Scattering and Structures Essentials and Analogies in Quantum Physics /

• Main Authors: Povh, Bogdan (Author), Rosina, Mitja (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum physics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astrophysics.; Nuclear physics.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Quantum field theory.; Quantum computers.; Spintronics.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.; Quantum Physics.; Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Particle and Nuclear Physics.

Quantum physics may appear complicated, especially if one forgets the "big picture" and gets lost in the details. However, it can become clearer and less tangled if one applies a few fundamental concepts so that simplified approaches can emerge and estimated orders of magnitude become clea...

Table of Contents:

• Photon Scattering
• Lepton Scattering
• Quasi-Elastic Lepton-Quark Scattering
• The Hydrogen Atom
• Many Electron Atoms
• Hadrons
• Covalent and Ionic Bonding
• Intermolecular Forces
• Cold Neutron Scattering
• The Nuclear Force and the Deuteron
• Quantum Gases
• Quantum Liquids
• Metals
• Nuclei — Droplets of a Fermi Liquid
• Stars, Planets, and Asteroids
• Elementary Particles
• The Early Universe.