Nonrelativistic quantum x-ray physics / / Stefan P. Hau-Riege

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910828088703321
• Autore: Hau-Riege Stefan P.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Weinheim, Germany : , : Wiley, , [2015]; ©2015
• ISBN: 3-527-66452-1; 3-527-66449-1; 3-527-66451-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (570 p.)
• Disciplina: 539.7222
• Soggetti: Quantum theory; Mechanics; X-rays; Mathematical physics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Related Titles; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Part 1: Introduction; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Motivation; 1.2 Comparing X-Rays with Optical Radiation; 1.3 Novel X-Ray Sources; 1.4 Unit Systems; 1.5 Overview of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics; 1.6 Approximations; Chapter 2: Review of Some Concepts in Quantum Mechanics; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Dirac''s Bra-Ket (Bracket) Notation; 2.3 Eigenvalues and Eigenfunctions; 2.4 Functions of Operators; 2.5 Point Particle in a Radially Symmetric Potential; 2.6 Mixed States; 2.7 Schrödinger and Heisenberg Pictures of Quantum Mechanics 2.8 Representing Quantum Mechanics in Position and Momentum Space; 2.9 Transition from Classical Mechanics to Quantum Mechanics; 2.10 Molecular Orbital Approximation; Part II: Quantization of the Free Electromagnetic Field; Chapter 3: Classical Electromagnetic Fields; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Maxwell''s Equations; 3.3 Electromagnetic Potentials; 3.4 Transverse and Longitudinal Maxwell''s Equations; 3.5 The Free Electromagnetic Field as a Sum of Mode Oscillators; 3.6 Charged Particle in an Electromagnetic Field and the Minimal-Coupling Hamiltonian Chapter 4: Harmonic Oscillator; 4.1 Introduction; ; 4.2 Classical Harmonic Oscillator with One Degree of Freedom; 4.3 Quantum Mechanical Harmonic Oscillator; 4.4 N-Dimensional Quantum Mechanical Harmonic Oscillator; Chapter 5: Quantization of the Electromagnetic Field; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Transition to a Quantum Mechanical Description; 5.3 Photon Number States (hucFock States); 5.4 Photons; Chapter 6: Continuous Fock Space; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Three-Dimensional Continuum Field; 6.3 One-Dimensional Treatment; Chapter 7: Coherence 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Review of Classical Coherence Theory; 7.3 Quantum Coherence Theory; Chapter 8: Examples for Electromagnetic States; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Quantum Phase of Radiation Fields; 8.3 Single-Mode States; 8.4 Multimode States; 8.5 One-Dimensional Continuum Mode States; Part III: Interaction of X-Rays with Matter; Chapter 9: Interaction of the Electromagnetic Field with Matter; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Tensor Product of Matter and Radiation Hilbert Spaces; 9.3 Interaction Hamiltonian for the Electromagnetic Field and Matter; Chapter 10: Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Interaction Picture; 10.3 Transition Probabilities; 10.4 Perturbative Expansion of Transition Amplitudes; 10.5 Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory for Mixed States; Chapter 11: Application of Perturbation Theory to the Interaction of Electromagnetic Fields with Matter; 11.1 Introduction; 11.2 Feynman Diagrams; 11.3 Mixed States; Part IV: Applications of X-Ray-Matter-Interaction Theory; Chapter 12: X-Ray Scattering by Free Electrons; 12.1 Introduction; 12.2 Energy and Momentum Conservation; 12.3 Scattering Cross Section; 12.4 Scattering From an Electron at Rest
• Sommario/riassunto: Providing a solid theoretical background in photon-matter interaction, Nonrelativistic Quantum X-Ray Physics enables readers to understand experiments performed at XFEL-facilities and x-ray synchrotrons. As a result, after reading this book, scientists and students will be able to outline and perform calculations of some important x-ray-matter interaction processes. Key features of the contents are that the scope reaches beyond the dipole approximation when necessary and that it includes short-pulse interactions. To aid the reader in this transition, some relevant examples are discussed in