Title:
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QUANTUM MECHANICS: FOUNDATIONS AND APPLICATIONS
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By: |
Arno Bohm |
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Paperback |
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£64.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
0387953302 |
ISBN 13: |
9780387953304 |
Publisher: |
SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW YORK INC. |
Pub. date: |
27 July, 2001 |
Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 3rd ed. 1993 |
Series: |
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics |
Pages: |
688 |
Description: |
This text presents the whole range of quantum mechanics, from the fundamental assumptions to the experimental numbers, in a unified theoretical formulation -- including examples from recent research. Earlier editions of this text have become a standard text and reference work. |
Synopsis: |
This edition differs from the second chiefly in the addition of about tOO pages devoted to the quantum (or geometric, or Berry) phase, a subject that did not exist when this book was written. The changes in the remainder of the book consist of corrections of a small number of misprints. While it may seem that adding two chapters on the quantum phase is overemphasizing a currently fashionable subject, they actually complete the development of quantum theory as given in this book. We start with simple models, synthesizing them into complicated "molecules." With the new chap- ters, we end with complicated "molecules," dividing them into simpler parts. This process of dividing a complex system into parts quite naturally gives rise to a gauge theory, of which the geometric phase is a manifestation - with consequences not only in theory, but observable in experiments. For this rea- son, the geometric phase is not a mere fashion, but a discovery that will retain its importance forever and must be discussed in textbooks on quantum mechanics. I would like to acknowledge help and advice from Mark Loewe with the writing and also of the new part of the book. In addition, I would like to express my gratitude to J. Anandan, M. Berry, and C.A. Mead, who have read parts or all of the new material and have provided valuable advice. |
Illustrations: |
2 Tables, black and white; 4 Illustrations, black and white; XIX, 688 p. 4 |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
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