Classical and Quantum Dynamics: From Classical Paths to Path Integrals (6th ed. 2020) (Graduate Texts In Physics Ser.)

By: Walter Dittrich and Martin Reuter

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Synopsis: Graduate students seeking to become familiar with advanced computational strategies in classical and quantum dynamics will find in this book both the fundamentals of a standard course and a detailed treatment of the time-dependent oscillator, Chern-Simons mechanics, the Maslov anomaly and the Berry phase, to name just a few topics. Well-chosen and detailed examples illustrate perturbation theory, canonical transformations and the action principle, and demonstrate the usage of path integrals. The sixth edition has been enlarged to include the Heisenberg-Euler Lagrangian, Schwinger’s source theory treatment of the low-energy π-ρ-N physics and general relativity, where Riemann’s (Einstein’s) ideas on space and time and their philosophical implications are discussed.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 361 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9783030367862
Related ISBNs:: 9783030367855
Publisher:: Springer International Publishing
Date of Addition:: 03/02/20
Copyrighted By:: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Earth Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.