{"product_id":"problem-solving-in-theoretical-physics-9783527413966","title":"Problem Solving in Theoretical Physics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Problem Solving in Theoretical Physics\" helps students mastering their theoretical physics courses by posing advanced problems and providing their solutions - along with discussions of their physical significance and possibilities for generalization and transfer to other fields.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the English Edition ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Problems \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Field Theory \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Vectors and tensors in Euclidean space 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Vectors and tensors in Minkowski space 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Relativistic kinematics 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 The Maxwell equations 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 The motion of a charged particle in an external field 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Static electromagnetic field 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Free electromagnetic field 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8 The retarded potentials and radiation 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.9 Electromagnetic field of relativistic particles 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.10 The scattering of electromagnetic waves 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Quantum Mechanics \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Operators and states in quantum mechanics 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 One-dimensional motion 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Linear harmonic oscillator 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Angular momentum and spin 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Motion in a magnetic field 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Motion in a centrally symmetric field 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Semiclassical approximation 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Perturbation theory 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9 Relativistic quantum mechanics 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.10 Addition of angular momenta. The identity of particles 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.11 Theory of atoms and molecules 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.12 Theory of scattering 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.13 Theory of radiation 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Statistical Physics \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 The Gibbs distribution: thermodynamic quantities and functions 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Ideal quantum gases 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.1 The ideal Fermi gas 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.2 The ideal Bose gas 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.3 Ideal gases of elementary Bose excitations 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Non-ideal quantum systems (liquids): the fundamentals of condensed matter theory 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.1 Normal (nonsuperfluid) Fermi liquids 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.2 Superconductivity and the BCS theory 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.3 Weakly interacting Bose gases and the Gross-Pitaevskii equation 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.4 Theory of superfluidity 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Phase transitions and critical phenomena 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.1 The mean-field approximation 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.2 The Ginzburg-Landau functional 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.3 Fundamentals of the theory of critical phenomena 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Solutions of Problems \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Field Theory \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Vectors and tensors in Euclidean space 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Vectors and tensors in Minkowski space 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Relativistic kinematics 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 The Maxwell equations 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Motion of a charged particle in an external field 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Static electromagnetic field 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Free electromagnetic field 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8 The retarded potentials and radiation 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.9 Electromagnetic field of relativistic particles 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.10 The scattering of electromagnetic waves 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Quantum Mechanics \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e235\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Operators and states in quantum mechanics 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 One-dimensional motion 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Linear harmonic oscillator 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Angular momentum and spin 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Motion in a magnetic field 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Motion in a centrally symmetric field 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Semiclassical approximation 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Perturbation theory 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9 Relativistic quantum mechanics 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.10 Addition of angular momenta. 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