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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: W.T. GrandyPublisher: Springer Imprint: Springer Edition: 1991 ed. Volume: 41 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 1.800kg ISBN: 9780792310495ISBN 10: 0792310497 Pages: 438 Publication Date: 31 December 1990 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1 Nonrelativistic Quantum Mechanics.- A. Review of the Formalism.- Space-Time Symmetries.- The Spinor Representation.- B. Electromagnetic Fields and Spin.- Inclusion of the Spin.- Uniform Magnetic Field.- C. The Two-Body Problem.- D. A Preliminary Next Step.- Problems.- References.- 2 The Dirac Equation.- A. Spacetime Structure and Lorentz Transformations.- The Homogeneous Lorentz Group.- Spinors Revisited.- B. Dirac’s Way.- Properties of the Dirac Matrices.- Relativistic Covariance.- Free-Particle Solutions.- Negative-Energy States.- Observables and Wavepackets.- C. Zitterbewegung.- Problems.- References.- 3 Electromagnetic Coupling.- A. External Electromagnetic Fields.- Nonrelativistic Limit.- Central Fields.- The Coulomb Field.- Continuous Spectrum.- Strong Fields.- Electromagnetic Structure.- B. Discrete Symmetries.- Space Reflection (Parity).- Time Reversal.- Charge Conjugation.- Symmetry Breaking.- Problems.- References.- 4 Neutral Fermions and Bosons.- A. Neutral Fermions.- Massless Particles.- B. Theory of the Neutrino.- The Weyl Theory.- The Four-Component Neutrino.- Lepton Families.- C. Boson Wave Equations.- Spin-0 Bosons.- Spin-1 Bosons.- The Photon.- Problems.- References.- 5 Further Electromagnetic Interactions.- A. Electromagnetic Plane Waves.- B. Uniform Static Magnetic Field.- The Heisenberg Equations and Spin.- Stationary States.- Inclusion of the Anomalous Moment.- C. Other External-Field Problems.- Linear Potentials.- Crossed Electric and Magnetic Fields.- Summary of Further Results.- D. Quasi-Static Particle-Particle Interactions.- Anomalous Moment in a Coulomb Field.- Charged Magnetic Dipole Field.- The General Eigenvalue Problem.- Relativistic Wave Equations.- Problems.- References.- 6 Lagrangian Formulation and Green Functions.- A. Lagrangian Field Theory.- The Electromagnetic Field.- B. Boson Fields.- Electromagnetic Field.- C. Propagator Theory.- The Relativistic Propagator.- D. Coulomb Green Functions.- Summary.- Free-Particle Reduction.- Problems.- References.- Chapter7 Quantum Theory of Radiation.- A. Quantum Field Theory.- Quantum Electrodynamical Results—A Survey.- Critique.- B. Maxwell-Dirac Field Theory.- Free Fields.- Interacting Fields.- Critique.- Problems.- References.- Chapter8 The Two-Body Problem.- A. Equations of Motion.- Self-Energy and Radiative Effects.- Relative and Center-of-Mass Motions.- Angular-Radial Separation.- Radial Equations.- B. Analysis of the Radial Equations.- Perturbation Theory.- C. Applications.- Hydrogen.- Muonium.- Positronium.- The Annihilation Contribution.- Problems.- References.- Chapter9 Dirac Scattering Theory.- A. Nonrelativistic Review.- The Two-Body Problem.- Spherical Symmetry.- B. Two-Component Pauli Theory.- Spin-1/2—Spin-0.- Spin-1/2—Spin-1/2.- Particle Beams.- Helicity Formulation.- C. Relativistic Scattering.- Coulomb Scattering of Electrons.- Polarization of Dirac Particles.- D. Covariant Scattering Formalism.- Spin-1/2—Spin-0.- Spin-1/2—Spin-1/2.- Problems.- References.- Chapter10 Quantum Electrodynamics.- Electromagnetic Field.- Dirac Field.- A. Schwinger’s Synthesis.- B. Selected Applications.- Uniform Magnetic Field.- Synchrotron Radiation.- Coulomb Field.- Vacuum Polarization.- Problems.- References.- Classical Theory of the Electron.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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