Dynamics of charged particles and their radiation field / / Herbert Spohn [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910457958703321
• Autore: Spohn Herbert <1946->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004
• ISBN: 1-107-15023-X; 1-280-54009-5; 9786610540099; 0-511-21437-5; 0-511-21616-5; 0-511-21079-5; 0-511-31506-6; 0-511-53517-1; 0-511-21256-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvi, 360 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 530.14/1
• Soggetti: Electromagnetic theory; Quantum electrodynamics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-357) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Scope, motivation, and orientation -- ; pt. I. Classical theory -- ; 2. A charge coupled to its electromagnetic field -- ; 3. Historical notes -- ; 4. The energy-momentum relation -- ; 5. Long-time asymptotics -- ; 6. Adiabatic limit -- ; 7. Self-force -- ; 8. Comparison dynamics -- ; 9. The Lorentz-Dirac equation -- ; 10. Spinning charges -- ; 11. Many charges -- ; 12. Summary and preamble to the quantum theory -- ; pt. II. Quantum theory -- ; 13. Quantizing the Abraham model -- ; 14. The statistical mechanics connection -- ; 15. States of lowest energy : states -- ; 16. States of lowest energy : dynamics -- ; 17. Radiation -- ; 18. Relaxation at finite temperatures -- ; 19. Behavior at very large and very small distances.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides a self-contained and systematic introduction to classical electron theory and its quantization, non-relativistic quantum ; electrodynamics. The first half of the book covers the classical theory. It discusses the well-defined Abraham model of extended charges in interaction with the electromagnetic field, and gives a study of the effective dynamics of charges under the condition that, on the scale given by the size of the charge distribution, they are far apart and the applied potentials vary slowly. The second half covers the quantum theory, leading to a coherent presentation of non-relativistic quantum electrodynamics. Topics discussed include non-perturbative properties of the basic Hamiltonian, the structure of resonances, the relaxation to the ground state through emission of photons, the non-perturbative derivation of the g-factor of the electron and the stability of matter.