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OverviewThis text develops quantum theory from its basic assumptions, beginning with statics, followed by dynamics and details of applications and the needed computational techniques.; The discussion is based on the view that the fundamental entities of the universe are not particles but fields, with the observed particles arising as their quanta.; Quantum fields are thus introduced from the beginning, with a discussion of how they produce quanta that manifest themselves as particles.; Most of the book, of course, deals with particle systems, as that is where most of the applications lie; the treatment of quantum field theory is confined to fundamental ideas and their consequences.; For developing quantum dynamics, the author uses the Lagrangian technique with the principle of stationary action.; The roots of this approach, which includes generating the canonical commutation rules, go back to a course taught by Julian Schwinger, filtered through many years of the authors own teaching.; The text emphasizes that the wave function does not exist in physical three-dimensional space, but in configuration space, and it points out that the probabilistic features of the theory arise not from a lack of determinism but from the definition of the state of a system, so that many, though not all, of the counterintuitive aspects of quantum mechanics arise from its probabilistic nature and are shared by other probabilistic theories such as classical statistical mechanics. Full Product DetailsAuthor: R G NewtonPublisher: Springer Imprint: Springer ISBN: 9781280009723ISBN 10: 1280009721 Pages: 411 Publication Date: 01 January 2002 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Undefined Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |