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Classical Systems in Quantum Mechanics

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  • Addresses the knotty problem of the quantum-classical divide
  • Adopts two approaches for describing classical systems in the framework of quantum mechanics
  • Presents solvable models of the "quantum measurement" process

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Introduction

    • Pavel Bóna
    Pages 1-20
  3. Classical Mechanical Projections of QM

    • Pavel Bóna
    Pages 35-48
  4. Macroscopic Limits

    • Pavel Bóna
    Pages 75-112
  5. Some Models of “Quantum Measurement”

    • Pavel Bóna
    Pages 167-213
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 215-234

About this book

This book investigates two possibilities for describing classical-mechanical physical systems along with their Hamiltonian dynamics in the framework of quantum mechanics.The first possibility consists in exploiting the geometrical properties of the set of quantum pure states of "microsystems"  and of the Lie groups characterizing the specific classical system. The second approach is to consider quantal systems of a large number of interacting subsystems – i.e. macrosystems, so as to study the quantum mechanics of  an infinite number of degrees of freedom and to look for the behaviour  of their collective variables. The final chapter contains some solvable models of “quantum measurement" describing dynamical transitions from "microsystems" to "macrosystems".


Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Theoretical Physics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia

    Pavel Bóna

About the author

Pavel Bona worked, until his recent retirement, as teacher and theoretician in the Department of Theoretical Physics within the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics at Comenius University, Bratislava. He continues to publish and research in the field of quantum theory as applied also to macroscopic systems.

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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