LEADER 04341nam 22005895 450 001 9910254597303321 005 20200705132733.0 010 $a3-319-58595-9 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-58595-6 035 $a(CKB)3710000001631572 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-58595-6 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5592378 035 $a(PPN)203851366 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001631572 100 $a20170817d2017 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aQuantum Theory and Statistical Thermodynamics $ePrinciples and Worked Examples /$fby Peter Hertel 205 $a1st ed. 2017. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (XIV, 368 p. 27 illus., 17 illus. in color.) 225 1 $aGraduate Texts in Physics,$x1868-4513 311 $a3-319-58594-0 327 $aBasics -- Simple Examples -- Atoms and Molecules -- Decay and Scattering -- Thermal Equilibrium -- Fluctuations and Dissipation -- Mathematical Appendix -- Glossary. 330 $aThis textbook presents a concise yet detailed introduction to quantum physics. Concise, because it condenses the essentials to a few principles. Detailed, because these few principles ? necessarily rather abstract ? are illustrated by several telling examples. A fairly complete overview of the conventional quantum mechanics curriculum is the primary focus, but the huge field of statistical thermodynamics is covered as well. The text explains why a few key discoveries shattered the prevailing broadly accepted classical view of physics. First, matter appears to consist of particles which, when propagating, resemble waves. Consequently, some observable properties cannot be measured simultaneously with arbitrary precision. Second, events with single particles are not determined, but are more or less probable. The essence of this is that the observable properties of a physical system are to be represented by non-commuting mathematical objects instead of real numbers. Chapters on exceptionally simple, but highly instructive examples illustrate this abstract formulation of quantum physics. The simplest atoms, ions, and molecules are explained, describing their interaction with electromagnetic radiation as well as the scattering of particles. A short introduction to many particle physics with an outlook on quantum fields follows. There is a chapter on maximally mixed states of very large systems, that is statistical thermodynamics. The following chapter on the linear response to perturbations provides a link to the material equations of continuum physics. Mathematical details which would hinder the flow of the main text have been deferred to an appendix. The book addresses university students of physics and related fields. It will attract graduate students and professionals in particular who wish to systematize or refresh their knowledge of quantum physics when studying specialized texts on solid state and materials physics, advanced optics, and other modern fields. 410 0$aGraduate Texts in Physics,$x1868-4513 606 $aQuantum physics 606 $aStatistical physics 606 $aPhase transformations (Statistical physics) 606 $aCondensed materials 606 $aQuantum Physics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P19080 606 $aStatistical Physics and Dynamical Systems$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P19090 606 $aQuantum Gases and Condensates$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P24033 615 0$aQuantum physics. 615 0$aStatistical physics. 615 0$aPhase transformations (Statistical physics). 615 0$aCondensed materials. 615 14$aQuantum Physics. 615 24$aStatistical Physics and Dynamical Systems. 615 24$aQuantum Gases and Condensates. 676 $a530.12 700 $aHertel$b Peter$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0823870 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910254597303321 996 $aQuantum Theory and Statistical Thermodynamics$92283961 997 $aUNINA