Quantum physics Books
Springer International Publishing AG Introduction to Photoelectron Angular
Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive introduction to photoelectron angular distributions and their use in the laboratory to study light-matter interactions. Photoelectron angular distribution measurements are useful because they can shed light on atomic and molecular electronic configurations and system dynamics, as well as provide information about quantum transition amplitudes and relative phases that are not obtainable from other types of measurements. For example, recent measurements of molecular-frame photoelectron angular distributions have been used to extract photoelectron emission delays in the attosecond range which can provide ultra-sensitive maps of molecular potentials. Additionally, photoelectron angular distribution measurements are an essential tool for studying negative ions. Here, the author presents a detailed, yet easily accessible, theoretical background necessary for experimentalists performing photoelectron angular distribution measurements to better understand their results. The various physical influences on photoelectron angular distributions are revealed through analytical models with the use of angular momentum coupling algebra and spherical tensor operators. The classical and quantum treatments of photoelectron angular distributions are covered clearly and systematically, and the book includes, as well, a chapter on relativistic interactions. Furthermore, the primary methods used to measure photoelectron angular distributions in the laboratory, such as photodetachment electron spectroscopy, velocity-map imaging, and cold target recoil ion momentum spectroscopy, are described. This book features introductory material as well as new insights on the topic, such as the use of angular momentum transfer theory to understand the process of photoelectron detachment in atoms and molecules. Including key derivations, worked examples, and additional exercises for readers to try on their own, this book serves as both a critical guide for young researchers entering the field and as a useful reference for experienced practitioners.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Angular Momentum in Quantum Mechanics.- Chapter 3. Classical Model of Photoelectron Angular Distributions.- Chapter 4. Quantum Treatment of Photoelectron Angular Distributions (Dipole Approximation).- Chapter 5. Higher-order Multipole Terms in Photoelectron Angular Distributions.- Chapter 6. Relativistic Theory of Photoelectron Angular Distributions.- Chapter 7. Angular Momentum Transfer Theory.- Chapter 8. Molecular Photoelectron Angular Distributions.- Chapter 9. Measuring Photoelectron Angular Distributions in the Laboratory.- Chapter 10. Applications of Photoelectron Angular Distribution Measurements.
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Springer International Publishing AG Instabilities in Field Theory: A Primer with Applications in Modified Gravity
Book SynopsisThis book presents the most common types of instabilities arising in classical field theories, namely tachyonic, Laplacian, ghost-like or strong coupling instabilities, also commenting on their quantum implications. The authors provide a detailed account on the Ostrogradski theorem and its implications for higher-order time-derivative field theories. After presenting the general concepts and formalism, they dive into its applications to particular field theories, using mainly modified gravity theories as examples. The book is intended for advanced undergraduate/graduate students, but can also be useful for researchers, for having a unified exposition of general results on instabilities in field theory and examples of their applications.Table of ContentsIntroduction to instabilities and some relevant examples.- Ostrogradski theorem and ghosts.- Examples of instabilities in gravity theories.- References.- Solutions.
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Springer Physics and Technology of Ultracold Atomic Gases
Book SynopsisChapter 1. Quantum Degenerate Gases.-Chapter 2. Trapping and Cooling of Atoms.- Chapter 3. Ultracold Atoms as Weakly-Correlated Systems.- Chapter 4. Ultracold Atoms as Strongly-Correlated Systems.- Chapter 5. Quantum Coherence with Ultracold Atoms.
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Springer Applied Quantum Computing and Cryptography
Book SynopsisIntroduction.- Classical and Modern Cryptography.- Quantum Algorithms.- Quantum Cryptography.- Quantum Computing Applications.- Future Directions and Open Challenges.- Conclusion.
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Springer International Publishing AG 6G Cyber Security Resilience Trends and
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Springer International Publishing AG Quantum Theory, Groups and Representations: An Introduction
Book SynopsisThis text systematically presents the basics of quantum mechanics, emphasizing the role of Lie groups, Lie algebras, and their unitary representations. The mathematical structure of the subject is brought to the fore, intentionally avoiding significant overlap with material from standard physics courses in quantum mechanics and quantum field theory. The level of presentation is attractive to mathematics students looking to learn about both quantum mechanics and representation theory, while also appealing to physics students who would like to know more about the mathematics underlying the subject. This text showcases the numerous differences between typical mathematical and physical treatments of the subject. The latter portions of the book focus on central mathematical objects that occur in the Standard Model of particle physics, underlining the deep and intimate connections between mathematics and the physical world. While an elementary physics course of some kind would be helpful to the reader, no specific background in physics is assumed, making this book accessible to students with a grounding in multivariable calculus and linear algebra. Many exercises are provided to develop the reader's understanding of and facility in quantum-theoretical concepts and calculations.Trade Review“The book presents a large variety of important subjects, including the basic principles of quantum mechanics … . This good book is recommended for mathematicians, physicists, philosophers of physics, researchers, and advanced students in mathematics and physics, as well as for readers with some elementary physics, multivariate calculus and linear algebra courses.” (Michael M. Dediu, Mathematical Reviews, June, 2018)Table of ContentsPreface.- 1 Introduction and Overview.- 2 The Group U(1) and its Representations.- 3 Two-state Systems and SU(2).- 4 Linear Algebra Review, Unitary and Orthogonal Groups.- 5 Lie Algebras and Lie Algebra Representations.- 6 The Rotation and Spin Groups in 3 and 4 Dimensions.- 7 Rotations and the Spin 1/2 Particle in a Magnetic Field.- 8 Representations of SU(2) and SO(3).- 9 Tensor Products, Entanglement, and Addition of Spin.- 10 Momentum and the Free Particle.- 11 Fourier Analysis and the Free Particle.- 12 Position and the Free Particle.- 13 The Heisenberg group and the Schrödinger Representation.- 14 The Poisson Bracket and Symplectic Geometry.- 15 Hamiltonian Vector Fields and the Moment Map.- 16 Quadratic Polynomials and the Symplectic Group.- 17 Quantization.- 18 Semi-direct Products.- 19 The Quantum Free Particle as a Representation of the Euclidean Group.- 20 Representations of Semi-direct Products.- 21 Central Potentials and the Hydrogen Atom.- 22 The Harmonic Oscillator.- 23 Coherent States and the Propagator for the Harmonic Oscillator.- 24 The Metaplectic Representation and Annihilation and Creation Operators, d = 1.- 25 The Metaplectic Representation and Annihilation and Creation Operators, arbitrary d.- 26 Complex Structures and Quantization.- 27 The Fermionic Oscillator.- 28 Weyl and Clifford Algebras.- 29 Clifford Algebras and Geometry.- 30 Anticommuting Variables and Pseudo-classical Mechanics.- 31 Fermionic Quantization and Spinors.- 32 A Summary: Parallels Between Bosonic and Fermionic Quantization.- 33 Supersymmetry, Some Simple Examples.- 34 The Pauli Equation and the Dirac Operator.- 35 Lagrangian Methods and the Path Integral.- 36 Multi-particle Systems: Momentum Space Description.- 37 Multi-particle Systems and Field Quantization.- 38 Symmetries and Non-relativistic Quantum Fields.- 39 Quantization of Infinite dimensional Phase Spaces.- 40 Minkowski Space and the Lorentz Group.- 41 Representations of the Lorentz Group.- 42 The Poincaré Group and its Representations.- 43 The Klein-Gordon Equation and Scalar Quantum Fields.- 44 Symmetries and Relativistic Scalar Quantum Fields.- 45 U(1) Gauge Symmetry and Electromagnetic Field.- 46 Quantization of the Electromagnetic Field: the Photon.- 47 The Dirac Equation and Spin-1/2 Fields.- 48 An Introduction to the Standard Model.- 49 Further Topics.- A Conventions.- B Exercises.- Index.
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Springer International Publishing AG Foundations of Quantum Theory: From Classical
Book SynopsisThis book studies the foundations of quantum theory through its relationship to classical physics. This idea goes back to the Copenhagen Interpretation (in the original version due to Bohr and Heisenberg), which the author relates to the mathematical formalism of operator algebras originally created by von Neumann. The book therefore includes comprehensive appendices on functional analysis and C*-algebras, as well as a briefer one on logic, category theory, and topos theory. Matters of foundational as well as mathematical interest that are covered in detail include symmetry (and its "spontaneous" breaking), the measurement problem, the Kochen-Specker, Free Will, and Bell Theorems, the Kadison-Singer conjecture, quantization, indistinguishable particles, the quantum theory of large systems, and quantum logic, the latter in connection with the topos approach to quantum theory.This book is Open Access under a CC BY licence. Trade Review“Quantum theory has frequent applications in the subjects of quantum information theory and quantum optics. The purpose of this book is to present the foundations of quantum theory in connection with classical physics, from the point of view of classical-quantum duality. … This good book is recommended for mathematicians, physicists, philosophers of physics, researchers and advanced students in this field.” (Michael M. Dediu, Mathematical Reviews, Decemeber, 2017)Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Part I Co(X) and B(H): Classical physics on a finite phase space.- Quantum mechanics on a finite-dimensional Hilbert space.- Classical physics on a general phase space.- Quantum physics on a general Hilbert space.- Symmetry in quantum mechanics.- Part II Between Co(X) and B(H): Classical models of quantum mechanics.- Limits: Small hbar.- Limits: large N.- Symmetry in algebraic quantum theory.- Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking.- The Measurement Problem.- Topos theory and quantum logic.- Appendix A: Finite-dimensional Hilbert spaces.- Appendix B: Basic functional analysis.- Appendix C: Operator algebras.- Appendix D: Lattices and logic.- Appendix E: Category theory and topos theory.- References.
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Springer The Second Quantum Revolution: From Entanglement
Book SynopsisThis book tells the story of the second quantum revolution which will shape the 21st century as much as the first quantum revolution shaped the 20th century. It provides unique orientation in today's discussion and the latest progress on the interpretation of quantum physics and its further technological potential. As you read this book the first prototypes of this revolution are being built in laboratories worldwide. Super-technologies such as nanotechnology, quantum computers, quantum information processing, and others will soon shape our daily lives, even if physicists themselves continue to disagree on how to interpret the central theory of modern physics. The book will thus also touch on the profound philosophical questions at the heart of quantum mechanics.Table of ContentsPrologue: The white rabbit.- Part 1: Quantum 2.0 – The second technological revolution arising from the quantum world: Mighty power – How a theory of the microcosm changed our world.-There‘s plenty of room at the bottom – A new generation of quantum technologies.- Technology on the smallest scales – The possibilities of nanotechnology.- Incredibly fast – From digital to the quantum computer.- Part 2: Quantum Worlds – The bizarre in the very small: Contradictory atoms – Philosophical problems with the smallest building blocks of nature.- Natura facit saltus – On quantum jumps and particles being made out of nothing.- Tertium datur – Wave and particles at the same time.- As well as neither/-nor – Superposition: how things can be here and there at the same time.- Loss of identity – The New Reality Concept of Quantum Physics and its Consequences.- Part 3: From Quantum Field Theories to a "Theory of Everything" – All matter dissolves: Negative energies and the electron spin – Combining the theory of relativity to produce a new quantum theory.- Quantum field theories – All matter dissolves.- Infinity minus infinity gives something finite – How physicists learnt to deal with infinitely large values in the infinitely small.- More and more particles – From the particle zoo to the standard model of elementary particle physics.- Einstein does not fit – The fundamental problem in physics today.- Part 4: Cutting across philosophical, aesthetic, and spiritual, frames of thought: The Path towards Substancelessness – Breaking with 2,600 years of philosophical thought.- A New Understanding of Truth – How quantum physics made absolute reality disappear, and with it absolute truth.- The eternal interplay – Surprising overlaps between quantum physics and Buddhism.- Symmetries – Beauty in the House of Physics.- Quantum Consciousness and the Tao of Physics - On quantum holism, quantum healing, and other quantum nonsense.- Quantum physics and faith– Explaining the inexplicable.- Part 5: Entanglement – getting to the crux of the matter: The destinies of cats – The quantum physical measurement problem.- Wigner´s Friend – Quantum physics and consciousness.- EPR and Hidden Variables – The debate about spooky action at a distance.- The experimental resolution of the Bohr- Einstein debate – How entangled particles made their way from theory into practice.- The Age of Entanglement – From spooks to a new quantum revolution.- Schrödinger‘s cat is alive – The path back to classical physics.- Part 6: The future – Where are we going?: Quantum Revolution 2.0 – When nanobots and quantum computers become part of our everyday lives.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Quantenfeldtheorie des Festkörpers
Book SynopsisDie Festkörperphysik ist eines der großen Hauptgebiete der heutigen Physik. Der Festkörper stellt mit seinen verwickelten elektrischen, optischen, thermischen und magnetischen Eigenschaften ein äußerst reizvolles Objekt moderner Grundlagen forschung dar. In der Tat gelingt es hier, die oft sehr komplizierten Erscheinungen aufzuklären und bis in die Details hinein zu verfolgen. Das damit verbundene tief greifende Verständnis der physikalischen Vorgänge im Festkörper führt darüber hinaus zu äußerst wichtigen Anwendungen, z. B. in der Nachrichten-und Computer technik. Der Studierende, der sich in dieses Gebiet einarbeiten will, stellt allerdings sehr rasch fest, daß hier in großem Umfang Begriffsbildungen und Methoden der Quantenfeld theorie verwendet werden. Diese Methoden gestatten es nicht nur, die physikalischen Vorgänge im Festkörper in eleganter Weise zu beschreiben, sondern sie haben auch zu grundsätzlich neuen Erkenntnissen geführt. Als hervorragendes Beispiel sei hier nur die Erklärung der Supraleitung erwähnt. Andererseits wird dem Studierenden in einer Kursvorlesung, etwa der Quanten mechanik, kaum die Möglichkeit geboten, dieses wichtige Gebiet kennenzulernen. Aufgabe dieses Buches soll es sein, diese Lücke zu schließen, indem es den Leser in einfacher Weise an die Begriffsbildungen und Methoden der Quantenfeldtheorie her anführt. So sollte ein Leser, der mit den mathematischen Kenntnissen der ersten drei Semes·ter und den Grundbegriffen der Quantenmechanik vertraut ist, ohne weiteres in der Lage sein, sich mit Hilfe dieses Buches in die Quantenfeldtheorie des Fest körpers einzuarbeiten.Table of ContentsI. Einleitung.- § 1 Einführung und Übersicht.- § 2 Einige Grundbegriffe der klassischen Mechanik.- II. Harmonische Oszillatoren.- § 3 Der quantenmechanische Oszillator: Erzeugungs- und Vernichtungsoperatoren.- § 4 Die Berechnung von Erwartungswerten.- § 5 Vom Umgang mit Bose-Operatoren: Wir lernen einige Tricks.- § 6 Der verschobene harmonische Oszillator: Vorbild für elementare Anregungen im Festkörper.- III. Feldquantisierung.- § 7 Die lineare Atomkette: klassische Behandlung.- § 8 Die lineare Atomkette: quantentheoretische Behandlung. Phononen.- § 9 Übergang zum Kontinuum: klassisch.- § 10 Übergang zum Kontinuum: quantentheoretisch. Phononen.- § 11 Dreidimensionale Probleme: Quantisierung der skalaren Wellengleichung und des elektromagnetischen Feldes. Photonen.- § 12 Quantisierung des Schrödingerschen Wellenfeldes der Bose-Statistik (2. Quantelung). Bosonen.- § 13 Quantisierung des Schrödingerschen Wellenfeldes der Fermi-Dirac-Statistik. Fermionen.- § 14 Vom Umgang mit Fermi-Operatoren.- § 15 Die Wechselwirkung zwischen Feldern: seiltanzende Elektronen.- § 16 Methodische Kunstbegriffe: das Wechselwirkungsbild und das Heisenbergbild.- IV. Elektronen im starren Gitter.- § 17 Elektronen im Kristallgitter: ein kurzer Abriß der Blochschen Theorie.- § 18 Die Methode der scheinbaren Masse.- § 19 Wannierfunktionen: Wellenpakete aus Blochfunktionen.- § 20 Elektronen im Kristallgitter: Formulierung des Mehrkörperproblems. Der Hartree-Fock-Ansatz.- § 21 Defektelektronen.- § 22 Die Wechselwirkung zwischen Elektronen und Defektelektronen.- § 23 Exzitonen mit großem Bahnradius (Wannier-Exzitonen).- § 24 Frenkel-Exzitonen.- § 25 Elektronische Polarisationswellen.- § 26 Exzitonenmaterie.- § 27 Plasmonen.- § 28 Spinwellen: Magnonen.- V. Elektronen in Wechselwirkung mit Gitterschwingungen.- § 29 Fröhlichs Hamiltonoperator für die Wechselwirkung zwischen Elektronen und Phononen.- § 30 Zeitabhängige Störungstheorie 1. Ordnung. Spontane und induzierte Emission sowie Absorption von Phononen. Darstellung durch Feynman-Graphen..’.- § 31 Der Elektrische Widerstand.- § 32 Zeitabhängige Störungstheorie 2.Ordnung: Selbstenergie, Massenrenomierung.- § 33 Störungstheorie höherer Ordnung.- § 34 Theorem über die exakte Form der Lösung.- § 35 Das Fröhlich-Polaron. Selbstenergie und renormierte Masse.- § 36 Die effektive Wechselwirkung zwischen Polaronen.- VI. Greensche Funktionen.- § 37 Störungstheorie im Ortsraum. Beispiel für das Auftreten Greenscher Funktionen.- § 38 Ausbreitungsfunktion, Propagator, Greensche Funktion: immer das Gleiche.- § 39 Beispiele von Gleichungen für Greensche Funktionen und deren Lösung.- VII. Supraleitung.- § 40 Einige grundlegende experimentelle Tatsachen der Supraleitung.- § 41 Theorie der Supraleitung: Herleitung der Fröhlich-Wechselwirkung zwischen den Elektronen.- § 42 Der Grundzustand des Supraleiters nach der Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer-Theorie.- § 43 Angeregte Zustände des Supraleiters.- VIII. Elektronen in Wechselwirkung mit dem quantisierten Lichtfeld.- § 44 Die Wechselwirkung zwischen Licht und Materie: Der Hamiltonoperator 293.- § 45 Polaritonen.- Weiterführende Literatur.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Quantenphysik: Band 4
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Quantum-Classical Analogies
Book SynopsisIt is unanimously accepted that the quantum and the classical descriptions of the physical reality are very different, although any quantum process is "mysteriously" transformed through measurement into an observable classical event. Beyond the conceptual differences, quantum and classical physics have a lot in common. And, more important, there are classical and quantum phenomena that are similar although they occur in completely different contexts. For example, the Schrödinger equation has the same mathematical form as the Helmholtz equation, there is an uncertainty relation in optics very similar to that in quantum mechanics, and so on; the list of examples is very long. Quantum-classical analogies have been used in recent years to study many quantum laws or phenomena at the macroscopic scale, to design and simulate mesoscopic devices at the macroscopic scale, to implement quantum computer algorithms with classical means, etc. On the other hand, the new forms of light – localized light, frozen light – seem to have more in common with solid state physics than with classical optics. So these analogies are a valuable tool in the quest to understand quantum phenomena and in the search for new (quantum or classical) applications, especially in the area of quantum devices and computing.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: "The main role of quantum classical analogies presented in ten distinct chapters is to shed some light on the genuine significance of the quantum and classical worlds. … The book addresses a large category of readers, especially graduates and PhD students … . The book is also useful for researchers working in advanced topics … . It can be used as an additional source for a course on quantum mechanics … . The hard cover book is nicely edited … ." (Roland Carchon, Physicalia, Vol. 57 (3), 2005) "The authors … devote their new book to the striking analogies between classical and quantum physics. … the authors wish to show that the classical and quantum worlds share many common concepts despite striking differences. … The wealth of analogies … discovered and presented in ten distinct chapters sheds some light on the genuine significance of both the quantum world and its classical counterpart. The book addresses students and researchers alike specialising in the study of quantum devices, atom optics or quantum optics." (Gert Roepstorff, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1093 (19), 2006) "Analogies are a powerful cognitive tool that allow us to make inferences and learn new aspects from the comparison of two things by highlighting their similarities. … It is important to mention that the book is intended to be a catalogue of phenomena shared between classical and quantum physics … . the references given are an invaluable asset. … This book is therefore a very good choice for those interested in bridging ideas from classical physics into the quantum world or vice versa." (Dr. J. Rogel-Salazar, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 46 (6), 2005) "This book develops and explores in a systematic manner a large number of analogs between quantum and classical theories. … It follows closely the recent experimental developments, and for each chapter there is a large number of current references. … It will be very valuable for a large category of readers ranging from graduate and Ph. D. students to researchers working in these areas, and on to teachers looking for nontrivial modern applications and developments in both quantum and classical physics." (Vitor R. Vieira, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2007 c)Table of Contents1 Introduction.- 2 Analogies Between Ballistic Electrons and Electromagnetic Waves.- 3 Electron/Electromagnetic Multiple Scattering and Localization.- 4 Acoustic Analogies for Quantum Mechanics.- 5 Optical Analogs for Multilevel Quantum Systems.- 6 Particle Optics.- 7 Quantum/Classical Nonlinear Phenomena.- 8 Quantum/Classical Phase Space Analogies.- 9 Analogies Between Quantum and Classical Computing.- 10 Other Quantum/Classical Analogies.- References.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Quantum Mechanics: An Introduction
Book Synopsis"This book gives a solid understanding of the basic concepts and results of quantum mechanics including the historical background and philosophical questions...Many worked examples serve to illustrate the material while biographical and historical footnotes round off the content." Zentralblatt MATHTable of Contents1 The Quantization of Physical Quantities.- 1.1 Light Quanta.- 1.2 The Photoelectric Effect.- 1.3 The Compton Effect.- 1.4 The Ritz Combination Principle.- 1.5 The Franck-Hertz Experiment.- 1.6 The Stern-Gerlach Experiment.- 1.7 Biographical Notes.- 2 The Radiation Laws.- 2.1 A Preview of the Radiation of Bodies.- 2.2 What is Cavity Radiation?.- 2.3 The Rayleigh-Jeans Radiation Law: The Electromagnetic Eigenmodes of a Cavity.- 2.4 Planck’s Radiation Law.- 2.5 Biographical Notes.- 3 Wave Aspects of Matter.- 3.1 De Broglie Waves.- 3.2 The Diffraction of Matter Waves.- 3.3 The Statistical Interpretation of Matter Waves.- 3.4 Mean (Expectation) Values in Quantum Mechanics.- 3.5 Three Quantum Mechanical Operators.- 3.6 The Superposition Principle in Quantum Mechanics.- 3.7 The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle.- 3.8 Biographical Notes.- 4 Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics I.- 4.1 Properties of Operators.- 4.2 Combining Two Operators.- 4.3 Bra and Ket Notation.- 4.4 Eigenvalues and Eigenfunctions.- 4.5 Measurability of Different Observables at Equal Times.- 4.6 Position and Momentum Operators.- 4.7 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Relations for Arbitrary Observables.- 4.8 Angular-Momentum Operators.- 4.9 Kinetic Energy.- 4.10 Total Energy.- 4.11 Biographical Notes.- 5 Mathematical Supplement.- 5.1 Eigendifferentials and the Normalization of Eigenfunctions for Continuous Spectra.- 5.2 Expansion into Eigenfunctions.- 6 The Schrödinger Equation.- 6.1 The Conservation of Particle Number in Quantum Mechanics.- 6.2 Stationary States.- 6.3 Properties of Stationary States.- 6.4 Biographical Notes.- 7 The Harmonic Oscillator.- 7.1 The Solution of the Oscillator Equation.- 7.2 The Description of the Harmonic Oscillator by Creation and Annihilation Operators.- 7.3 Properties of the Operators â and â+.- 7.4 Representation of the Oscillator Hamiltonian in Terms of â and â+.- 7.5 Interpretation of â and â+.- 7.6 Biographical Notes.- 8 The Transition from Classical to Quantum Mechanics.- 8.1 Motion of the Mean Values.- 8.2 Ehrenfest’s Theorem.- 8.3 Constants of Motion, Laws of Conservation.- 8.4 Quantization in Curvilinear Coordinates.- 8.5 Biographical Notes.- 9 Charged Particles in Magnetic Fields.- Coupling to the Electromagnetic Field.- 9.1 The Hydrogen Atom.- 9.2 Three-Dimensional Electron Densities.- 9.3 The Spectrum of Hydrogen Atoms.- 9.4 Currents in the Hydrogen Atom.- 9.5 The Magnetic Moment.- 9.6 Hydrogen-like Atoms.- 9.7 Biographical Notes.- 10 The Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics II.- 10.1 Representation Theory.- 10.2 Representation of Operators.- 10.3 The Eigenvalue Problem.- 10.4 Unitary Transformations.- 10.5 The S Matrix.- 10.6 The Schrödinger Equation in Matrix Form.- 10.7 The Schrödinger Representation.- 10.8 The Heisenberg Representation.- 10.9 The Interaction Representation.- 10.10 Biographical Notes.- 11 Perturbation Theory.- 11.1 Stationary Perturbation Theory.- 11.2 Degeneracy.- 11.3 The Ritz Variational Method.- 11.4 Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory.- 11.5 Time-Independent Perturbation.- 11.6 Transitions Between Continuum States.- 11.7 Biographical Notes.- 12 Spin.- 12.1 Doublet Splitting.- 12.2 The Einstein-de Haas Experiment.- 12.3 The Mathematical Description of Spin.- 12.4 Wave Functions with Spin.- 12.5 The Pauli Equation.- 12.6 Biographical Notes.- 13 A Nonrelativistic Wave Equation with Spin.- 13.1 The Linearization of the Schrödinger Equation.- 13.2 Particles in an External Field and the Magnetic Moment.- 14 Elementary Aspects of the Quantum-Mechanical Many-Body Problem.- 14.1 The Conservation of the Total Momentum of a Particle System.- 14.2 Centre-of-Mass Motion of a System of Particles in Quantum Mechanics.- 14.3 Conservation of Total Angular Momentum in a Quantum-Mechanical Many-Particle System.- 14.4 Small Oscillations in a Many-Particle System.- 14.5 Biographical Notes.- 15 Identical Particles.- 15.1 The Pauli Principle.- 15.2 Exchange Degeneracy.- 15.3 The Slater Determinant.- 15.4 Biographical Notes.- 16 The Formal Framework of Quantum Mechanics.- 16.1 The Mathematical Foundation of Quantum Mechanics: Hilbert Space.- 16.2 Operators in Hilbert Space.- 16.3 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors.- 16.4 Operators with Continuous or Discrete-Continuous (Mixed) Spectra.- 16.5 Operator Functions.- 16.6 Unitary Transformations.- 16.7 The Direct-Product Space.- 16.8 The Axioms of Quantum Mechanics.- 16.9 Free Particles.- 16.10 A Summary of Perturbation Theory.- 17 Conceptual and Philosophical Problems of Quantum Mechanics..- 17.1 Determinism.- 17.2 Locality.- 17.3 Hidden-Variable Theories.- 17.4 Bell’s Theorem.- 17.5 Measurement Theory.- 17.6 Schrödinger’s Cat.- 17.7 Subjective Theories.- 17.8 Classical Measurements.- 17.9 The Copenhagen Interpretation.- 17.10 Indelible Recording.- 17.11 The Splitting Universe.- 17.12 The Problem of Reality.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Quantum Electrodynamics
Book SynopsisWe are pleased by the positive resonance of our book which now necessitates a fourth edition. We have used this opportunity to implement corrections of misprints and amendments at several places, and to extend and improve the discussion of many of the exercises and examples. We hope that our presentation of the method of equivalent photons (Example 3. 17), the form factor of the electron (Example 5. 7), the infrared catastrophe (Example 5. 8) and the energy shift of atomic levels (Example 5. 9)arenow even better to understand. The new Exercise 5. 10 shows in detail how to arrive at the non-relativistic limit for the calculation of form factors. Moreover, we have brought up-to-date the Biographical Notes about physicists who have contributed to the dev- opment of quantum electrodynamics, and references to experimental tests of the t- ory. For example, there has been recent progress in the determination of the electric and magnetic form factors of the proton (discussed in Exercise 3. 5 on the Rosenbluth formula) and the Lamb shift of high-Z atoms (discussed in Example 5. 9 on the energy shift of atomic levels), while the experimental veri cation of the birefringence of the QED vacuum in a strong magnetic eld (Example 7. 8) remains unsettled and is a topic of active ongoing research.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews of the third edition: "Quantum electrodynamics (QED) nowadays is considered to be physics’ most precise theory beneath the theory of general relativity. … Greiner’s and Reinhardt’s book provides both teachers and students with all that is necessary to understand QED from its origin. And to the best of my knowledge, it is one of the few books that really do so. … as a reference book, it forms a good companion to any other book on the shelf to show exactly how things are done." (T. Beier, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 45 (3), 2004) "This completely revised and corrected new edition provides several new examples and exercises to enable deeper insight to formalism and application of Quantum electrodynamics. It is a thorough introductory text providing all necessary mathematical tools together with many examples and worked problems." (Revista Espanola de Fisica, Vol. 17 (6), 2003) "The particular volume on quantum electrodynamics was first published in 1992, with a second edition in 1994 and now a third one at the end of 2002. … I have used the former edition(s) of this particular volume in a course on QED and it is a very good source to find all the details. … The books of Greiner … have owned their specific place in the literature on theoretical physics and this volume fits fully in that scheme." (Kris Heyde, Physicalia, Vol. 25 (4), 2003)Table of ContentsPropagators and Scattering Theory.- The Propagators for Electrons and Positrons.- Quantum-Electrodynamical Processes.- Summary: The Feynman Rules of QED.- The Scattering Matrix in Higher Orders.- Two-Particle Systems.- Quantum Electrodynamics of Strong Fields.- Quantum Electrodynamics of Spinless Bosons.
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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 Dyson Quantenfeldtheorie: Die weltbekannte
Book SynopsisDie berühmte Vorlesung von Freeman Dyson - nun erstmals auf Deutsch. In den 1940er Jahren zeigte Freeman Dyson die Äquivalenz zwischen den beiden Formulierungen der QED - des Pfadintegralansatzes von Richard Feynman und der Variationsmethoden von Julian Schwinger - und bewies somit die Konsistenz der QED. Dieses Buch beinhaltet die wertvollen - nie zuvor auf Deutsch publizierten - Vorlesungen über Quantenfeldtheorie, die Dyson an der Cornell Universität 1951 gehalten hat. Der Theoretiker Edwin Thompson Jaynes bemerkte dazu: "Für eine Generation von Physikern waren diese Vorlesungen ein Gewinn: klarer und besser motiviert als Feynmans Vorlesungen, und schneller und kompakter als Schwingers." Zukünftige Leser werden diese Vorlesungen ebenfalls mit großem Genuss lesen und von dem klaren Stil profitieren, der für Dyson stets so charakteristisch gewesen ist.Aus dem Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1 - Die Diracgleichung, 2 - Streuprobleme und die Born-Approximation, 3 - Die klassische und quantenmechanische Feldtheorie, 4 - Beispiele quantisierter Feldtheorien (Maxwellfeld, Diracelektronen), 5 - Streuprobleme freier Teilchen (Paar Annihilation, Möller-Streuung, Klein-Nishina-Formel), 6 - Allgemeine Theorie der Streuung (Feynman-Graphen, Infrarotkatastrophe), 7 - Streuung an einem statischen Potenzial und experimentelle Ergebnisse.Table of ContentsEinleitung.- Diracs Theorie.- Streuprobleme und Bornsche Näherung.- Feldtheorie.- Quantisierte Feldtheorien.- Freie Teilchen und Streuung.- Allgemeine Streutheorie.- Streuung am statischen Potenzial.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Einführung in die Quantenphysik: Experimentelle
Book SynopsisIn dem vorliegenden Buch werden die Grundlagen der nichtrelativistischen Quantenmechanik ausgehend von einer Diskussion der klassischen Experimente dargestellt und in Bezug zu aktuellen Untersuchungsmethoden gesetzt. Zur Illustration werden Abbildungen aus den Originalarbeiten herangezogen. Das grundlegende mathematische Rüstzeug zur Diskussion quantenmechanischer Fragestellungen wird entwickelt. Alle Gedankengänge und insbesondere die Rechnungen werden ausführlich dargestellt. Die Darstellung im Buch wird durch Aufgaben zu jedem Kapitel und Mathematica-Notebooks ergänzt.Die Mathematica-Notebooks und die Lösungen zu den Aufgaben werden als ergänzendes online-Material bereitgestellt. Table of ContentsTeilchenbild.- Wellenbild.- Elektronenbeugung.- Hohlraumstrahlung und Gitterschwingungen.- Atomspektren.- Teilchen-Wellen-Dualismus.- Zeitunabhängige Schrödingergleichung.- Gebundene Zustände.- Streuzustände.- Näherungsverfahren.- Darstellung und Zeitablauf physikalischer Größen.- Quasistationäre Zustände.- Wasserstoffspektrum.- Der Bahndrehimpuls.- Die radiale Bewegung.- Der Elektronenspin.- Drehimpulsoperatoren.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Von der Dirac-Gleichung zur
Book SynopsisCarsten Kleppel liefert eine verständliche Motivation und Diskussion der Dirac-Gleichung, von der aus mit Hilfe der Feldquantisierung und Störungstheorie die Grundzüge der Quantenelektrodynamik erschlossen werden. Die nach P. A. M. Dirac benannte Gleichung ist eine der größten Errungenschaften der theoretischen Physik des 20. Jahrhunderts und bildete eine wichtige Grundlage der Entwicklung der Quantenelektrodynamik.Table of ContentsEinleitung.- Die Dirac-Gleichung.- Eine Quantentheorie des Lichts.- Feldquantisierung des Dirac-Feldes.- Quantenelektrodynamik.- Zusammenfassung und Ausblick.- Anhang: Längere Rechnungen und Beweise.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Über die Merkwürdigkeiten der Quantenmechanik
Book SynopsisDie Quantenmechanik ist eine physikalische Theorie für Objekte des Mikrokosmos, also z.B. für Atome oder Elektronen. Sie hat sich bisher bestens bewährt, führt aber dazu, dass wir diesen Objekten Eigenschaften und Relationen zubilligen müssen, die weder mit unserem gesunden Menschenverstand noch mit den Begriffen der klassischen Physik vereinbar sind. Diese Merkwürdigkeiten werden vorgestellt und ihre Bedeutung für unser Erkenntnisvermögen und für ein Weltbild wird diskutiert.Table of Contents Einleitung.- Emergenz bzw. Supervenienz.- Objekte, Merkmale, Relationen.- Begriffe in der klassischen Physik.- Die Merkwürdigkeiten in der Quantenmechanik.- Resumé.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Quantenelektrodynamik: Eine Einführung für
Book SynopsisSchon früh im Physikstudium und auch bereits in der Schule machen wir Bekanntschaft mit der klassischen Elektrostatik, Magnetostatik, aber auch der Elektrodynamik. Dabei sind die Maxwell-Gleichungen ein nicht mehr wegzudenkender, wichtiger Teil zur Beschreibung des Zusammenhangs zwischen elektrischen und magnetischen Feldern. Doch was ist, wenn wir weiter gehen, wenn wir den klassischen Pfad verlassen und uns der quantenmechanischen Theorie zuwenden? Finden wir dort unsere Wechselwirkung zwischen Licht und Materie wieder? Gibt es, ähnlich wie die Maxwell-Gleichungen, auch solch prägende Gleichungen?Diese Fragen beschäftigen uns in der vorliegenden Arbeit, wobei dazu zunächst die Korrespondenz der relativistischen Mechanik und relativistischen Quantenmechanik untersucht wird. Weiterführend folgt die Quantisierung von Feldern und diese geht in die Quantenelektrodynamik über. Hier werden, aufgrund des einführenden Charakters, nur Prozesse niedrigster Ordnung betrachtet und ein besonderes Augenmerk liegt auf der Compton-Streuung.Table of ContentsEinleitung.- Von der Klein-Gordon-Gleichung zur Dirac-Gleichung.- Feldquantisierung.- Quantenelektrodynamik.- Fazit und Ausblick.- Literaturverzeichnis.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Characterizing Multiparticle Entanglement Using
Book SynopsisCharacterizing entanglement is an important issue in quantum information, as it is considered to be a resource for many applications such as quantum key distribution or quantum metrology. One useful tool to detect and quantify entanglement are witness operators. A standard way to construct them is based on the fidelity of pure states and mathematically relies on the Schmidt decomposition of vectors. In this book a method to build entanglement witnesses using the Schmidt decomposition of operators is presented. One can show that these are strictly stronger than the fidelity witnesses. Moreover, the concept can be generalized easily to the multipartite case, and one may use it to quantify the dimensionality of entanglement. Finally, this scheme will be used to provide two algorithms that can be combined to improve given witnesses for multiparticle entanglement.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Physical and mathematical background.- OSD witnesses for bipartite states.- The OSD witness for the multipartite case.- Schmidt number witnesses.- Conclusion and outlook.
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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 Fachmedien Wiesbaden Tutorium Quantenmechanik: von einem erfahrenen
Book SynopsisDas vorliegende Tutorium richtet sich an alle, die endlich einmal von der Pike auf die Physik und Mathematik der Quantenmechanik verstehen wollen: Was genau ist eigentlich ein Hilbert-Raum? Was ist ein hermitescher Operator? Ein Tensorprodukt? Ein verschränkter Zustand? Inwiefern sind Wellenfunktionen Vektoren? Das Buch behandelt den Stoff der entsprechenden Kursvorlesung im Rahmen der theoretischen Physik einprägsam und auf eine gut verständliche Weise. Es konzentriert sich dabei auf die allgemeinen Postulate der Quantenmechanik und geht auch auf die Fragestellung hinsichtlich der Interpretation der Quantenmechanik ein.Jeder Schritt und jeder neue Begriff wird anhand von einfachen Beispielen erläutert. Der Autor legt dabei großen Wert auf die Klarheit der verwendeten Mathematik - etwas, das er und viele Studenten in anderen Lehrbüchern bislang oft vermissen mussten. Durch diesen Schwerpunkt ist das Buch auch sehr gut für Mathematiker geeignet, die sich mit dem Thema auseinandersetzen wollen.In der Prüfungsvorbereitung eignet sich das Buch besonders gut zur Klärung von Begriffen und Verständnisfragen. Die im Text eingestreuten „Fragen zum Selbstcheck“ und Übungsaufgaben mit Lösungen unterstützen das Lernen zusätzlich.In der zweiten, überarbeiteten Auflage wurde u.a. das Kapitel „Quantenpandämonium“ ergänzt. Hier werden verschiedene erstaunliche Quantenphänomene (beispielsweise Delayed-Choice Experiment, Wechselwirkungsfreie Messung, Quantenradierer) und das Kochen-Specker Theorem diskutiert.Trade ReviewFrom the book reviews:“It is a publication of a great methodological work made by an experienced tutor. … The book is addressed to students studying quantum mechanics … . The aim of Jan-Markus Schwindt is, in one hand, to make a standard material vivid, clear and interesting, on the other hand, to expand horizons going beyond the standard topics and outlining connections between different subjects. … The book is easy and pleasant to read.” (Yana Kinderknecht, zbMATH, Vol. 1286, 2014)Table of ContentsI Formalismus und Interpretation.- 1 Einleitung: Nichtlokal oder unreal?.- 2 Formalismus I: Endlichdimensionale Hilbert-Räume.- 3 Formalismus II: Unendlichdimensionale Hilbert-Räume.- 4 Interpretationen.- II Einzelnes skalares Teilchen in äußerem Potenzial.- 5 Eindimensionale Probleme.- 6 Zweidimensionale Systeme.- 7 Dreidimensionale Systeme.- 8 Streutheorie.- III Weiterführende Themen.- 9 Spin.- 10 Elektromagnetische Wechselwirkung.- 11 Störungstheorie.- 12 N-Teilchen-Systeme.- 13 Pfadintegral.- 14 Dirac-Gleichung.- 15 Quanten-Pandämonium.- Lösungen der Aufgaben.- Literaturverzeichnis.- Index.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Experimental Physics Compact for Scientists:
Book SynopsisThis book compactly provides the fundamentals of experimental physics for students of the natural sciences who are taking physics as a minor or major subject. Interspersed throughout the main text are numerous exercises with pre-calculated solutions, and the most important formulas are listed again at the end of each chapter. This book enables readers to gain an overview of the individual areas and is thus ideally suited to accompany lectures during studies as well as for exam preparation.The textbook originated from a lecture on "Experimental Physics for Natural Scientists" at the University of Tübingen and is intended for all students in subjects such as biochemistry, bioinformatics, biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, pharmacy, geoecology, and earth sciences.The first part of the book deals with Newtonian mechanics including continuum mechanics and oscillations and waves. The second part deals with the basic concepts of thermodynamics with emphasis on the statistical explanations. The third part covers electromagnetic phenomena, especially electrostatics and magnetostatics, electrodynamics, and an introduction to electronic components and circuits. Optics with its subfields, ray optics, wave optics, and quantum optics, is presented in the fourth part. In the fifth and last part of the book, the reader is given an overview of the basic principles of quantum mechanics, including atomic and nuclear physics. For this second edition, the content has been improved and supplemented in many places, including a new section on heat transport and phase transitions, as well as an outlook into alternative interpretations of quantum mechanics. Table of ContentsPhysical quantities and measurements.- Mechanics of rigid bodies.- Continuum mechanics.- Oscillations and waves.- Thermodynamics.- Electrostatics.- Magnetostatics.- Electrodynamics.- Electronics.- Optics.- Fundamentals of quantum physics.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Über die Quantentheorie der Linienspektren
Book SynopsisDieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv Quellen für die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche Forschung zur Verfügung, die jeweils im historischen Kontext betrachtet werden müssen. Dieser Titel erschien in der Zeit vor 1945 und wird daher in seiner zeittypischen politisch-ideologischen Ausrichtung vom Verlag nicht beworben.
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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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Springer Verlag, Singapore Hybrid Quantum Systems
Book SynopsisThis book presents state-of-the-art research on quantum hybridization, manipulation, and measurement in the context of hybrid quantum systems. It covers a broad range of experimental and theoretical topics relevant to quantum hybridization, manipulation, and measurement technologies, including a magnetic field sensor based on spin qubits in diamond NV centers, coherently coupled superconductor qubits, novel coherent couplings between electron and nuclear spin, photons and phonons, and coherent coupling of atoms and photons. Each topic is concisely described by an expert at the forefront of the field, helping readers quickly catch up on the latest advances in fundamental sciences and technologies of hybrid quantum systems, while also providing an essential overview.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Quantum hybrid sensor by NV centers in diamond Authored by Norikazu MIZUOCHI Chapter 2: Magnetic Field Sensing using Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in Diamond Authored by Junko Ishi-Hayase and Yuichiro Matsuzaki Chapter 3: Wide-field imaging using ensembles of NV centers in diamond Authored by Shintaro Nomura Chapter 4: Collective behaviour in hybrid quantum systems Authored by Yusuke Hama, Andreas Angerer, Emi Yukawa, W. J. Munro and Kae Nemoto Chapter 5: Rare earth “non-spin-bath” crystals for hybrid quantum coupling Authored by Takehiko Tawara Chapter 6: Electron spin resonances detected by superconducting circuits Authored by Rangga P. Budoyo, Hiraku Toida, Shiro Saito Chapter 7: Quantum information and technologies with spin-based hybrid systems Authored by Yuimaru Kubo Chapter 8: Spins in silicon field-effect transistors Authored by Keiji Ono Chapter 9: Ge/Si core-shell nanowires for hybrid quantum systems Authored by Rui Wang, Jian Sun, Russell S. Deacon and Koji Ishibashi Chapter 10: Photonic quantum interfaces among different physical systems Authored by Rikizo Ikuta, Motoki Asano, Sahin K. Ozdemir, Takashi Yamamoto Chapter 11: Hybrid quantum system of photons and nuclear spins of fermionic neutral atoms in a tunable optical lattice Authored by Hideki Ozawa, Shintaro Taie, Yosuke Takasu, and Yoshiro Takahashi Chapter 12: Phonon-electron-nuclear spin hybrid systems in an electromechanical resonator Authored by Yuma Okazaki and Hiroshi Yamaguchi Chapter 13: Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics with Laser-Cooled Atoms and Optical Nanofibers Authored by Takao Aoki Chapter 14: Robust quantum sensing Authored by Yuichiro Matsuzaki Chapter 15: Transferring quantum information in hybrid quantum systems consisting of a quantum system with limited control and a quantum computer Authored by Ryosuke Sakai, Akihito Soeda, Mio Murao
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle and the
Book SynopsisThis book highlights the importance of Electron Statistics (ES), which occupies a singular position in the arena of solid state sciences, in heavily doped (HD) nanostructures by applying Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle directly without using the complicated Density-of-States function approach as given in the literature. The materials considered are HD quantum confined nonlinear optical, III-V, II-VI, IV-VI, GaP, Ge, PtSb2, stressed materials, GaSb, Te, II-V, Bi2Te3, lead germanium telluride, zinc and cadmium diphosphides, and quantum confined III-V, IV-VI, II-VI and HgTe/CdTe super-lattices with graded interfaces and effective mass super-lattices. The presence of intense light waves in optoelectronics and strong electric field in nano-devices change the band structure of materials in fundamental ways, which have also been incorporated in the study of ES in HD quantized structures of optoelectronic compounds that control the studies of the HD quantum effect devices under strong fields. The influence of magnetic quantization, magneto size quantization, quantum wells, wires and dots, crossed electric and quantizing fields, intense electric field, and light waves on the ES in HD quantized structures and superlattices are discussed. The content of this book finds six different applications in the arena of nano-science and nanotechnology and the various ES dependent electronic quantities, namely the effective mass, the screening length, the Einstein relation and the elastic constants have been investigated. This book is useful for researchers, engineers and professionals in the fields of Applied Sciences, solid state and materials science, nano-science and technology, condensed matter physics, and allied fields, including courses in semiconductor nanostructures. Table of ContentsPlease see Attachments tab for detailed ToC
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Proceedings of the National Workshop on Recent
Book SynopsisThis book presents peer-reviewed articles from the National Workshop on Recent Advances in Condensed Matter and High Energy Physics-2021 (CMHEP-2021). This workshop was held in the Department of Physics, Ewing Christian College (ECC), Prayagraj, in collaboration with National Academic of Sciences (NASI), Prayagraj, India, in 2021. The book highlights recent theoretical and experimental developments in condensed matter and high energy physics which include novel phases of matter, namely crystalline and non-crystalline phases, unconventional superconducting phases, magnetic phases and Quark–Gluon plasma phases along with searches of neutrino and dark matter. This book provides a good resource for beginners as well as advanced researchers in the field of condensed matter and high energy physics.Table of ContentsGround state properties of spin−1/2 Falicov-Kimball model on a triangular lattice with uniform external magnetic field.- Tuning the morphology of lanthanum cobaltite using the surfactant-assisted hydrothermal approach for enhancing oxygen evolution catalysis.- Synthesis of Novel Complex Metallic Alloys.- A TiO2 based Gas Sensor for Liquefied Petroleum Gas.- A study of the Solar Cycle 21 to 24 and the starting phase of solar cycle 25.- Theoretical approach to modify the Born-Mayer Parameters in layered superconductor.- Effect of varying the grating length in an Optical Read-out Scheme Based on Grated Waveguide Cantilever Cavity Resonance.- Synthesis and Characterization of MoO3 Nanomaterials for Energy Storage Application.- Enhancement in optical absorbance of ZnO nanoparticles by introducing MoS2 nanosheets.- Effect of different ablation time of ns-pulsed laser on the synthesis of silver nanoparticles in liquid.- Investigation of Thermodynamical and Electro-optical properties of Nematic Liquid Crystals dispersed with Low wt% BaTiO3 Nanoparticles.- Elastic and mechanical investigation of high temperature IrxRe1-x alloys.- Comparative study of photocatalytic activity of ZnS and CuS Nanoparticles for Dye degradation under visible light irradiation.- Microstructural properties of palladium doped tin oxide thick film.- PVDF based nanocomposite polymer electrolyte for enhancement in stability of dye sensitized solar cells.- Morse Potential in Y-123 High temperature layered Superconductors.- Effect of dispersion of thiol capped AuNPs in room temperature discotic material.- Neutrinos properties and its detection.- Identified Charged Particle Production in Pb+Pb Collisions at √sNN = 2.76 TeV using Tsallis Distribution Function.- Multiplicity features of the grey particles emerged in 84Kr36+Em interaction at 1 GeV per nucleon.- Quantifying the performance of Multilayer insulation technique for cryogenic application.- Identification of bulk and surface event in point contact germanium detector at sub-keV energy region.- Fragmentation characteristics of the projectile fragments emitted in 84Kr36 + Em interaction at 1 A GeV.- Study of the multiplicity characteristics for target fragments produced in 84Kr36+Em interaction at relativ-istic energy.- Characteristics of the high purity germanium detectors in dark matter and neutrino sector.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Quantum Computers: Theory and Algorithms
Book SynopsisThis book presents various theories and algorithms to create a quantum computer. The concept of the classical and quantum computers, and the concept of circuits and gates are reviewed. The example of the Deutsch and the Deutsch-Josca algorithm is discussed to illustrate some key features of quantum computing. The Grover algorithm, considered to be of major milestone of the subject, is discussed in detail to exemplify the techniques used in computer algorithms. The role of quantum superposition (also called quantum parallelism) and of quantum entanglement is discussed in order to understand the key advantages of a quantum over a classical computer.Table of Contents1 Introduction 2 Classical Computer 2.1 Binary Representation 3 Quantum Computer 3.1 Qubit 4 Classical Gates and Circuits 5 Quantum Gates and Circuits 5.1 Hilbert space 5.2 Measurement 6 Deutsch Algorithm 7 Grover Algorithm 7.1 Grover algorithm: two-qubit 7.2 Grover algorithm: n-qubit 7.3 Grover diffusion and rotation gate G 7.4 Single Recursion: Two qubit 8 Deutsch-Josza Algorithm 9 Simon’s Algorithm 9.1 Quantum Algorithm 9.2 An Illustrative Example 10 Quantum Fourier Transform (QFT) 51 10.1 Quantum circuit of QFT 11 Shor 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Understanding the classical algorithm 11.3 Quantum algorithm 12 Option Pricing 12.1 Quantum Algorithm for Option Pricing 12.2 Quadratic Improvement 12.3 Estimation of Phase 12.4 Call Option 13 Solving Linear Equations 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Harrow-Hassidim-Lloyd Algorithm 13.3 Specific Example 13.4 Other applications 14 Quantum-Classical Hybrid Algorithms 14.1 Why bother? 14.2 Overlap of Wavefunctions 14.3 Variational Quantum Eigensolvers 15 Quantum Error Correction 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Simple quantum errors 15.3 Kraus Operators 15.4 Nine-qubit Code 15.5 General properties of quantum error-correcting codes 15.6 Classical Linear Codes 15.7 CSS Codes 16 Efficiency of a Quantum Computer 16.1 So where does quantum computation take place? 16.2 Conclusions 16.3 Acknowledgements
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Quantum Mechanics: A Concise Introduction
Book SynopsisThis textbook highlights a concise introduction to quantum mechanics in a readable and serious manner. Being readable, the book intends to present the beauty and magic of quantum mechanics to the mass public. Being serious, the book uses mathematics to describe the most profound results in quantum mechanics. To balance the two, the book assumes that the readers are familiar with high-school mathematics and instructs the least possible advanced mathematics necessary for the understanding of quantum mechanics.The book first covers the history of quantum mechanics and then introduces the magical quantum world, including quantum states living in Hilbert space, indistinguishable particles, linear superposition, Heisenberg's uncertainty relations, quantum entanglement, Bell's inequality, quantum energy levels, Schrödinger’s cat and many-worlds theory, etc. To compare with classic physics, the book also covers the classic mechanics before introducing quantum mechanics. At last, the book briefly covers quantum computing and quantum communications. Besides readers of other majors, the book is also a good reference for students in physics. It helps physics students to develop a solid understanding of the basics of quantum mechanics, preventing them from getting lost in solving the Schrödinger equation. The book also discusses quantum entanglement and quantum information which traditional quantum mechanics textbooks do not cover. The Foreword is written by Frank Wilczek, Nobel Laureate in physics, 2004.This book is a translation of an original Chinese edition. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation.Table of ContentsChapter 1. What is quantum?.- Chapter 2. Brief history of quantum mechanics.- Chapter 3. Classical mechanics and old quantum theories.- Chapter 4. Complex number and linear algebra.- Chapter 5. Quantum entanglement and Bell’s inequality.- Chapter 6. Quantum measurement.- Chapter 7. Quantum computing.- Chapter 8. Quantum communications.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Digital Quantum Information Processing with
Book SynopsisThe book provides theoretical methods of connecting discrete-variable quantum information processing to continuous-variable one. It covers the two major fields of quantum information processing, quantum communication and quantum computation, leading to achievement of a long-sought full security of continuous-variable quantum key distribution (QKD) and proposal of a resource-efficient method for optical quantum computing. Firstly, the book provides a security of continuous-variable QKD against arbitrary attacks under a realistic condition such as finite communication rounds and the use of digitized information processing. The book also provides the unified view for conventionally used approximate Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill (GKP) codes, which encodes qudits on a continuous-variable system, enabling direct comparison between researches based on different approximations. The book finally proposes a resource-efficient method to realize the universal optical quantum computation using the GKP code via the direct preparation of the GKP magic state instead of GKP Pauli states. Feasibility of the proposed protocol is discussed based on the existing experimental proposals for the GKP state preparation.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Preliminaries.- Continuous-Variable Quantum System.- Quantum Key Distribution with Continuous-Variable Systems.- Quantum computation with Continuous-Variable Systems.
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Springer Quantum Computing Cyber Security and Cryptography
Book SynopsisIntroduction to Quantum Computing.- 2. Quantum Computing Technologies.- 3. Quantum Algorithms.- 4. Quantum Programming Languages and Tools.- 5. Quantum Computing and Cyber Security.- 6. Quantum Cryptography Technologies.- 7. Quantum Computing and National Security.- 8. Quantum Computing and Financial Sector.- 9. Quantum Computing and Data Privacy.- 10. Quantum Computing and the Internet of Things (IoT).- 11. Quantum Cybersecurity Strategies.- 12. Future Prospects of Quantum Computing and Cyber Security.- Appendix A: Glossary of Quantum Computing and Cryptography Terms.- Appendix B: Selected Quantum Computing Resources.- Appendix C: List of Quantum Computing and Cyber Security Companies.
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Springer Quantum Protocols in Blockchain Security
Book SynopsisIntroduction to Quantum Protocols in Blockchain.- Fundamentals of Quantum Computing.- Understanding Blockchain technology.- The need for Quantum Security in Blockchain.
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Springer Quantum Mechanics
Book SynopsisSpace-Time Symmetries and Classical Observables.- Superposition Principle.- States and Dynamical Variables.- Space Translations and Momentum.- Elementary Phenomena.- Space Rotations and Angular Momentum.- Time Translations and Hamiltonian.- Harmonic Oscillations.- Approximations to Schrodinger's Equation.- Time-Dependent Equations of Motion`.- Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory.- Two-Body Problem: Bound States.- Two-Body Problem: Scattering States.- Many-Body Systems.- The Dirac Equation.- Homogeneous Many-Body Systems.- Semi-Classical Limit.- Collective Modes in Atomic and Nuclear Systems.
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Editorial Sirio El Principio de la Posibilidad
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Oxford University Press Planck
Book SynopsisPlanck''s Law, an equation used by physicists to determine the radiation leaking from any object in the universe, was described by Albert Einstein as the basis of all twentieth-century physics. Max Planck is credited with being the father of quantum theory, and his work laid the foundation for our modern understanding of matter and energetic processes. But Planck''s story is not well known, especially in the United States. A German physicist working during the first half of the twentieth century, his library, personal journals, notebooks, and letters were all destroyed with his home in World War II. What remains, other than his contributions to science, are handwritten letters in German shorthand, and tributes from other scientists of the time, including his close friend Albert Einstein.In Planck: Driven by Vision, Broken by War, Brandon R. Brown interweaves the voices and writings of Planck, his family, and his contemporaries-with many passages appearing in English for the first time-to create a portrait of a groundbreaking physicist working in the midst of war. Planck spent much of his adult life grappling with the identity crisis of being an influential German with ideas that ran counter to his government. During the later part of his life, he survived bombings and battlefields, surgeries and blood transfusions, all the while performing his influential work amidst a violent and crumbling Nazi bureaucracy. When his son was accused of treason related to a bombing, Planck tried to use his standing as a German national treasure, and wrote direct letters to Hitler to spare his son''s life. Brown tells the story of Planck''s friendship with the far more outspoken Albert Einstein, and shows how his work fits within the explosion of technology and science that occurred during his life. The story of a brilliant man living in a dangerous time, Brandon Brown gives Max Planck his rightful place in the history of science, and shows how war-torn Germany deeply impacted his life and work.Trade ReviewI loved every aspect of this engaging portrait of Max Planck. * Naomi Pasachoff, Metascience *Historians of leading physicists and their complex scientific theories will appreciate Brown's inclusion of many of them here. He valiantly tries to explain these theories in simple terms, including Einsteins work, but often comes up short. This is not a weakness but an indication that sections of this book are intended for advanced readers. Understanding the science is not necessary to appreciate the main points of the book, however. In the end, Brown's work is not just a reflection of one man, albeit a remarkable one, nor simply an examination of the collective contributions of his many colleagues. Rather, this book is also an examination of evil and the many ways that people reacted to it. * David Mills, H-War *Brandon Brown [focuses] on the tragedy of one man, the Nobel physicist Max Planck, whose son Erwin was executed because of nebulous connections to the plot to kill Hitler. The cruel inevitability of Erwin's fate is chillingly played out against the larger narrative of Plancks extraordinary life. Beautiful words describe terrible heartache. * Gerard DeGroot, Books of the Year 2015, The Times *Brown's fervour is inspiring. He has done a great service by shedding light on the life and work of a very brilliant though troubled individual, 'father of quantum theory' and witness to the greatest upheavals of the 20th century. * History Today, Giulia Miller *"[Planck's story] is told rather perfectly... Since memories are by nature random and ephemeral, there's nothing linear about the way [his story] unfolds. That's precisely what makes this book so special. * The Times *An illuminating biography... Brown interweaves a gripping backstory, ranging from Planck's landmark theoretical description of blackbody radiation to his loyal advocacy for fellow physicist Lise Meitner. * Nature *A captivating biography. * Physics Today *Planck had his flaws, but readers of this engrossing, insightful, and definitive biography will share Brown's admiration and agree that he deserves his iconic reputation. * Publisher's Weekly *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. October 1944 ; 2. April 1943 ; 3. June 1943 ; 4. October 1943 ; 5. December 1943 ; 6. January 1944 ; 7. February 1944 ; 8. March 1944 ; 9. May 1944 ; 10. June 1944 ; 11. July 1944 ; 12. August 1944 ; 13. November 1944 ; 14. January 1945 ; 15. April 1945 ; 16. May 1945 ; Coda: 1945-1947
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