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Quantum theory. III, Radiation and high energy physics /
Quantum Theory, III: Radiation and High Energy Physics focuses on the fundamentals and applications of quantum theory. The selection first offers information on relativistic wave equations and noncovariant quantum theory of radiation, including the Dirac equation, Klein-Gordon equation, semiclassica...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, New York ; London [England] :
Academic Press, Inc.,
1962.
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| Colección: | Pure and applied physics ;
10. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Quantum Theory: Radiation and High Energy Physics III; Copyright Page; CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS VOLUME; PREFACE; Table of Contents; CONTENTS OF VOLUMES 1O-I AND 10-II; Chapter 1. Relativistic Wave Equations; 1. Introduction; 2. The Dirac Equation; 3. The Klein-Gordon Equation; References; Chapter 2. Noncovariant Quantum Theory of Radiation; 1. Introduction; 1. Introduction; 2. Semiclassical Theory; 3. Quantum Theory of the Radiation Field; 4. The Interaction of the Radiation Field with Matter, Nonrelativistic Theory; 5. Radiation Theory Using the Dirac Equation.
- 6. General Electromagnetic Fields7. Fluctuations of the Fields and Energy Level Shifts; References; Chapter 3 . Covariant Theory of Radiation; 2. Classical and Quantum Particle Mechanics; 3. The Schr�odinger and Heisenberg Pictures; 4. Relativistic Quantum Field Theory; 5. The Free Electromagnetic Field; 6. Free Electron Field; 7. Electron and Electromagnetic Fields in Interaction; 8. Solution of the Interacting Field Problem; 9. Evaluation of the S Matrix Elements; 10. Applications of the Feynman-Dyson Techniques; 11. Radiative Corrections and Divergences.
- 12. Dispersion Relations13. Further Topics; References; Chapter 5. Nuclear Structure; 1. Concept of Nuclear Matter: Nuclear Parameters; 2. Nuclear Constituents: The Isotopic Spin Formalism; 3. Properties of the Noninteracting System; 4. Characteristics of the Two-Body Interaction; 5. Variational Calculation of First-Order Energy; 6. Many-Body Perturbation Theory: Second Quantization; 7. The Perturbation Energy and Wave Function to First and Second Order; 8. The Two-Body Interaction as Determined at High Energy; 9. Treatment of the Hard Cores.
- 10. Higher Order Perturbation Theory: The Reaction Matrix11. Cluster Corrections; 12. The K-Matrix Equation: Final Determination of Nuclear Properties; References; Chapter 6. Hidden Variables in the Quantum Theory; 1. Main Features of the Quantum Theory; 2. Limitations on Determinism Implied by the Quantum Theory; 3. On the Interpretation of Indeterminism in the Quantum Theory; 4. Arguments in Favor of the Interpretation of Quantum Mechanical Indeterminism as Irreducible Lawlessness.
- 5. Bohr's Resolution of the Paradox of Einstein, Rosen, and Podolsky
- The Indivisibility of All Material Processes.