Overview
- Offers an extensive selection of problems applying quantum theory to modern physics with all the necessary steps to solve them
- Presents worked problems from modern physics to help the student apply just-learnt theory to fields such as molecular physics, condensed matter physics, laser physics, quantum physics and complex systems
- Provides examples of most of the typical problems that students will encounter in qualifying exams
- Works through very detailed solutions to the more complex problems
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Table of contents (31 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Elementary Particles, Nuclei and Atoms
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Front Matter
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Quantum Entanglement and Measurement
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Front Matter
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About this book
This textbook presents problems with detailed solutions showing how to apply quantum theory to modern physics. The text is divided in three parts, the first dealing with elementary particles, nuclei and atoms, the second presents quantum entanglement and measurement. Finally complex systems are examinated in depth. The aim of the text is to guide the student towards applying quantum mechanics to research problems. Advanced undergraduates and graduate students will find a rich and challenging source for improving their skills.
This new edition has been extended with sections on neutrino oscillations, quantized vortices in Bose-Einstein condensates, quantum correlations in multi-particle systems, Bloch oscillations in periodic lattices and non-destructive quantum measurements.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Professor Jean-Louis Basdevant is a High energy physicist, author of physics textbooks and science history books. A former student of Ecole Normale Supérieure, he was from 1975 to 2005 professor of physics at the Ecole Polytechnique, where he taught quantum physics to generations of students, and also chaired the physics department. In research, his work focused on the three-body problem in quantum mechanics, elementary particles, quantum field theory and astrophysics.
Professor Jean Dalibard is a professor at Collège de France and a member of the Laboratoire Kastler Brossel. He was a professor at Ecole Polytechnique from 1989 to 2015, and taught quantum physics, statistical physics and quantum optics. His current research is devoted to the properties of ultracold quantum matter, like Bose-Einstein condensates and superfluids. He is a member of the French Academy of Sciences.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Quantum Mechanics Solver
Book Subtitle: How to Apply Quantum Theory to Modern Physics
Authors: Jean-Louis Basdevant, Jean Dalibard
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13724-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-13723-6Published: 03 June 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-13726-7Published: 27 October 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-13724-3Published: 22 May 2019
Edition Number: 3
Number of Pages: XIII, 352
Additional Information: Originally published in the Series "Advanced Texts in Physics"
Topics: Quantum Physics, Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Quantum Optics, Condensed Matter Physics