UID:
almahu_9949199269202882
Format:
XVII, 406 p.
,
online resource.
Edition:
2nd ed. 2004.
ISBN:
9783662054185
Series Statement:
Advanced Texts in Physics,
Content:
Advanced Quantum Mechanics, the second volume on quantum mechanics by Franz Schwabl, discusses nonrelativistic multi-particle systems, relativistic wave equations and relativistic fields. As expected in Schwabl's works, the text features a compelling mathematical presentation in which all intermediate steps are derived and where numerous examples for application and exercises help the student to gain a thorough working knowledge of the subject. The treatment of relativistic wave equations and their symmetries and the fundamentals of quantum field theory lay the foundations for advanced studies in solid-state physics, nuclear and elementary particle physics. This text extends and complements Schwabl's introductory Quantum Mechanics, which covers nonrelativistic quantum mechanics and offers a short treatment of the quantization of the radiation field.
Note:
I. Nonrelativistic Many-Particle Systems -- 1. Second Quantization -- 2. Spin-1/2 Fermions -- 3. Bosons -- 4. Correlation Functions, Scattering, and Response -- II. Relativistic Wave Equations -- 5. Relativistic Wave Equations and their Derivation -- 6. Lorentz Transformations and Covariance of the Dirac Equation -- 7. Orbital Angular Momentum and Spin -- 8. The Coulomb Potential -- 9. The Foldy-Wouthuysen Transformation and Relativistic Corrections -- 10. Physical Interpretation of the Solutions to the Dirac Equation -- 11. Symmetries and Further Properties of the Dirac Equation -- III. Relativistic Fields -- 12. Quantization of Relativistic Fields -- 13. Free Fields -- 14. Quantization of the Radiation Field -- 15. Interacting Fields, Quantum Electrodynamics -- A Alternative Derivation of the Dirac Equation -- B Dirac Matrices -- B.1 Standard Representation -- B.2 Chiral Representation -- B.3 Majorana Representations -- C Projection Operators for the Spin -- C.1 Definition -- C.2 Rest Frame -- D The Path-Integral Representation of Quantum Mechanics 385 E Covariant Quantization of the Electromagnetic Field, the Gupta-Bleuler Method -- E.1 Quantization and the Feynman Propagator -- E.2 The Physical Significance of Longitudinal and Scalar Photons -- E.3 The Feynman Photon Propagator -- E.4 Conserved Quantities -- F Coupling of Charged Scalar Mesons to the Electromagnetic Field.
In:
Springer Nature eBook
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783662054208
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783662054192
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783540401520
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-662-05418-5
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05418-5
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