1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996466683203316

Autore

Alicki Robert

Titolo

Quantum Dynamical Semigroups and Applications [[electronic resource] /] / by Robert Alicki, Karl Lendi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1987

ISBN

3-540-47855-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 1987.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VIII, 198 p. 1 illus.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 286

Disciplina

530.15

Soggetti

Physics

Quantum computers

Spintronics

Quantum physics

Physical chemistry

Mathematical Methods in Physics

Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation

Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics

Quantum Physics

Physical Chemistry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Contents: General Theory and Applications to Unstable Particles: General Theory: Introduction. Completely positive dynamical semigroups. Hamiltonian models and Markovian approximation. Extensions of the formalism. A system of N 2-level atoms -- Quantum Dynamical Semigroups for Unstable Particles: Introduction. Damped and Pumped Quantum Harmonic Oscillator. Models of unstable particles -- Appendices -- References -- N-Level Systems and Applications to Spectroscopy: Introduction. General structure of quantum Markovian master equations for N-level systems. Two-level systems: Generalized magnetic or optical Bloch-equations. Three-level systems. Comparison with common versions of master equations. Open quantum systems with non-constant relaxation in time-dependent external fields. Determination of relaxation parameters from first



principles. Entropy and irreversibility. Conclusion -- Appendices -- References.

Sommario/riassunto

In this text the authors develop quantum dynamics of open systems for a wide class of irreversible processes starting from the concept of completely positive semigroups. This unified approach makes the material easily accessible to non-specialists and provides an easy access to practical applications. Written for graduate students, the book presents a wealth of useful examples; in particular, models of unstable and N-level systems are treated systematically and in considerable detail including new types of generated Bloch-equations. The general theory is extensively summarized from abstract dynamical maps to those obtained by a reduction of Hamiltonian dynamics under a Markovian approximation. Various methods of determining semigroup generators and the corresponding master equations are discussed including time-dependent and nonlinear generators. Further topics treated are a generalized H-theorem, quantum detailed balance and return to equilibrium, discrete quantum Boltzmann equation, nonlinear Schrödinger equation, spin relaxation by spin waves, entropy production and its generalization by a measure of irreversibiblity.



2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996248348203316

Titolo

Transformative Lutheran theologies : feminist, womanist, and mujerista perspectives / / edited by Mary J. Streufert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : Fortress Press, c2010

ISBN

1-4514-1449-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

StreufertMary J. <1966->

Disciplina

230.41082

230/.41082

Soggetti

Feminism - Religious aspects - Lutheran Church

Feminist theology

Lutheran Church - Doctrines

Mujerista theology

Womanist theology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on a conference held in Jan. 2009 in Chicago, Ill.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Part 1: Legacies and Margins; Chapter 1: Historical and Theological Legacies of Feminism and Lutheranism; Chapter 2: The Elusive Lure of the Lotus; Part 2: God and Humanity; Chapter 3: Inhabiting Paradox: God and Feminist Theology for the Third Wave; Chapter 4: God's Heart Revealed in Eden: Luther on the Character of God and the Vocation of Humanity; Part 3: Sin and Grace; Chapter 5: Sin from a Queer, Lutheran Perspective; Chapter 6: Who Are You? Christ and the Imperative of Subjectivity; Part 4: The Work and Person of Christ

Chapter 7: Through Mujerista Eyes: Stories of Incarnate RedemptionChapter 8: Putting the Cross in Context: Atonement through Covenant; Chapter 9: Christ as Bride/Groom: A Lutheran Feminist Relational Christology; Chapter 10: The Person of Christ from a Feminist Perspective: Human and Divine, Male and Female; Part 5: Spirit and Body; Chapter 11: Spirit and Body: A Lutheran-Feminist Conversation; Chapter 12: Experiencing the Spirit: The Magnificat, Luther, and Feminists; Part 6: Knowing and Living; Chapter 13: Hush No More! Constructing an African American Lutheran Womanist Ethic



Chapter 14: Being Church as, in, and against White PrivilegePart 7: Hope and the Future; Chapter 15: In the Flesh: A Feminist Vision of Hope; Chapter 16: Hoping for More: How Eschatology Matters for Lutheran Feminist Theologies; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The first of its kind, this book is a systematic representation of Lutheran feminist, womanist, and mujerista theologies: systematic, in that it addresses classical loci of systematic theology; contemporary, in that it is resoundingly constructive and relevant for the contemporary church; and feminist, in that the contributors write from a feminist perspective although they reflect a variety of positions within feminist discourse.