Note: *The three volumes are not sequential but rather independent of each other and largely self-contained.
Perturbed Evolution has a closer link to Simple Systems than it has to Basic Matters, but any reader familiar with the subject matter of a solid introduction to quantum mechanics — such as Dirac's formalism of kets and bras, Schrodinger's and Heisenberg's equations of motion, and the standard examples that can be treated exactly, with harmonic oscillators and hydrogen-like atoms among them — can cope with the somewhat advanced material of this volume. The basics of kinematics and dynamics are reviewed at the outset, including discussions of Bohr's principle of complementarity and Schwinger's quantum action principle. The Born series, the Lippmann-Schwinger equation, and Fermi's golden rule are recurring themes in the treatment of the central subject matter — the evolution in the presence of perturbing interactions for which there are no exact solutions as one has them for the standard examples in Simple Systems. The scattering by a localized potential is regarded as a perturbed evolution of a particular kind and is dealt with accordingly. The unique features of the scattering of indistinguishable quantum objects illustrate the nonclassical properties of bosons and fermions and prepare the groundwork for a discussion of multi-electron atoms.
Contents:
- Preface
- Glossary
- Basics of Kinematics and Dynamics
- Time-Dependent Perturbations
- Scattering
- Angular Momentum
- External Magnetic Field
- Indistinguishable Particles
- Exercises with Hints
- Index
Readership: Undergraduates in physics, chemistry, mathematics, and engineering; physics lecturers; Perturbed Evolution for graduate students in physics as well.
Key Features:
- Offers a modern point of view and a nonstandard approach by a renowned researcher and teacher
- Ideal for the self-studying reader, as intermediate steps are not skipped over in the detailed presentation
- Based on battle-tested lecture notes
