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Quantum

The Quantum Theory of Particles, Fields and Cosmology

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  • © 1998

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Authors:
  1. Edgard Elbaz

    1. Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon IN2P3-CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon — 1, Villeurbanne Cedex, France

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  • Covers all important aspects of quantum physics from quantum mechanics and its interpretation to basic quantum field theory and quantum cosmology.

Part of the book series: Theoretical and Mathematical Physics (TMP)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVII
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  2. Particles and Waves

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    Pages 1-47

  3. Wave Mechanics

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    Pages 49-79

  4. One-Dimensional Systems

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    Pages 81-102

  5. Dirac Formalism

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    Pages 103-126

  6. Representations

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    Pages 127-152

  7. Quantum Dynamics

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    Pages 153-173

  8. Path Integrals

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    Pages 175-189

  9. Symmetries and Invariances

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    Pages 191-210

  10. Angular Momentum

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    Pages 211-235

  11. Addition Theorems

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    Pages 237-267

  12. Rotations

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    Pages 269-290

  13. Spherical Harmonics

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    Pages 291-314

  14. Irreducible Tensor Operators

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    Pages 315-359

  15. Perturbations

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    Pages 361-389

  16. Scattering of Particles

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    Pages 391-415

  17. Second Quantization

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    Pages 417-465

  18. Boson Fields

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    Pages 467-482

  19. Fermion Fields

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    Pages 483-510

  20. Quantum X-Dynamics

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    Pages 511-538
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About this book

I consider teaching to have been one of my greatest privileges in life. I have al­ ways attemped to make a matter, sometimes difficult, sometimes in constant evolution, simpler and easier to understand. There comes a time then, when one feels the necessity to write and publish a book. For this reason, I have already published (in french) several lecture books on Classical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, Matrix Optics, Electroweak Interaction, General Rel­ ativity and Gravitation, Cosmology. Teaching quantum theory has been a particular delight as its constant evolution and enlargement, embraces all domains of physics. Even if the general layout remains relatively unchanged, the evolution of our understanding of the physical world imposes the in­ troduction of new approaches. It therefore seemed that a physics textbook, even one with a graduate readership in mind, had to introduce the Dirac Electron Theory and some rudimentary material on quantum field theory. This holds for also for explanations of the spontaneous symmetry breaking of Higgs scalar fields that gives mass to the bosons involved in short range interactions. We have deliberately cut down on material on some "classical" topics of quantum theory to make space for less known methods. Examples of the latter include the Feynman path integral "3rd quantization" and the interpretation of quantum mechanics in terms of phase focusing coherence.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon IN2P3-CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon — 1, Villeurbanne Cedex, France

    Edgard Elbaz

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Quantum

  • Book Subtitle: The Quantum Theory of Particles, Fields and Cosmology

  • Authors: Edgard Elbaz

  • Series Title: Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60266-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-64327-9Published: 18 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-60266-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1864-5879

  • Series E-ISSN: 1864-5887

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 602

  • Additional Information: Original French edition published by ellipses/edition marketing S.A., Paris 1995

  • Topics: Quantum Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Particle and Nuclear Physics

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