Advanced Quantum Mechanics: A Practical Guide
Advanced Quantum Mechanics: A Practical Guide by Yuli V. Nazarov and Jeroen Danon
English | 2013 | ISBN: 0521742145, 0521761506 | 368 pages | PDF | 7,5 MB
English | 2013 | ISBN: 0521742145, 0521761506 | 368 pages | PDF | 7,5 MB
An accessible introduction to advanced quantum theory, this graduate-level textbook focuses on its practical applications rather than mathematical technicalities. It treats real-life examples, from topics ranging from quantum transport to nanotechnology, to equip students with a toolbox of theoretical techniques. Beginning with second quantization, the authors illustrate its use with different condensed matter physics examples. They then explain how to quantize classical fields, with a focus on the electromagnetic field, taking students from Maxwell's equations to photons, coherent states and absorption and emission of photons. Following this is a unique master-level presentation on dissipative quantum mechanics, before the textbook concludes with a short introduction to relativistic quantum mechanics, covering the Dirac equation and a relativistic second quantization formalism. The textbook includes 70 end-of-chapter problems.