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"This two-volume set can be naturally divided into two semester courses, and contains a full modern graduate course in quantum physics. The idea is to teach graduate students how to practically use quantum physics and theory, presenting the fundamental knowledge, and gradually moving on to applications, including atomic, nuclear and solid state physics, as well as modern subfields, such as quantum chaos and quantum entanglement. The book starts with basic quantum problems, which do not require full quantum formalism but allow the student to gain the necessary experience and elements of quantum thinking. Only then does the fundamental Schrodinger equation appear. The author has included topics that are not usually covered in standard textbooks and has written the book in such a way that every topic contains varying layers of difficulty, so that the instructor can decide where to stop. Although supplementary sources are not required, ""Further reading"" is given for each chapter, including references to scientific journals and publications, and a glossary is also provided. Problems and solutions are integrated throughout the text."

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Author:   Vladimir Zelevinsky (Michigan State University, USA)
Publisher:   Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
Imprint:   Blackwell Verlag GmbH
Dimensions:   Width: 17.30cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   1.166kg
ISBN:  

9783527409792

ISBN 10:   3527409793
Pages:   616
Publication Date:   10 November 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

Quantum Physics: Volume 1 - From Basics to Symmetries and Perturbations Preface xiii 1 Origin of Main Quantum Concepts 1 2 Wave Function and the Simplest Problems 25 3 Bound States 43 4 Dynamical Variables 67 5 Uncertainty Relations 85 6 Hilbert Space and Operators 119 7 Quantum Dynamics 153 8 Discrete Symmetries 187 9 One-Dimensional Motion: Continuum 217 10 Variational Approach and Diagonalization 247 11 Discrete Spectrum and Harmonic Oscillator 267 12 Coherent and Squeezed States 293 13 Introducing Magnetic Field 315 14 Macroscopic Quantum Coherence 339 15 Semiclassical (WKB) Approximation 357 16 Angular Momentum and Spherical Functions 387 17 Motion in a Central Field 417 18 Hydrogen Atom 445 19 Stationary Perturbations 469 20 Spin 1/2 489 21 Finite Rotations and Tensor Operators 509 22 Angular Momentum Coupling 523 23 Fine and Hyperfine structure 545 24 Atom in a Static Field 567 References 587 Further Readings 591 Index 597

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From the reviewers of the proposal: I am deeply convinced that this book will be of much value for any students entering the ?quantum world?. It will also be a useful reference for the more experienced scientists, as its topics extend into more recent achievements and approaches . I expect that this work will be of the highest benefit for teachers and students . This proposal clearly breathes a lot of expertise and experience in teaching this subject and what is lacking. This advanced textbook would represent a very attractive choice, in particular for curricula including advanced quantum theory courses . Due to the chosen problem-solving oriented approach, and its structure, this book/or book set is unique and very attractive for curricula on advanced quantum physics . There is no doubt that he (the author) can safely be regarded as being easily in the top quartile, and probably in the top 10%, of the world?s leading theoretical physicists who are active today. I am equally convinced that he is a very good and inspirational teacher .

Author Information

Vladimir Zelevinsky is Professor at the Department of Physica and Astronomy and National Superconducting Cyclotron laboratory at Michigan State University, USA. He graduated from Moscow University and worked for many years at the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics in Novosibirsk where he got his Candidate of Science and highest Doctor of Science degrees (equivalent to a PhD). In the eighties he was Head of Theory Division at the Budker Institute and Head of Theoretical Physics at Novosibirsk University. He spent three years as a visiting professor at the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen. He is the author of over 200 scientific publications, co-editor of the EPL journal and Associate Editor of the Nuclear Physics journal. He has also received many awards as the best teacher at MSU.

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