Non-relativistic Quantum Theory: Dynamics, Symmetry And Geometry

Non-relativistic Quantum Theory: Dynamics, Symmetry And Geometry
Author: Kai S Lam
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Total Pages: 458
Release: 2009-08-24
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9813107480

This textbook is mainly for physics students at the advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate levels, especially those with a theoretical inclination. Its chief purpose is to give a systematic introduction to the main ingredients of the fundamentals of quantum theory, with special emphasis on those aspects of group theory (spacetime and permutational symmetries and group representations) and differential geometry (geometrical phases, topological quantum numbers, and Chern-Simons Theory) that are relevant in modern developments of the subject. It will provide students with an overview of key elements of the theory, as well as a solid preparation in calculational techniques.

Geometric And Algebraic Topological Methods In Quantum Mechanics

Geometric And Algebraic Topological Methods In Quantum Mechanics
Author: Luigi Mangiarotti
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 715
Release: 2005-01-27
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814481149

In the last decade, the development of new ideas in quantum theory, including geometric and deformation quantization, the non-Abelian Berry's geometric factor, super- and BRST symmetries, non-commutativity, has called into play the geometric techniques based on the deep interplay between algebra, differential geometry and topology. The book aims at being a guide to advanced differential geometric and topological methods in quantum mechanics. Their main peculiarity lies in the fact that geometry in quantum theory speaks mainly the algebraic language of rings, modules, sheaves and categories. Geometry is by no means the primary scope of the book, but it underlies many ideas in modern quantum physics and provides the most advanced schemes of quantization.

Nonrelativistic Quantum Mechanics

Nonrelativistic Quantum Mechanics
Author: Anton Z. Capri
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 546
Release: 2002
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789810246518

The main unique feature of this book is its discussion of Hilbert space and rigged Hilbert space. Suitable for advanced undergraduate students as well as graduate students.

Quantum Trajectories

Quantum Trajectories
Author: Pratim Kumar Chattaraj
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2016-04-19
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1439825629

The application of quantum mechanics to many-particle systems has been an active area of research in recent years as researchers have looked for ways to tackle difficult problems in this area. The quantum trajectory method provides an efficient computational technique for solving both stationary and time-evolving states, encompassing a large area o

Fundamental Principles Of Classical Mechanics: A Geometrical Perspective

Fundamental Principles Of Classical Mechanics: A Geometrical Perspective
Author: Kai S Lam
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Total Pages: 591
Release: 2014-07-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814551503

This book is written with the belief that classical mechanics, as a theoretical discipline, possesses an inherent beauty, depth, and richness that far transcends its immediate applications in mechanical systems. These properties are manifested, by and large, through the coherence and elegance of the mathematical structure underlying the discipline, and are eminently worthy of being communicated to physics students at the earliest stage possible. This volume is therefore addressed mainly to advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate physics students who are interested in the application of modern mathematical methods in classical mechanics, in particular, those derived from the fields of topology and differential geometry, and also to the occasional mathematics student who is interested in important physics applications of these areas of mathematics. Its main purpose is to offer an introductory and broad glimpse of the majestic edifice of the mathematical theory of classical dynamics, not only in the time-honored analytical tradition of Newton, Laplace, Lagrange, Hamilton, Jacobi, and Whittaker, but also the more topological/geometrical one established by Poincare, and enriched by Birkhoff, Lyapunov, Smale, Siegel, Kolmogorov, Arnold, and Moser (as well as many others).

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap
Author: Vladimir G. Ivancevic
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 855
Release: 2008
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9812819274

This is a unique 21st-century monograph that reveals a basic, yet deep understanding of the universe, as well as the human mind and body ?? all from the perspective of quantum mechanics and quantum field theory.This book starts with both non-mathematical and mathematical preliminaries. It presents the basics of both non-relativistic and relativistic quantum mechanics, and introduces Feynman path integrals and their application to quantum fields and string theory, as well as some non-quantum applications. It then describes the quantum universe in the form of loop quantum gravity and quantum cosmology. Lastly, the book turns to the human body and mind, applying quantum theory to electro-muscular stimulation and consciousness. It can be used as a graduate (or advanced undergraduate) textbook for a two-semester course in quantum physics and its modern applications. Some parts of the book can also be used by engineers, biologists, psychologists and computer scientists, as well as applied mathematicians, both in industry and academia.

Geometry and Quantum Features of Special Relativity

Geometry and Quantum Features of Special Relativity
Author: Norbert Dragon
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-11-05
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9783031711480

This second edition of "The Geometry of Special Relativity - a Concise Course" offers more than just corrections and enhancements. It includes a new chapter on four-velocities and boosts as points and straight lines of hyperbolic geometry. Quantum properties of relativistic particles are derived from the unitary representations of the Poincaré group. Notably, the massless representation is related to the concept of a Hopf bundle. Scattering theory is developed analogously to the non-relativistic case, relying on proper symmetry postulates. Chapters on quantum fields, reflections of charge, space, and time, and the necessary gauge symmetry of quantized vector fields complete the foundation for evaluating Feynman graphs. An extended appendix covers more than a dozen additional topics. The first half of this edition refines the first edition, using simple diagrams to explain time dilation, length contraction, and Lorentz transformations based on the invariance of the speed of light. The text derives key results of relativistic physics and resolves apparent paradoxes. Following a presentation of the action principle, Noether's theorem, and relativistic mechanics, the book covers the covariant formulation of electrodynamics and classical field theory. The groups of rotations and Lorentz transformations are also examined as a transition to relativistic quantum physics. This text is aimed at graduate students of physics and mathematics seeking an advanced introduction to special relativity and related topics. Its presentation of quantum physics aims to inspire fellow researchers.

Non-Relativistic Quantum Mechanics

Non-Relativistic Quantum Mechanics
Author: Ravinder R. Puri
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2017-07-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1107164362

"Introduces readers to non-relativistic quantum mechanics and its mathematical methods"--