Quantum Theory and Statistical Thermodynamics Principles and Worked Examples /

• Main Author: Hertel, Peter (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Graduate Texts in Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum physics.; Phase transformations (Statistical physics).; Condensed materials.; Condensed matter.; Quantum Physics.; Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems.; Quantum Gases and Condensates.

This 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 conv...

Table of Contents:

• Basics
• Simple Examples
• Atoms and Molecules
• Decay and Scattering
• Thermal Equilibrium
• Fluctuations and Dissipation
• Mathematical Appendix
• Glossary.