers basic fractals like Sierpinski triangle to advanced fractal functions with explicit MATLAB code, the presented fractal illustrations hopefully benefit even the non-field readers. The book is a useful course to all the research beginners on the fractal and fractal-related fields.Table of ContentsFractals and Dimensions.- Fractal Transformation.- Univariate Fractal Functions.- Differentiable Fractal Interpolation Functions.- Fractal Interpolation Surfaces.
£35.99
Springer Mathematical Theory of Black Holes in Higher
Book SynopsisIntroduction.- Static vacuum black hole solutions.- Stationary vacuum black hole solutions.- Solution generation methods I.- Solution generation methods II.- Classification and uniqueness of black hole solutions in vacuum.- Einstein Maxwell Black Hole Solutions.- Classification and uniqueness of Einstein Maxwell black holes.
£999.99
Springer Nonlinear FokkerPlanck Flows and their
Book Synopsis- Introduction.- Existence of nonlinear FokkerPlanck flows.- Time dependent FokkerPlanck equations.- Convergence to equilibrium of nonlinear FokkerPlanck flows.- Markov processes associated with nonlinear FokkerPlanck equations.- Appendix.
£49.49
De Gruyter Physik Für Mediziner, Biologen, Pharmazeuten
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De Gruyter Nonlinear Dynamics
Book SynopsisMany nonlinear systems around us can generate a very complex and counter-intuitive dynamics that contrasts with their simplicity, but their understanding requires concepts that are outside the basic training of most science students. This textbook, which is the fruit of graduate courses that the authors have taught at their respective universities, provides a richly illustrated introduction to nonlinear dynamical systems and chaos and a solid foundation for this fascinating subject. It will satisfy those who want discover this field, including at the undergraduate level, but also those who need a compact and consistent overview, gathering the concepts essential to nonlinear scientists.The first and second chapters describe the essential concepts needed to describe nonlinear dynamical systems as well as their stability. The third chapter introduces the concept of bifurcation, where the qualitative dynamical behavior of a system changes. The fourth chapter deals with oscillations, from their birth to their destabilization, and how they respond to external driving. The fifth and sixth chapters discuss complex behaviors that only occur in state spaces of dimension three and higher: quasi-periodicity and chaos, from their general properties to quantitative methods of characterization. All chapters are supplemented by exercises ranging from direct applications of the notions introduced in the corresponding chapter to elaborate problems involving concepts from different chapters, as well as numerical explorations.
£47.02
de Gruyter Schrödinger Und Seine Gleichung
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Springer International Publishing AG Beam Diagnostics in Superconducting Accelerating
Book SynopsisAn energetic charged particle beam introduced to an rf cavity excites a wakefield therein. This wakefield can be decomposed into a series of higher order modes and multipoles, which for sufficiently small beam offsets are dominated by the dipole component. This work focuses on using these dipole modes to detect the beam position in third harmonic superconducting S-band cavities for light source applications. A rigorous examination of several means of analysing the beam position based on signals radiated to higher order modes ports is presented. Experimental results indicate a position resolution, based on this technique, of 20 microns over a complete module of 4 cavities. Methods are also indicated for improving the resolution and for applying this method to other cavity configurations. This work is distinguished by its clarity and potential for application to several other international facilities. The material is presented in a didactic style and is recommended both for students new to the field, and for scientists well-versed in the field of rf diagnostics.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Electromagnetic Eigenmode Simulations of the Third Harmonic Cavity.- Measurements of HOM Spectra.- Analysis Methods for Beam Position Extraction from HOM.- Dependencies of HOM on Transverse Beam Offsets.- HOM-Based Beam Position Diagnostics.- Conclusions.- Bibliography.- Mathematics.- Eigenmodes of an Ideal Third Harmonic Cavity.- Technical Details of the HOM Measurements.
£999.99
Springer International Publishing AG Multicomponent and Multiscale Systems: Theory,
Book SynopsisThis book examines the latest research results from combined multi-component and multi-scale explorations. It provides theory, considers underlying numerical methods and presents brilliant computational experimentation. Engineering computations featured in this monograph further offer particular interest to many researchers, engineers and computational scientists working in frontier modeling and applications of multicomponent and multiscale problems. Professor Geiser gives specific attention to the aspects of decomposing and splitting delicate structures and controlling decomposition and the rationale behind many important applications of multi-component and multi-scale analysis. Multicomponent and Multiscale Systems: Theory, Methods and Applications in Engineering also considers the question of why iterative methods can be powerful and more appropriate for well-balanced multiscale and multicomponent coupled nonlinear problems. The book is ideal for engineers and scientists working in theoretical and applied areas.Table of ContentsGeneral Principles.- Theoretical Part: Functional Splitting.- Algorithmic Part.- Models and Application.- Engineering Applications.- Conclusions.- Glossary.
£33.74
Springer International Publishing AG Basic Concepts in Computational Physics
Book SynopsisThis new edition is a concise introduction to the basic methods of computational physics. Readers will discover the benefits of numerical methods for solving complex mathematical problems and for the direct simulation of physical processes. The book is divided into two main parts: Deterministic methods and stochastic methods in computational physics. Based on concrete problems, the first part discusses numerical differentiation and integration, as well as the treatment of ordinary differential equations. This is extended by a brief introduction to the numerics of partial differential equations. The second part deals with the generation of random numbers, summarizes the basics of stochastics, and subsequently introduces Monte-Carlo (MC) methods. Specific emphasis is on MARKOV chain MC algorithms. The final two chapters discuss data analysis and stochastic optimization. All this is again motivated and augmented by applications from physics. In addition, the book offers a number of appendices to provide the reader with information on topics not discussed in the main text. Numerous problems with worked-out solutions, chapter introductions and summaries, together with a clear and application-oriented style support the reader. Ready to use C++ codes are provided online.Table of ContentsSome Basic Remarks.- Part I Deterministic Methods.- Numerical Differentiation.- Numerical Integration.- The KEPLER Problem.- Ordinary Differential Equations – Initial Value Problems.- The Double Pendulum.- Molecular Dynamics.- Numerics of Ordinary Differential Equations - Boundary Value Problems.- The One-Dimensional Stationary Heat Equation.- The One-Dimensional Stationary SCHRÖDINGER Equation.- Partial Differential Equations.- Part II Stochastic Methods.- Pseudo Random Number Generators.- Random Sampling Methods.- A Brief Introduction to Monte-Carlo Methods.- The ISING Model.- Some Basics of Stochastic Processes.- The Random Walk and Diffusion Theory.- MARKOV-Chain Monte Carlo and the POTTS Model.- Data Analysis.- Stochastic Optimization.- Appendix: The Two-Body Problem.- Solving Non-Linear Equations. The NEWTON Method.- Numerical Solution of Systems of Equations.- Fast Fourier Transform.- Basics of Probability Theory.- Phase Transitions.- Fractional Integrals and Derivatives in 1D.- Least Squares Fit.- Deterministic Optimization.
£999.99
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Astronomie mit dem Personal Computer
Book SynopsisAstronomie mit dem PC vermittelt dem Leser eine fundierte Einführung in die Welt der himmelsmechanischen Berechnungen, die für die astronomische Beobachtungspraxis von besonderer Bedeutung sind.Von den theoretischen Grundlagen der Astronomie und Numerik bis zur Erstellung schneller und präziser Anwendungsprogramme vermittelt das Buch die notwendigen Kenntnisse und Softwarelösungen für die Bestimmung und Vorhersage von:- Positionen der Sonne, des Mondes und der Planeten- Auf- und Untergangszeiten- physischen Ephemeriden der Sonne und der großen Planeten- Kometen- und Kleinplanetenpositionen (mit Störungen)- Mondphasen- Zentrallinie und lokalen Umständen von Sonnenfinsternissen - Sternbedeckungen durch den Mond- Bahnelementen aus drei Beobachtungen (auch mehrere Lösungen)- Koordinaten aus Himmelsaufnahmen. Die Verwendung der weitverbreiteten objektorientierten Programmiersprache CC++ ermöglicht die effiziente Realisierung eigener Anwendungen auf der Basis einer leistungsfähigen Modul-Bibliothek. Die Begleit-CD enthält neben den vollständigen, ausgiebig dokumentierten und kommentierten Quelltexten auch die ausführbaren Programme - damit können Leser ohne Programmierkenntnisse alle im Buch beschriebenen Programme ebenfalls nutzen. Zusätzlich befinden sich zwei Sternkataloge (Position und Proper Motion Katalog und Zodialkatalog) sowie die Lowell-Datenbank aktueller Kleinplaneten-Bahnelemente auf der CD, die den Nutzwert der entsprechenden Programme weiter erhöhen. Die vorliegende 4. Auflage stellt, neben einigen Überarbeitungen der Texte und Bilder, die ausführbaren Programme für die Betriebssysteme Windows 98/2000/XP und LINUX sowie die akualisierten Kataloge und Datenbanken zur Verfügung.Table of ContentsEinführung.- Koordinatensysteme.- Auf- und Untergangsrechnung.- Kometenbahnen.- Störungsrechnung.- Planetenbahnen.- Physische Planetenephemeriden.- Die Mondbahn.- Sonnenfinsternisse.- Sternbedeckungen.- Bahnbestimmung.- Astrometrie.
£52.24
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Analysis 1
Book SynopsisDas vorliegende Lehrbuch ist als Leitfaden für eine zwei- oder dreisemestrige Analysis-Vorlesung gedacht und richtete sich an Studierende der Mathematik und Physik sowie an mathematisch interessierte Studierende der Informatik und der exakten Wissenschaften. Ausführliche Beweise und Erläuterungen sowie zahlreiche Beispiele und interessante Übungsaufgaben eignen es sehr gut für das mathematische Selbststudium. Ein klarer und übersichtlicher Aufbau und eine geschickte Gliederung des Stoffes ermöglichen, das erste Studium auf Kernbereiche zu beschränken. Dem Dozenten werden vielfältige Möglichkeiten geboten, je nach Art der Vorlesung verschiedene Schwerpunkte zu setzen und geeignete Wege zur Darstellung des Stoffes zu wählen. Geometrische Intuition und historische Motivation in Verbindung mit einer maßvollen Abstraktion kennzeichnen diese moderne Einführung in die Analysis.Trade ReviewAus den Rezensionen zur 2. Auflage: "… Genauigkeit und Verständlichkeit schliessen sich nicht aus, wie das Buch von Stefan Hildebrand eindrücklich zeigt. Der Stoff wird übersichtlich, detailliert und genau präsentiert. … Das vorliegende Werk präsentiert … in hervorragender Weise - quasi als Referenzwerk. … Ich hätte mir als Studierender gewünscht ein solches Buch zu besitzen. Ich würde es deshalb auch allen (ehemaligen) Schülerinnen und Schüler, die sich ernsthaft für Mathematik interessieren, empfehlen." (Reto Schuppli, in: Bulletin des Verein Schweizer Mathematik- und Physiklehrer, 2006, S. 21) Aus den Rezensionen zur 2. Auflage: "… eindrucksvoll ... Meisterhaft gelingt hier die Synthese vielschichtiger, vielfältiger, … klaren, übersichtlichen, gut strukturiertem Aufbau … einem überzeugenden, von üblichen Lehrbüchern grundsätzlich abweichenden Konzept. …aus didaktischer Sicht sehr wertvoll … Beispiele und wertvolle Übungsaufgaben, bei maßvoller Abstraktion, besonders auf geometrische Intuition und historische Motivation Wert gelegt wird, eignet sich dieses Buch sehr gut zum … Selbststudium und bietet dem Dozenten eine Fülle von Anregungen für eine zumindest zweisemestrige Vorlesung." (H. Rindler, in: Monatshefte für Mathematik, 2006, Vol. 149, S. 85) "… Hildebrandts Werk ist ein empfehlenswertes Werk … Der kenntnisreiche Autor zeigt, dass er auch Geschmack hat! … Die Auswahl des Stoffes ... ist subjektiv gefärbt, aber in sich stimmig. … Ein sehr gefälliges und empfehlenswertes Buch: Für die Studenten als Begleitlektüre oder zum Selbststudium, und für die Dozenten … als Grundlage … von Grundvorlesungen!" (H. Prodinger, in: IMN - Internationale Mathematische Nachrichten, 2007, Vol. 205, S. 42)Table of ContentsDie Grundlagen der Analysis.- Der Begriff der Stetigkeit.- Grundbegriffe der Differential- und Integralrechnung.- Differentialgleichungen und Fourierreihen.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Open Quantum Systems I: The Hamiltonian Approach
Book SynopsisUnderstanding dissipative dynamics of open quantum systems remains a challenge in mathematical physics. This problem is relevant in various areas of fundamental and applied physics. Significant progress in the understanding of such systems has been made recently. These books present the mathematical theories involved in the modeling of such phenomena. They describe physically relevant models, develop their mathematical analysis and derive their physical implications.Table of Contentsto the Theory of Linear Operators.- to Quantum Statistical Mechanics.- Elements of Operator Algebras and Modular Theory.- Quantum Dynamical Systems.- The Ideal Quantum Gas.- Topics in Spectral Theory.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Group Theory: Application to the Physics of
Book SynopsisThis concise, class-tested book was refined over the authors’ 30 years as instructors at MIT and the University Federal of Minas Gerais (UFMG) in Brazil. The approach centers on the conviction that teaching group theory along with applications helps students to learn, understand and use it for their own needs. Thus, the theoretical background is confined to introductory chapters. Subsequent chapters develop new theory alongside applications so that students can retain new concepts, build on concepts already learned, and see interrelations between topics. Essential problem sets between chapters aid retention of new material and consolidate material learned in previous chapters.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:"It was developed for a graduate course taught mostly by Millie Dresselhaus at MIT for more than 30 years, with many revisions of lecture notes. Very much a graduate text or specialist monograph, the book covers a wealth of applications across solid-state physics. … The book can be warmly recommended to students and researchers in solid-state physics, either to serve as a text for an advanced lecture course or for individual study … ." (Volker Heine, Physics Today, November, 2008)"This textbook is based on the authors’ pedagogical experience during their 30 years at MIT. … the book develops all of the relevant mathematics (linear algebra) and the necessary physics (quantum mechanics), it is eminently suitable to a wide audience in physics, chemistry and materials science." (Barry R. Masters, Optics and Photonics News, July/August, 2009)“This is an excellent text … . originates from lectures by Charles Kittel and J. H. van Vleck in the 1950s and much of the material was presented in courses by the authors over the last three decades. The material is meant for Electrical Engineering and Physics students at the graduate level … . has exercises at the end of each chapter and an extensive set of appendices. The exposition is clear and detailed. This is a very good book for its target audience.” (W. Miller Jr., Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1175, 2010)“The goal of the book under review is to teach group theory in close connection to applications. … Every chapter of the book finishes with several selected problems. Specific to this book is the feature that every abstract theoretical group concept is introduced and applied in a concrete physical way. This is why the book is very useful for anyone interested in applications of group theory to the wide range of condensed matter phenomena.” (Oktay K. Pashaev, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2010 i)“It is highly welcomed because of its well-thought structuring and the plenty of non-trivial examples. The authors develop those parts of the theory of groups which are interesting for physicists, from chapter to chapter offering nearly at any step one or more informative application.” (G. Kowol, Monatshefte für Mathematik, Vol. 157 (2), June, 2009)Table of ContentsBasic Mathematics.- Basic Mathematical Background: Introduction.- Representation Theory and Basic Theorems.- Character of a Representation.- Basis Functions.- Introductory Application to Quantum Systems.- Splitting of Atomic Orbitals in a Crystal Potential.- Application to Selection Rules and Direct Products.- Molecular Systems.- Electronic States of Molecules and Directed Valence.- Molecular Vibrations, Infrared, and Raman Activity.- Application to Periodic Lattices.- Space Groups in Real Space.- Space Groups in Reciprocal Space and Representations.- Electron and Phonon Dispersion Relation.- Applications to Lattice Vibrations.- Electronic Energy Levels in a Cubic Crystals.- Energy Band Models Based on Symmetry.- Spin–Orbit Interaction in Solids and Double Groups.- Application of Double Groups to Energy Bands with Spin.- Other Symmetries.- Time Reversal Symmetry.- Permutation Groups and Many-Electron States.- Symmetry Properties of Tensors.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Wissenschaftliches Rechnen
Book SynopsisDas Ziel des nun auch in deutscher Übersetzung erhältlichen Buches ist es, angewandte Mathematik und Ingenieurmathematik so darzustellen, wie sie heutzutage Anwendung findet. Das Buch basiert auf dem Kurs „Wissenschaftliches Rechnen" des Massachusetts Institute of Technology und versucht, Konzepte und Algorithmen zusammenzuführen. Beginnend mit der angewandten linearen Algebra entwickeln die Autoren die Methoden der finiten Differenzen und finiten Elemente – stets in Verbindung mit Anwendungen in zahlreichen Wissensgebieten.Trade Review“... Der in jeder Hinsicht hervorragende Text von Strang wird für lange Zeit eine Standardreferenz in der Literatur zur Ausbildung im wissenschaftlichen Rechnen sein. Es gibt viele gute Gründe, ihn zu besitzen ...” (H.R. Schneebeli, in: Elemente der Mathematik, jg. 67, S. 200 f. 2012)“... Das Buch enthält zahlreiche Aufgaben in unterschiedlichen Schwierigkeitsgraden und drei Anhänge und ist, wenn man es nicht als Begleitbuch zu einer Vorlesung gebraucht, hervorragend zum Stöbern geeignet. ... ist das Buch äußerst empfehlenswert nicht nur für Ingenieure. Teile des Buches sind sicher auch schon für begabte und interessierte Schülerinnen und Schüler geeignet und von Pseudoanwendungen in Schulbüchern genervte Lehrkräfte an unseren Gymnasien können hier realistische Anwendungen finden, die man mit Mathematik bearbeiten kann.“ (in: Mathematische Semesterberichte, 2012, Issue 1)“... in diesem umfangreichen, ursprünglich in englisch erschienenem Werk mit mathematischer Exaktheit und anwendungsorientierter Zielrichtung ... Angesprochen sind vorwiegend Studierende der Mathematik und der Ingenieurwissenschaften. ... Der kurze Anhang ist allenfalls geeignet, Erinnerungslücken zu schließen.“ (Wolfgang Grölz, in: ekz-Informationsdienst, 2010, Vol. 2010/34)Table of ContentsAngewandte lineare Algebra.- Ein Grundmuster der angewandten Mathematik.- Randwertprobleme.- Fourier-Reihen und Fourier-Integrale.- Analytische Funktionen.- Anfangswertprobleme.- Große Systeme.- Optimierung und Minimumprinzip.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Number Theory in Science and Communication: With
Book Synopsis"Number Theory in Science and Communication" is a well-known introduction for non-mathematicians to this fascinating and useful branch of applied mathematics . It stresses intuitive understanding rather than abstract theory and highlights important concepts such as continued fractions, the golden ratio, quadratic residues and Chinese remainders, trapdoor functions, pseudo primes and primitive elements. Their applications to problems in the real world are one of the main themes of the book. This revised fifth edition is augmented by recent advances in coding theory, permutations and derangements and a chapter in quantum cryptography. From reviews of earlier editions – "I continue to find [Schroeder’s] Number Theory a goldmine of valuable information. It is a marvelous book, in touch with the most recent applications of number theory and written with great clarity and humor.’ Philip Morrison (Scientific American) "A light-hearted and readable volume with a wide range of applications to which the author has been a productive contributor – useful mathematics outside the formalities of theorem and proof." Martin GardnerTrade ReviewFrom the reviews of the fifth edition:“Number theory has been a very active field in the last twenty-seven years, and Schroeder’s text has a palimpsest quality, with later mathematical advances layered on earlier ones. … Number Theory in Science and Communication is rewarding to browse, or as a jumping-off point for further research … . It would be a good source of student projects in an undergraduate discrete mathematics or number theory course.” (Ursula Whitcher, The Mathematical Association of America, March, 2011)Table of ContentsA Few Fundamentals.- The Natural Numbers.- Primes.- The Prime Distribution.- Some Simple Applications.- Fractions: Continued, Egyptian and Farey.- Congruences and the Like.- Linear Congruences.- Diophantine Equations.- The Theorems of Fermat Wilson and Euler.- Permutations Cycles and Derangements.- Cryptography and Divisors.- Euler Trap Doors and Public-Key Encryption.- The Divisor Functions.- The Prime Divisor Functions.- Certified Signatures.- Primitive Roots.- Knapsack Encryption.- Residues and Diffraction.- Quadratic Residues.- Chinese and Other Fast Algorithms.- The Chinese Remainder Theorem and Simultaneous Congruences.- Fast Transformation and Kronecker Products.- Quadratic Congruences.- Pseudoprimes, Möbius Transform, and Partitions.- Pseudoprimes Poker and Remote Coin Tossing.- The Möbius Function and the Möbius Transform.- Generating Functions and Partitions.- From Error Correcting Codes to Covering Sets.- Cyclotomy and Polynomials.- Cyclotomic Polynomials.- Linear Systems and Polynomials.- Polynomial Theory.- Galois Fields and More Applications.- Galois Fields.- Spectral Properties of Galois Sequences.- Random Number Generators.- Waveforms and Radiation Patterns.- Number Theory Randomness and “Art”.- Self-Similarity, Fractals and Art.- Self-Similarity, Fractals, Deterministic Chaos and a New State of Matter.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Grundkurs Theoretische Physik 5/1:
Book SynopsisDer Grundkurs Theoretische Physik deckt in 7 Bänden die im Diplom- und Bachelor/Master-Studium maßgeblichen Gebiete ab und vermittelt das im jeweiligen Semester benötigte theoretisch-physikalische Rüstzeug. Der erste Teil von Band 5 beginnt mit einer Begründung der Quantenmechanik und der Zusammenstellung ihrer formalen Grundlagen, um dann Konzepte und Begriffsbildungen an Modellsystemen zu illustrieren. Der Band enthält Übungsaufgaben und Kontrollfragen zur Vertiefung des Stoffs. Die überarbeitete und ergänzte Neuauflage ist zweifarbig gestaltet.Table of ContentsInduktive Begründung der Wellenmechanik.- Schrödinger-Gleichung.- Grundlagen der Quantenmechanik (Dirac-Formalismus).- Einfache Modellsysteme.- Lösungen der Übungsaufgaben.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Praktische Mathematik mit MATLAB, Scilab und
Book SynopsisDer Band bietet eine Schritt-für-Schritt-Einführung in das numerische Rechnen mit den Programmen MATLAB, Scilab und Octave. Anhand zahlreicher Beispiele zeigen die Autoren, wie die mathematischen Tools zur Lösung mathematischer, physikalischer und insbesondere ingenieurwissenschaftlicher Aufgaben eingesetzt werden können. Dazu gehören die Lösung von linearen Gleichungssystemen, nichtlinearen Gleichungen und Differentialgleichungen, die Fourier- und Wavelet-Transformation, Kurvenanpassung und Interpolation sowie die numerische Integration.Trade Review“... Zum Nachschlagen enthält jedes Kapitel eine Zusammenfassung, und ganz am Ende stehen einige Testfragen sowie eine kleine Literaturliste, so dass sich der neugierige Leser weiteres Futter verschaffen kann. ... erkunden die Autoren einige Teilbereiche der numerischen Mathematik, die für Anfänger geeignet sind. ... Die vielen Beispiele und Aufgaben unterstützen den Leser enorm ... Wer sich für das Lösen numerischer Probleme mit zeitgemäßen Werkzeugen interessiert, der kann zunächst bedenkenlos zu diesem Werk greifen.” (Harald Löwe, in: Mathematische Semesterberichte, Jg. 62, 2015, S. 114 f.) Table of Contents
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Springer Handbook of Spacetime
Book SynopsisThe Springer Handbook of Spacetime is dedicated to the ground-breaking paradigm shifts embodied in the two relativity theories, and describes in detail the profound reshaping of physical sciences they ushered in. It includes in a single volume chapters on foundations, on the underlying mathematics, on physical and astrophysical implications, experimental evidence and cosmological predictions, as well as chapters on efforts to unify general relativity and quantum physics. The Handbook can be used as a desk reference by researchers in a wide variety of fields, not only by specialists in relativity but also by researchers in related areas that either grew out of, or are deeply influenced by, the two relativity theories: cosmology, astronomy and astrophysics, high energy physics, quantum field theory, mathematics, and philosophy of science. It should also serve as a valuable resource for graduate students and young researchers entering these areas, and for instructors who teach courses on these subjects.The Handbook is divided into six parts. Part A: Introduction to Spacetime Structure. Part B: Foundational Issues. Part C: Spacetime Structure and Mathematics. Part D: Confronting Relativity theories with observations. Part E: General relativity and the universe. Part F: Spacetime beyond Einstein.Trade Review“This is a complete comprehensive textbook of all areas of classical and relativistic Physics including mechanics, E & M, quantum theory, perturbation, solid state, and particle physics. … It is good enough to be read cover to cover and will not disappoint the reader reviewer. I highly recommend this book for physics students, and investigators in physics theories.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, January, 2016)“This is a splendid and very comprehensive review of the special and general theories of relativity and their applications, in a collection of about 40 articles by experts in the field. … the book will appeal to a wide variety of readers, from advanced undergraduates to experts in the field. … I doubt that there is any physicist who would not find something new and interesting here.” (Alan Heavens, The Observatory, Vol. 135 (1245), April, 2015)Table of ContentsPreface (A. Ashtekar, V. Petkov).- Part A – Introduction to Spacetime Structure.- Chap. 1 From Aether Theory to Special Relativity.- Chap. 2 The Historical Origins of Spacetime.- Chap. 3 Relativity Today.- Chap. 4 Acceleration and Gravity: Einstein's Principle.- Chap. 5 The Geometry of Newton's and Einstein's Theories.- Part B – Foundational Issues.- Chap. 6 Time in Special Relativity.- Chap. 7 Rigid Motion and Adapted Frames.- Chap. 8 Physics as Spacetime Geometry.- Chap. 9 Electrodynamics of Radiating Charges.- Chap. 10 The Nature and Origin of Time-Asymmetric Spacetime Structures.- Chap. 11 Teleparallelism: A new Insight into Gravity.- Chap. 12 Gravity and the Spacetime: An Emergent Perspective.- Chap. 13 Spacetime and the Passage of Time.- Part C – Spacetime Structure and Mathematics.- Chap. 14 Unitary Representations of the Inhomogeneous Lorentz Group and Their Significance in Quantum Physics.- Chap. 15 Spinors.- Chap. 16 The Initial Value Problem in General Relativity.- Chap. 17 Dynamical and Hamiltonian Formulation of General Relativity.- Chap. 18 Positive Energy Theorems in General Relativity.- Chap. 19 Conserved Charges in Asymptotically (Locally) AdS Spacetimes.- Chap. 20 Spacetime Singularities.- Chap. 21 Singularities in Cosmological Spacetimes.- Part D – Confronting Relativity theories with observations.- Chap. 22 The experimental status of Special and General Relativity Chap. 23. Observational Constraints on Local Lorentz Invariance.- Chap. 24 Relativity in GNSS.- Chap. 25 Quasi Local Black Hole Horizons.- Chap. 26 Gravitational Astronomy.- Chap. 27 Probing Dynamical Spacetimes with Gravitational Waves.- Part E – General Relativity and the Universe.- Chap. 28 Einstein's Equation, Cosmology and Astrophysics.- Chap. 29 Viscous Universe Models.- Chap. 30 Friedmann-Lemaitre-Robertson-Walker Cosmology.- Chap. 31 Exact Approach to Inflationary Universe Models.- Chap. 32 Cosmology with the Cosmic Microwave Background.- Part F – Spacetime Beyond Einstein.- Chap. 33 Quantum Gravity.- Chap. 34 Quantum Gravity via Causal Dynamical Triangulations.- Chap. 35 String Theory and Primordial Cosmology.- Chap. 36 Quantum Spacetime.- Chap. 37 Gravity, Geometry and the Quantum.- Chap. 38 Spin Foams.- Chap. 39 Loop Quantum Cosmology.- Acknowledgements.- About the Authors.- Subject Index.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Grundkurs Theoretische Physik 5/2:
Book SynopsisDer beliebte Grundkurs Theoretische Physik deckt in sieben Bänden alle für das Bachelor-/Master- oder Diplomstudium maßgeblichen Gebiete ab. Jeder Band vermittelt gut durchdacht das im jeweiligen Semester nötige theoretisch-physikalische Rüstzeug. Zahlreiche Übungsaufgaben mit ausführlichen Lösungen dienen der Vertiefung des Stoffes. Der zweite Teil des fünften Bandes befasst sich mit Anwendungen und mit dem Ausbau der im ersten Teil entwickelten Konzepte der Quantenmechanik.Die vorliegende neue Auflage enthält einige neue Aufgaben, wurde grundlegend überarbeitet und durch einige Zusatzkapitel zur Streutheorie ergänzt. Sie ermöglicht durch die zweifarbige Darstellung einen sehr übersichtlichen und schnellen Zugriff auf den Lehrstoff.Table of ContentsQuantentheorie des Drehimpulses.- Zentralpotential.- Näherungsmethoden.- Mehr-Teilchen-Systeme.- Streutheorie.- Lösungen der Übungsaufgaben.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Handbook of Mathematics
Book SynopsisThis guide book to mathematics contains in handbook form the fundamental working knowledge of mathematics which is needed as an everyday guide for working scientists and engineers, as well as for students. Easy to understand, and convenient to use, this guide book gives concisely the information necessary to evaluate most problems which occur in concrete applications. In the newer editions emphasis was laid on those fields of mathematics that became more important for the formulation and modeling of technical and natural processes, namely Numerical Mathematics, Probability Theory and Statistics, as well as Information Processing. Besides many enhancements and new paragraphs, new sections on Geometric and Coordinate Transformations, Quaternions and Applications, and Lie Groups and Lie Algebras were added for the sixth edition.Trade Review“Russian scholars Bronshtein and Semendyayev created a math classic over seven decades ago. … This new Springer edition details over 1,500 entries in its table of contents, including new entries for analytical geometry, Lie groups and Lie algebra, nonlinear optimization, and computer algebra systems. … Summing Up: Recommended. All mathematics library collections.” (K. L. Swetland, Choice, Vol. 53 (11), July, 2016)Table of ContentsArithmetics.- Functions.- Geometry.- Linear Algebra.- Algebra and Discrete Mathematics.- Differentiation.- Infinite Series.- Integral Calculus.- Differential Equations.- Calculus of Variations.- Linear Integral Equations.- Functional Analysis.- Vector Analysis and Vector Fields.- Function Theory.- Integral Transformations.- Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics.- Dynamical Systems and Chaos.- Optimization.- Numerical Analysis.- Computer Algebra Systems-Example Mathematica.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Mathematische Methoden der Theoretischen Physik
Book SynopsisDas vorliegende Buch behandelt die wichtigsten mathematischen Themen der Vorlesungen über Theoretische Physik. Es ergänzt damit die mathematischen Grundlagen, die Studierende der Physik im Rahmen der Vorlesungen über Analysis und Lineare Algebra vermittelt bekommen. Der Autor verzichtet dabei zwar vielfach auf ausführliche Beweise, nicht aber auf eine präzise Formulierung der Sachverhalte. Zahlreiche physikalische Beispiele sollen ein gründliches Verständnis der mathematischen Zusammenhänge befördern und deren Bedeutung für unser Naturverständnis erschließen. Eine Sammlung von Aufgaben am Ende des jeweiligen Kapitels bietet den Leserinnen und Lesern Gelegenheit zur Übung. Der Inhalt dieses Teils deckt die gewöhnlichen Differentialgleichungen, Fourieranalysis und koordinatenfreie Differentialrechnung in Vektorräumen ab und begleitet mathematisch so die Theorievorlesungen zur Mechanik und Elektrodynamik. Das Buch bietet dabei nicht nur die notwendigen Grundlagen, sondern auch vertiefende Themen, die über den regulären Kanon hinausgehen oder eine konkrete Anwendung des Behandelten aufzeigen. Für eine effiziente Verwendung sind diese Kapitel klar mit einem Stern gekennzeichnet und können damit beim ersten Lesen übersprungen werden. Somit kann dieses Werk begleitend zu den Vorlesungen eingesetzt werden, aber auch darüber hinaus zur eigenständigen Verfestigung quer über verschiedene Themenbereiche hinweg anleiten. Table of Contents1 Gewöhnliche Differentialgleichungen.- Skalare Gleichungen erster Ordnung. Systeme erster Ordnung. Lineare Systeme erster Ordnung. Lineare Gleichungen n-ter Ordnung. Harmonisch angeregte lineare Schwingung. Übungsbeispiele.- 2 Fourieranalysis.- Fourierreihen. Die Fouriertransformation. Übungsbeispiele.- 3 Vektoranalysis.- Differenzieren von Skalarfeldern. Differenzieren von Vektorfeldern. Krummlinige Koordinatensysteme. Kartenfreie Mechanik in Galileis Raumzeit. Übungsbeispiele.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Übungsbuch Physik für Studierende der
Book SynopsisDieses Übungsbuch enthält zahlreiche Aufgaben zum Inhalt einer Einführungsvorlesung Physik. Mithilfe von ausführlichen Lösungen und Erklärungen lernen und üben Studierende die Anwendung physikalischer Rechenmethoden und die hierfür erforderliche Mathematik. Vor allem in Kombination mit dem Lehrbuch Physik für Studierende der Biowissenschaften, Chemie und Medizin bildet es eine ideale Basis für die Klausurvorbereitung und weiterführende Vorlesungen.Der erste Teil des Buches bietet Übungsserien mit Aufgaben, die entsprechend dem Inhalt typischer Physikvorlesungen strukturiert sind und dabei Themen von der klassischen Mechanik bis hin zur Atom- und Quantenphysik abdecken. Jede Übungsserie besteht aus einem Verständnisteil und einem Übungsteil, der durch anwendungsorientierte Aufgaben aus Biowissenschaften, Chemie und Medizin ergänzt wird.Das Gelernte kann dann anhand des zweiten Teils überprüft werden, der aus verschiedenen Testserien besteht: Hier sind gemischte Aufgaben aus den jeweiligen Inhalten der zwei Semester enthalten, wie sie auch in Physikklausuren zu finden sind.Table of ContentsMathematische Grundlagen.- Klassische Mechanik.- Zustandsformen der Materie.- Thermodynamik.- Schwingungen.- Wellen.- Optik.- Klassische Elektrodynamik.- Atom- und Quantenphysik.- Testserien Physik I.- Testserien Physik II.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Experimentalphysik 1: Mechanik und Wärme
Book Synopsis Das vorliegende Lehrbuch zur Mechanik und Wärmelehre richtet sich an Studierende der Physik im ersten Semester. Die Vorlesungsinhalte werden hier anschaulich, übersichtlich und leicht verständlich in zwölf Kapiteln dargestellt: Das Buch beginnt mit der Mechanik des Massenpunktes, Bezugssystemen und spezielle Relativitätstheorie. Es werden Systeme von Massenpunkten und die Dynamik starrer ausgedehnter Körper behandelt. Anschließend wird das Verhalten von festen und flüssigen realen Körpern und Gasen diskutiert. Strömende Flüssigkeiten und Gase, Auftrieb und die Physik des Fliegens werden im nächsten Kapitel besprochen. Nach der Vakuum-Physik wird die Wärmelehre eingeführt. Das Buch endet mit mechanischen Schwingungen und Wellen, nichtlinearer Dynamik und Chaos. Für das Verständnis notwendige Teilaspekte der Mathematik werden im Anhang aufgeführt. Ganz im Stil der bekannten Reihe zur Experimentalphysik von Professor Demtröder wird auch die Mechanik und Wärmelehre möglichst quantitativ präsentiert. Wichtige Formeln und Merksätze sind hervorgehoben und der Lernstoff direkt anhand von Beispielen verständlich gemacht. Über 160 Übungsaufgaben werden ausführlich gelöst und Zusammenfassungen unterstützen Studierende beim strukturierten Lernen. In der neunten Auflage des beliebten Lehrbuches erwartet Leserinnen und Leser jetzt zusätzlich: o Wichtige und grundlegende Aufgaben werden in Videos klar und verständlich besprochen und ausführlich an der Tafel gelöst. o Kurze Fragen am Anfang der Kapitel stimmen auf das jeweilige Themengebiet ein und machen neugierig, beispielsweise: Woher wissen wir, dass die Lichtgeschwindigkeit konstant und unabhängig von der Bewegung des Beobachters ist? Was ist ein Trägheitsmoment eines Körpers und wie unterscheidet es sich von der Masse des Körpers? Wovon hängt es ab, ob Materie fest, flüssig oder gasförmig ist? Wie kommt eine Seifenblase zustande? o Ein neues Layout präsentiert den Inhalt noch übersichtlicher. o Ausgesuchte Abbildungen stehen als Vorlesungsfolien für Dozentinnen und Dozenten zur Verfügung. Der Autor Wolfgang Demtröder studierte an den -Universitäten in Münster, Tübingen und Bonn die Fächer Physik, Mathematik und Musikwissenschaft. Dort promovierte er bei dem späteren Nobelpreisträger Prof. Wolfgang Paul. Er arbeitete an der Universität Freiburg als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, wo er auch habilitiert wurde und forschte als Visiting Fellow am Joint Institute for Astrophysics in Boulder, Colorado und erhielt 1970 einen Ruf als ordentlicher Professor an die Universität Kaiserslautern. Er forschte unter anderem auf dem Gebiet der hochauflösenden Laserspektroskopie kleiner Moleküle. Bekannt ist der Autor vor allem für sein Standardwerk über Laserspektroskopie und seine beliebte und bekannte Lehrbuchreihe Experimentalphysik I-IV.Table of ContentsEinführung und Überblick.- Mechanik eines Massenpunktes.- Bewegte Bezugssysteme und spezielle Relativitätstheorie.- Systeme von Massenpunkten. Stöße.- Dynamik starrer ausgedehnter Körper.- Reale feste und flüssige Körper.- Gase.- Strömende Flüssigkeiten und Gase.- Vakuum-Physik.- Wärmelehre.- Mechanische Schwingungen und Wellen.- Nichtlineare Dynamik und Chaos.- Anhang.- Lösungen der Übungsaufgaben.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Physik mit Python: Simulationen, Visualisierungen
Book SynopsisDieses Lehrbuch führt Sie anhand von physikalischen Fragestellungen aus der Mechanik in die Programmiersprache Python ein. Neben der reinen Simulation von physikalischen Systemen wird besonderes Augenmerk auf die Visualisierung von Ergebnissen und das Erstellen von Animationen gelegt. Mit zahlreichen Beispielen und Übungsaufgaben ermöglicht dieses Buch so den praktischen Einstieg in das wissenschaftliche Rechnen. Sie lernen Kurvenanpassungen durchzuführen sowie lineare und nicht-lineare Gleichungssysteme zu lösen, die bei der Behandlung von statischen Problemen auftreten. Auch die Lösung von Differentialgleichungen, die dynamische Systeme beschreiben, sowie Themen wie Fourier-Transformationen und Eigenwertprobleme kommen nicht zu kurz. Mithilfe der in diesem Buch vorgestellten Simulationsbeispiele vertiefen Sie darüber hinaus Ihr Verständnis der zugrundeliegenden Physik, indem Sie die physikalischen Gesetze algorithmisch umsetzen und physikalische Aufgaben simulieren, die weitaus komplexer sind als die üblichen mit Papier und Bleistift lösbaren Aufgaben. Alle im Buch vorgestellten Programme, die fertigen Animationen sowie die Lösungen zu den Übungsaufgaben werden online bereitgestellt.Die vorliegende zweite Auflage enthält zahlreiche Ergänzungen, Korrekturen und Anpassungen an die aktuellen Versionen von Python, NumPy, SciPy und Matplotlib. Darüber hinaus erwartet Sie ein zusätzliches Kapitel über objektorientierte Programmiermethoden. Ob Sie also Physik oder eine Ingenieurwissenschaft mit hohem physikalischem Anteil studieren, oder ob Sie unterrichten und Ihre Lehre durch Simulationen und Animationen anreichern möchten – dieses Buch ist dabei Ihr optimaler Begleiter!Table of ContentsEinleitung.- Einführung in Python.- NumPy und Matplotlib.- Physikalische Größen und Messungen.- Kinematik des Massenpunkts.- Statik von Massenpunkten.- Dynamik des Massenpunkts.- Mehrteilchensysteme und Erhaltungssätze.- Zwangsbedingungen.- Schwingungen.- Wellen.- Grafische Benutzeroberflächen.- Objektorientierte Simulationen.- Ausblick.
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Wurzburg University Press Numerical schemes for multi-species BGK equations
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Birkhauser Verlag AG Numerical methods for atomic quantum gases
Book SynopsisThe achievement of Bose-Einstein condensation in ultra-cold vapours of alkali atoms has given enormous impulse to the study of dilute atomic gases in condensed quantum states inside magnetic traps and optical lattices. High purity and easy optical access make them ideal candidates to investigate fundamental issues on interacting quantum systems. This review presents some theoretical issues which have been addressed in this area and the numerical techniques which have been developed and used to describe them, from mean-field models to classical and quantum simulations for equilibrium and dynamical properties. The attention given in this article to methods beyond standard mean-field approaches should make it a useful reference point for future advances in these areas.
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Birkhauser Verlag AG On the work of Givental relative to mirror
Book SynopsisThese are the informal notes of two seminars held at the Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, and at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa in spring and autumn 1997. We discuss in detail the content of the parts of a paper by Givental dealing with mirror symmetry for projective complete intersections.
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Birkhauser Verlag AG Highlights in the quantum theory of condensed
Book SynopsisThe birth of condensed matter physics in Italy is linked to a small number of very distinguished scientists. Mario Tosi, Professor of Physics of Matter at the Scuola Normale Superiore, is unquestionably among the leading figures, a true founder of the theoretical activity in the country and a true catalyst of novel research directions internationally. This volume collects the proceedings of a symposium held at Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, designed to show Mario Tosi's broad, deep influence in very diverse areas of the quantum theory of condensed matter. The topics covered in the volume represent the breadth of his interests and the highlights in the quantum theory of condensed matter: liquids, electronic states in complex structures, quantum degenerate gases, many-body physics.
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Birkhauser Verlag AG Symmetry in physics
Book SynopsisThese notes contain lectures on the theory of group representations and its applications to the physics of atoms, molecules and crystals, given at Purdue University, Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa, Italy) and Universidad Técnica Federico Santa Maria (Valparaiso, Chile) on and off over a period of over 25 years. The topics selected reflect my special interests and their scope is limited by the time available to the students. The style is somewhat concise and will require careful attention on the part of the reader.
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Birkhauser Verlag AG Spectral properties of Schroedinger operators and
Book SynopsisThese are the written notes of Fermi's Lectures supported by the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei and given at the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa during March-April 1973. We propose to discuss here certain spectral properties of Schrödinger operators H=-D+V(x) (D the Laplacian and V a potential) which have application to scattering theory. We consider an operator H with potential V of class SR. We show that the positive point spectrum of H is a discrete set in R+. Eigenfunctions which correspond to positive eigenvalues are shown to decay rapidly. This property is shown to hold also for generalized eigenfunctions. We then establish the limiting absorbing principle, which is a basic tool in our study.
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Birkhauser Verlag AG An introduction to computational physics: Part I:
Book SynopsisThese volumes collect the lecture notes of the course “An introduction to computational physics” held in the academic year 2000/01 for students of the University of Pisa and Scuola Normale Superiore at the level of the last two-year undergraduates in physics and chemistry. Grid methods are the tool of the trade for the solution of ordinary and partial differential equations and consequently they represent a “must” for anyone dealing with computational science. With grid methods, a major distinction is made between methods which do not require matrix algebra and those which do.
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Birkhauser Verlag AG Quantum cohomology at the Mittag-Leffler
Book SynopsisThese are transcripts of notes taken at (some of) the lectures given at the Mittag-Leffler Institute during the first semester of the year 1996/97 on Enumerative geometry and its interaction with theoretical physics. The first part of this collection consists of notes from talks on the basics of quantum cohomology; the second part treats more advanced topics in quantum cohomology; the third part consists of background material and related topics; an appendix gives a description of Kresch's C-program Farsta for quantum cohomology computations. These notes are meant as a series of snapshots of quantum cohomology as seen by the speakers at the time of their lectures. The reader should bear in mind that quantum cohomology is a growing and rapidly changing field. Many of the writeups have been left in the form of the original talks, which were usually more concerned with giving motivations and a point of view, rather than conveying detailed proofs or attempting to survey the considerably extensive literature on the subject.
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Birkhauser Verlag AG An introduction to computational physics: Part
Book SynopsisThese volumes collect the lecture notes of the course “An introduction to computational physics” held in the academic year 2000/01 for students of the University of Pisa and Scuola Normale Superiore at the level of the last two-year undergraduates in physics and chemistry. The second part deals with various types of particle methods, both deterministic and stochastic, used in modern applications of computer simulations in physics and related disciplines.
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Birkhauser Verlag AG Lectures on nonlinear physics
Book SynopsisThe main goal of these lectures is to get students acquainted with a glossary of nonlinear physics. I try to present the material of the lectures (delivered at SNS Pisa in April -- June 1999) in such a way that the students do not need to use additional literature during the first reading. The lectures focus on the following arguments: discussion of nonlinear problems in classical physics; the use of the multiple time scale expansion method to solve problems of nonlinear oscillations; description of nonlinear wave steepening and shock wave formation using the Lagrange variables; solution of nonlinear elliptic equations considering the Liouville equation; soliton solutions of the Korteweg de Vries, Sine-Gordon and Nonlinear Schrödinger equations; the use of the Backlund transformation; self-similarity of nonlinear systems.
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Birkhauser Verlag AG Ground state properties and excitation spectrum
Book SynopsisElectron gas theory is one of the broadest fields in theoretical condensed matter physics, and even its most elementary application to the study of collective excitations and screening in the simpe metals poses interesting questions. Recent Electron Energy Loss and Inelastic X-Ray Scattering experiments have shown that traditional electron gas theories are unable to account for the measured plasmon dispersion relation. While it has become clear that neither correlation nor band structure alone can explain those results, the recently developed Time Dependent Density Functional Theory provides a general framework which can account for both.
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Birkhauser Verlag AG Quantum Gases in Quasi-One-Dimensional Arrays
Book SynopsisThe experimental achievement of Bose-Einstein condensation (1995) and of Fermi degeneracy (1999) in ultra-cold, dilute gases has opened a new field in atomic physics and condensed matter physics. This thesis presents an overview of theoretical and experimental facts on ultra-cold atomic gases. A Green's function scheme is examined, and the book also applies a novel spin-density-functional approach to the study of Fermi gases inside one-dimensional optical lattices.Table of ContentsPreface.- 1. Reviews on Ultra-cold quantum gases.- 2. Theory of matter transport in quasi-1D arrays.- 3. Density-functional theory of 1D Fermi gases.- 4. Ultra-cold attractive fermions in 1D optical lattices.
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Birkhauser Verlag AG Asymptotics in Dynamics, Geometry and PDEs;
Book SynopsisThese are the proceedings of a one-week international conference centered on asymptotic analysis and its applications. They contain major contributions dealing with: mathematical physics: PT symmetry, perturbative quantum field theory, WKB analysis, local dynamics: parabolic systems, small denominator questions, new aspects in mould calculus, with related combinatorial Hopf algebras and application to multizeta values, a new family of resurgent functions related to knot theory.
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Birkhauser Verlag AG Symmetry Breaking in the Standard Model: A
Book SynopsisThe book provides a non-perturbative approach to the symmetry breaking in the standard model, in this way avoiding the critical issues which affect the standard presentations. The debated empirical meaning of global and local gauge symmetries is clarified. The absence of Goldstone bosons in the Higgs mechanism is non-perturbatively explained by the validity of Gauss laws obeyed by the currents which generate the relatedglobal gauge symmetry. The solution of the U(1) problem and the vacuum structure in quantum chromodynamics (QCD) are obtained without recourse to the problematic semiclassical instanton approximation, by rather exploiting the topology of the gauge group.Table of ContentsSpontaneous symmetry breaking.- Goldstone theorem. Breaking gauge symmetries.- Higgs mechanism.- U(1) problem in QCD; a solution without instantons.- Gauge group topology and $\theta$ vacuum structure.
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Springer Fundamental Problems in Quantum Physics
Book SynopsisFor many physicists quantum theory contains strong conceptual difficulties, while for others the apparent conclusions about the reality of our physical world and the ways in which we discover that reality remain philosophically unacceptable. This book focuses on recent theoretical and experimental developments in the foundations of quantum physics, including topics such as the puzzles and paradoxes which appear when general relativity and quantum mechanics are combined; the emergence of classical properties from quantum mechanics; stochastic electrodynamics; EPR experiments and Bell's Theorem; the consistent histories approach and the problem of datum uniqueness in quantum mechanics; non-local measurements and teleportation of quantum states; quantum non-demolition measurements in optics and matter wave properties observed by neutron, electron and atomic interferometry. Audience: This volume is intended for graduate students of physics and those interested in the foundations of quantum theory.Table of Contents1. The subject of our discussions; E. Santos. 2. Measurement of the Schrödinger wave of a single particle; Y. Aharonov, L. Vaidman. 3. The emergence of classical properties from quantum mechanics: New problems from old; L.E. Ballentine. 4. Deformations of space-time symmetries and fundamental scales; A. Ballesteros, et al. 5. Aspects of quantum reality; S. Bergia. 6. Kochen-Specker diagram of the Peres--Mermin example; A. Cabello. 7. Zeropoint waves and quantum particles; A.M. Cetto, L. de la Peña. 8. Results of atom interferometry experiments with potassium; J.F. Clauser. 9. On the uncertainty relations; J.R. Croca. 10. Continuously diagonalized density operator of open systems; L. Diósi. 11. The hazy spacetime of the Károlyházy model of quantum mechanics; A. Frenkel. 12. Can the experiments based on parametric-down conversion disprove Einstein locality? A. Garuccio. 13. Quantum-mechanical histories and the uncertainty principle; J.J. Halliwell. 14. Experiments with coherent electron wave packets; F. Hasselbach. 15. The ontological interpretation of quantum field theory applied in a cosmological context; B.J. Hiley, A.H. Aziz Muft. 16. State vector reduction via spacetime imprecision; F. Károlyházy. 17. Analyses of classical and thermodynamic limits of quantum mechanics and quantum measurements on the basis of nonstandard analysis; T. Kobayashi. 18. A realistic interpretation of lattice gauge theories; M. Lorente. 19. Is there abridge connecting stochastic and quantum electrodynamics? T.W. Marshall. 20. Action-angle variables inherent in quantum dynamics; J. Martínez-Linares. 21. A philosopher struggles to understand quantum theory: Particle creations and wavepacket reduction; N. Maxwell. 22. Consistent histories and the interpretation of quantum mechanics; R. Omnès. 23. Is quantum mechanics a limit cycle theory? L. de la Peña, A.M. Cetto. 24. Realization and characterization of quantum nondemolition measurements in optics; J.Ph. Poizat, et al. 25. Fuzzy sets and infinite-valued Łukasiewicz logic in foundations of quantum mechanics; J. Pykacz. 26. A model of topological quantization of the electromagnetic field; A.F. Rañada. 27. Postselection and squeezing in neutron interferometry and EPR-experiments; H. Rauch. 28. Macroscopic decoherence and classical stochastic gravity; J.L. Sanchez-Gomez. 29. Dynamics and measurement of the absolute phase in macroscopic quantum systems; F. Sols, R.A. Hegstrom. 30. Realistic quantum theory and relativity; E.J. Squires. 31. On the empirical law of epistemology: Physics as an artifact of mathematics; N.A. Tambakis. 32. Search of a first principle for quantum physics; A.C. de la Torre. 33. Decoherence in an isolated macroscopic quantum system: A parameter-free model involving gravity; J. Unturbe. 34. Nonlocal measurements and teleportation of quantum states; L. Vaidman. 35. Quantum noise in optical photon detectors; A. Vidiella-Barranco, E. Santos.
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Atlantis Press (Zeger Karssen) Lectures on the Mathematics of Quantum Mechanics
Book SynopsisThe first volume (General Theory) differs from most textbooks as it emphasizes the mathematical structure and mathematical rigor, while being adapted to the teaching the first semester of an advanced course in Quantum Mechanics (the content of the book are the lectures of courses actually delivered.). It differs also from the very few texts in Quantum Mechanics that give emphasis to the mathematical aspects because this book, being written as Lecture Notes, has the structure of lectures delivered in a course, namely introduction of the problem, outline of the relevant points, mathematical tools needed, theorems, proofs. This makes this book particularly useful for self-study and for instructors in the preparation of a second course in Quantum Mechanics (after a first basic course). With some minor additions it can be used also as a basis of a first course in Quantum Mechanics for students in mathematics curricula. The second part (Selected Topics) are lecture notes of a more advanced course aimed at giving the basic notions necessary to do research in several areas of mathematical physics connected with quantum mechanics, from solid state to singular interactions, many body theory, semi-classical analysis, quantum statistical mechanics. The structure of this book is suitable for a second-semester course, in which the lectures are meant to provide, in addition to theorems and proofs, an overview of a more specific subject and hints to the direction of research. In this respect and for the width of subjects this second volume differs from other monographs on Quantum Mechanics. The second volume can be useful for students who want to have a basic preparation for doing research and for instructors who may want to use it as a basis for the presentation of selected topics.Trade Review“QM has also been the source of many interesting mathematical problems and developments to which only very few books devote careful attention and discussion. One of the praiseworthy merits of Dell'Antonio's book is to present a comprehensive and updates account of such important mathematical results. … For these reasons the book qualifies as a must for the education of mathematical physics graduate students and clearly provides very useful information also for theoretical physicists as well for mathematicians.” (Franco Strocchi, zbMATH 1357.81001, 2017)“This is a huge book on the mathematical foundations of quantum theory, including both non-relativistic quantum mechanics (QM) and quantum field theories (QFT). … the specialized reader will find in the book a very nice reference for checking concepts and ways of proceedings in these domains. It is a remarkable book.” (Décio Krause, Mathematical Reviews, May, 2016)Table of ContentsElements of the history of Quantum Mechanics I.- Elements of the history of Quantum Mechanics II.- Axioms, states, observables, measurement, difficulties.- Entanglement, decoherence, Bell’s inequalities, alternative theories.- Automorphisms; Quantum dynamics; Theorems of Wigner, Kadison, Segal; Continuity andgenerators.- Operators on Hilbert spaces I; Basic elements.- Quadratic forms.- Properties of free motion, Anholonomy,Geometric phase.- Elements of C ∗-algebras, GNS representation,automorphisms and dynamical systems.- Derivations and generators. K.M.S. condition. Elements of modular structure. Standard form.- Semigroups and dissipations. Markov approximation.- Quantum dynamical semigroups I.- Positivity preserving contraction semigroups on C ∗-algebras.- Conditional expectations.- Complete Dissipations.- Weyl system, Weyl algebra, lifting symplectic maps.- Magnetic Weyl algebra.- A Theorem of Segal.- Representations of Bargmann, Segal, Fock.- Second quantization.- Other quantizations (deformation, geometric).
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Atlantis Press (Zeger Karssen) Lyapunov Exponents of Linear Cocycles:
Book SynopsisThe aim of this monograph is to present a general method of proving continuity of Lyapunov exponents of linear cocycles. The method uses an inductive procedure based on a general, geometric version of the Avalanche Principle. The main assumption required by this method is the availability of appropriate large deviation type estimates for quantities related to the iterates of the base and fiber dynamics associated with the linear cocycle. We establish such estimates for various models of random and quasi-periodic cocycles. Our method has its origins in a paper of M. Goldstein and W. Schlag. Our present work expands upon their approach in both depth and breadth. We conclude this monograph with a list of related open problems, some of which may be treated using a similar approach.Trade Review“The effort of the authors to make this text self-contained and to make the exposition very clear and delightful was successful, making this monograph an excellent contribution for both graduate student and anyone interested in the continuity of Lyapunov Exponents.” (Paulo Varandas, Mathematical Reviews, June, 2018)Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Estimates on Grassmann Manifolds.- Abstract Continuity of Lyapunov Exponents.- The Oseledets Filtration and Decomposition.- Large Deviations for Random Cocycles.- Large Deviations for Quasi-Periodic Cocycles.- Further Related Problems.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Differential Equations and Applications: ICABS
Book SynopsisThis book collects select papers presented at the International Conference on Applications of Basic Sciences, held at Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India, from 19-21 November 2019. The book discusses topics on singular perturbation problems, differential equations, numerical analysis, fuzzy logics, fuzzy differential equations, and mathematical physics, and their interdisciplinary applications in all areas of basic sciences: mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology. It will be useful to researchers and scientists in all disciplines of basic sciences. This book will be very useful to know the different scientific approaches for a single physical system.Table of Contents1. Virtual Element Method for Singularly Perturbed Reaction-Diffusion Problems on Polygonal Domains: J.L. Gracia and D. Irisarri.- 2. Global Uniform Convergence for Weakly Coupled System of Singularly Perturbed Convection Diffusion Problems: S. Chandra Sekhara Rao, Varsha Srivastava, and Abhay Kumar Chaturvedi.- 3. A Parameter Uniform Fitted Mesh Method for a Weakly Coupled System of Three Partially Singularly Perturbed Convection-Diffusion Equations: Valarmathi Sigamani, Saravana Sankar Kalaiselvan, John J H Miller.- 4. Numerical Method for a Boundary Value Problem for a Linear System of Partially Singularly Perturbed Parabolic Delay Differential Equations of Reaction-Diffusion Type: Parthiban Saminathan and Franklin Victor.- 5. A First-Order Convergent Parameter Uniform Numerical Method for a Singularly Perturbed Second-Order Delay-Differential Equation of Reaction-Diffusion Type with a Discontinuous Source Term: Manikandan Mariappan, John J H Miller, Valarmathi Sigamani.- 6. Fitted Numerical Method with Linear Interpolation for Third-Order Singularly Perturbed Delay Problems: R. Mahendran and V. Subburayan.- 7. A Parameter Uniform Essentially First-Order Convergence of a Fitted Mesh Method for a Class of Parabolic Singularly Perturbed Robin Problem for a System of Reaction-Diffusion Equations: R. Ishwariya, Valarmathi Sigamani, John J H Miller.- 8. Finite Difference Method and Analysis for First-Order Hyperbolic Delay Differential Equations: S. Karthick and V. Subburayan.- 9. Fitted Mesh Methods for a Class of Weakly Coupled System of Singularly Perturbed Convection-Diffusion Equations: Saravana Sankar Kalaiselvan, Valarmathi Sigamani, John J H Miller.- 10. Numerical Analysis of a Finite Difference Method for a Linear System of Singularly Perturbed Parabolic Delay Differential Reaction-Diffusion Equations with Discontinuous Source Terms: Parthiban Saminathan and Franklin Victor.
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