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Quantum Chemistry

Quantum Chemistry

Quantum Chemistry provides a coherent and structured approach in introducing the concept of 'quantum' to the students of quantum mechanics. An attempt is made to bring out the subtleties of quantum mechanics hidden in its abstract laws and equations applicable to the atomic domain by showing its relevance to the observable macroscopic world as well. The book will help students dispel the stigma associated with quantum mechanics. The emphasis on conceptual approach provides a platform to stand on and a stimulus to pursue higher quantum mechanics—the doorway to the all-pervasive quantum world. Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India Sri Lanka Nepal Bangladesh Pakistan or Bhutan).

GBP 120.00
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Introduction to Topological Quantum Matter & Quantum Computation

Introduction to Topological Quantum Matter & Quantum Computation

What is topological about topological quantum states? How many types of topological quantum phases are there? What is a zero-energy Majorana mode how can it be realized in a solid state system and how can it be used as a platform for topological quantum computation? What is quantum computation and what makes it different from classical computation?Addressing these and other related questions Introduction to Topological Quantum Matter & Quantum Computation provides an introduction to and a synthesis of a fascinating and rapidly expanding research field emerging at the crossroads of condensed matter physics mathematics and computer science. Providing the big picture this book is ideal for graduate students and researchers entering this field as it allows for the fruitful transfer of paradigms and ideas amongst different areas and includes many specific examples to help the reader understand abstract and sometimes challenging concepts. It explores the topological quantum world beyond the well-known topological insulators and superconductors and emphasizes the deep connections with quantum computation. It addresses key principles behind the classification of topological quantum phases and relevant mathematical concepts and discusses models of interacting and noninteracting topological systems such as the torric code and the p-wave superconductor. The book also covers the basic properties of anyons and aspects concerning the realization of topological states in solid state structures and cold atom systems. Quantum computation is also presented using a broad perspective which includes fundamental aspects of quantum mechanics such as Bell's theorem basic concepts in the theory of computation such as computational models and computational complexity examples of quantum algorithms and elements of classical and quantum information theory.

GBP 44.99
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Quantum Optomechanics

Quantum Optomechanics

Written by leading experimentalist Warwick P. Bowen and prominent theoretician Gerard J. Milburn Quantum Optomechanics discusses modern developments in this novel field from experimental and theoretical standpoints. The authors share their insight on a range of important topics including optomechanical cooling and entanglement; quantum limits on measurement precision and how to overcome them via back-action evading measurements; feedback control; single photon and nonlinear optomechanics; optomechanical synchronization; coupling of optomechanical systems to microwave circuits and two-level systems such as atoms and superconducting qubits; and optomechanical tests of gravitational decoherence. The book first introduces the basic physics of quantum harmonic oscillators and their interactions with their environment. It next discusses the radiation pressure interaction between light and matter deriving common Hamiltonians used in quantum optomechanics. It then focuses on the linearized regime of quantum optomechanics before exploring scenarios where the simple linearized picture of quantum optomechanics no longer holds. The authors move on to hybrid optomechanical systems in which the canonical quantum optomechanical system is coupled to another quantum object. They explain how an alternative form of a hybrid optomechanical system leads to the phenomenon of synchronization. They also consider the impact of quantum optomechanics on tests of gravitational physics.

GBP 48.99
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Customizable and Adaptive Quantum Processors Theory and Applications

Customizable and Adaptive Quantum Processors Theory and Applications

The book describes state-of-the-art advances in simulators and emulators for quantum computing. It introduces the main concepts of quantum computing defining q-bits explaining the parallelism behind any quantum computation describing measurement of the quantum state of information and explaining the process of quantum bit entanglement collapsed state and cloning. The book reviews the concept of quantum unitary binary and ternary quantum operators as well as the computation implied by each operator. It provides details of the quantum processor providing its architecture which is validated via execution simulation of some quantum instructions. | Customizable and Adaptive Quantum Processors Theory and Applications

GBP 44.99
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Quantum Reality Theory and Philosophy

Quantum Reality Theory and Philosophy

As probably the most successful scientific theory ever created quantum theory has profoundly changed our view of the world and extended the limits of our knowledge impacting both the theoretical interpretation of a tremendous range of phenomena and the practical development of a host of technological breakthroughs. Yet for all its success quantum theory remains utterly baffling. Quantum Reality: Theory and Philosophy Second Edition cuts through much of the confusion to provide readers with an exploration of quantum theory that is as authoritatively comprehensive as it is intriguingly comprehensible. The book has been fully updated throughout to include the latest results in quantum entanglement the theory and practical applications of quantum computing quantum cosmology and quantum gravity. Needing little more than a school level physics and mathematics background this volume requires only an interest in understanding how quantum theory came to be and the myriad ways it both explains how our universe functions and extends the reach of human knowledge. Written by well-known physics author and teacher Dr. Jonathan Allday this highly engaging work: • Presents a thorough grounding in the theoretical machinery of quantum physics • Offers a whistle-stop tour through the early part of the 20th century when the founding fathers of quantum theory forever altered the frontiers of human thought • Provides an example-filled interpretation of the theory its applications and its pinnacle in quantum field theory (QFT) so crucial in shaping ideas about the nature of reality • Separates fact from speculation regarding quantum physics’ ability to provide a starting point for philosophical queries into ultimate understanding and the limits of science The world beneath the one that we experience with our senses is profoundly mysterious and while we may never completely unravel that mystery quantum theory allows us to come closer than ever to understanding where the science leaves off and the mystery begins. Quantum Reality: Theory and Philosophy Second Edition makes that understanding accessible to anyone possessing a quest for knowledge and a sense of awe. | Quantum Reality Theory and Philosophy

GBP 44.99
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Quantum Mechanics

Quantum Mechanics

A Thorough Update of One of the Most Highly Regarded Textbooks on Quantum Mechanics Continuing to offer an exceptionally clear up-to-date treatment of the subject Quantum Mechanics Sixth Edition explains the concepts of quantum mechanics for undergraduate students in physics and related disciplines and provides the foundation necessary for other specialized courses. This sixth edition builds on its highly praised predecessors to make the text even more accessible to a wider audience. It is now divided into five parts that separately cover broad topics suitable for any general course on quantum mechanics. New to the Sixth Edition Three chapters that review prerequisite physics and mathematics laying out the notation formalism and physical basis necessary for the rest of the book Short descriptions of numerous applications relevant to the physics discussed giving students a brief look at what quantum mechanics has made possible industrially and scientifically Additional end-of-chapter problems with different ranges of difficulty This exemplary text shows students how cutting-edge theoretical topics are applied to a variety of areas from elementary atomic physics and mathematics to angular momentum and time dependence to relativity and quantum computing. Many examples and exercises illustrate the principles and test students understanding.

GBP 180.00
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Quantum Mechanics I The Fundamentals

Quantum Mechanics I The Fundamentals

Quantum Mechanics I: The Fundamentals provides a graduate-level account of the behavior of matter and energy at the molecular atomic nuclear and sub-nuclear levels. It covers basic concepts mathematical formalism and applications to physically important systems. This fully updated new edition addresses many topics not typically found in books at this level including: Bound state solutions of quantum pendulum Morse oscillator Solutions of classical counterpart of quantum mechanical systems A criterion for bound state Scattering from a locally periodic potential and reflection-less potential Modified Heisenberg relation Wave packet revival and its dynamics An asymptotic method for slowly varying potentials Klein paradox Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) paradox and Bell’s theorem Delayed-choice experiments Fractional quantum mechanics Numerical methods for quantum systems A collection of problems at the end of each chapter develops students’ understanding of both basic concepts and the application of theory to various physically important systems. This book along with the authors’ follow-up Quantum Mechanics II: Advanced Topics provides students with a broad up-to-date introduction to quantum mechanics. Print Versions of this book also include access to the ebook version. | Quantum Mechanics I The Fundamentals

GBP 84.99
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Semiconductor Quantum Optoelectronics From Quantum Physics to Smart Devices

Semiconductor Quantum Optoelectronics From Quantum Physics to Smart Devices

The development and application of low-dimensional semiconductors have been rapid and spectacular during the past decade. Ever improving epitaxial growth and device fabrication techniques have allowed access to some remarkable new physics in quantum confined structures while a plethora of new devices has emerged. The field of optoelectronics in particular has benefited from these advances both in terms of improved performance and the invention of fundamentally new types of device at a time when the use of optics and lasers in telecommunications broadcasting the Internet signal processing and computing has been rapidly expanding. An appreciation of the physics of quantum and dynamic electronic processes in confined structures is key to the understanding of many of the latest devices and their continued development. Semiconductor Quantum Optoelectronics covers new physics and the latest device developments in low-dimensional semiconductors. It allows those who already have some familiarity with semiconductor physics and devices to broaden and expand their knowledge into new and expanding topics in low-dimensional semiconductors. The book provides pedagogical coverage of selected areas of new and pertinent physics of low-dimensional structures and presents some optoelectronic devices presently under development. Coverage includes material and band structure issues and the physics of ultrafast nonlinear coherent intersubband and intracavity phenomena. The book emphasizes various devices including quantum wells visible quantum cascade and mode-locked lasers; microcavity LEDs and VCSELs; and detectors and logic elements. An underlying theme is high-speed phenomena and devices for increased system bandwidths. | Semiconductor Quantum Optoelectronics From Quantum Physics to Smart Devices

GBP 180.00
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Classical and Quantum Information Theory for the Physicist

Classical and Quantum Information Theory for the Physicist

This book deals with certain important problems in Classical and Quantum Information Theory Quantum Information Theory A Selection of Matrix Inequalities Stochastic Filtering Theory Applied to Electromagnetic Fields and Strings Wigner-distributions in Quantum Mechanics Quantization of Classical Field Theories Statistical Signal Processing Quantum Field Theory Quantum Statistics Gravity Stochastic Fields and Information Problems in Information Theory It will be very helpful for students of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Courses in Electronics Communication and Signal Processing. Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India Sri Lanka Nepal Bangladesh Pakistan or Bhutan). | Classical and Quantum Information Theory for the Physicist

GBP 120.00
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Intermediate Quantum Mechanics Third Edition

Intermediate Quantum Mechanics Third Edition

Graduate students in both theoretical and experimental physics will find this third edition of Intermediate Quantum Mechanics refined and updated in 1986 indispensable. The first part of the book deals with the theory of atomic structure while the second and third parts deal with the relativistic wave equations and introduction to field theory making Intermediate Quantum Mechanics more complete than any other single-volume work on the subject. | Intermediate Quantum Mechanics Third Edition

GBP 130.00
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Quantum Mechanics An Introduction

Quantum Mechanics An Introduction

This authoritative advanced introduction provides a complete modern perspective on quantum mechanics. It clarifies many common misconceptions regarding wave/particle duality and the correct interpretation of measurements. The author develops the text from the ground up starting from the fundamentals and presenting information at an elementary level avoiding unnecessarily detailed and complex derivations in favor of simple clear explanations. He begins in the simplest context of a two-state system and shows why quantum mechanics is inevitable and what its relationship is to classical mechanics. He also outlines the decoherence approach to interpreting quantum mechanics. Distinguishing features:Provides a thorough grounding in the principles and practice of quantum mechanics including a core understanding of the behavior of atoms molecules solids and light. Utilizes easy-to-follow examples and analogies to illustrate important concepts. Helps develop an intuitive sense for the field by guiding the reader to understand how the correct formulas reduce to the non-relativistic ones. Includes numerous worked examples and problems for each chapter. | Quantum Mechanics An Introduction

GBP 44.99
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Quantum Continuous Variables A Primer of Theoretical Methods

Quantum Continuous Variables A Primer of Theoretical Methods

Quantum Continuous Variables introduces the theory of continuous variable quantum systems from its foundations based on the framework of Gaussian states to modern developments including its applications to quantum information and forthcoming quantum technologies. This book addresses the theory of Gaussian states operations and dynamics in great depth and breadth through a novel approach that embraces both the Hilbert space and phase descriptions. The second edition of this book has been revised throughout and updated to include new topics such as boson sampling coherent feedback nonlinear control as well as several new solved problems. The volume includes coverage of entanglement theory and quantum information protocols and their connection with relevant experimental set-ups. General techniques for non-Gaussian manipulations also emerge as the treatment unfolds and are demonstrated with specific case studies. This book will be of interest to graduate students looking to familiarise themselves with the field in addition to experienced researchers eager to enhance their understanding of its theoretical methods. It will also appeal to experimentalists searching for a rigorous but accessible treatment of the theory in the area. Features Provides the first systematic graduate-level textbook for the field of quantum continuous variables and includes 77 problems for the reader with accompanying solutions Explores applications to entanglement theory nonlocality quantum technologies and quantum control Describes in detail a comprehensive list of experimental platforms where the formalism applies Alessio Serafini earned his PhD from the University of Salerno. He is currently a Professor at University College London. His research focuses mainly on quantum optics quantum information with continuous variables and the theory of quantum control. | Quantum Continuous Variables A Primer of Theoretical Methods

GBP 84.99
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Quantum Mechanics For Scientists and Engineers

Quantum Mechanics For Scientists and Engineers

This book covers the entire span of quantum mechanics whose developments have taken place during the early part of the twentieth century up till the present day. We start with the Rutherford-Bohr model of the atom followed by Schrodinger's wave mechanics with its application to the solution of calculating the energy spectrum of a particle in a box the harmonic oscillator and finally the hydrogen atom. Heisenberg's matrix mechanics and its duality with Schrodinger's wave mechanics quantum mechanics in the interaction picture. Dirac's relativistic theory of the electron exhibiting the spin of the electron as a relativistic effect when it interacts with an external electromagnetic field. Feynman's path integral approach to non-relativistic quantum mechanics with is a marvellous intuitive interpretation as a sum over paths and how classical mechanics is obtained from its limit as Planck' constant tends to zero methods for computing the spectra of the Dirac Hamiltonian in a radial potential quantum field theory as developed by Feynman Schwinger Tomonaga and Dyson for describing the interaction between electrons positrons and photons via propagators using both the operator theoretic expansions and Feynman's path integral. We also introduce time independent and time dependent perturbation theory in quantum mechanics with applications to quantum gate design for quantum computers forming a major part of the research conducted by the author's research group Quantum noise introduced into the Schrodinger and Dirac's equation based on the Hudson-Parthasarathy quantum stochastic calculus in Boson Fock space scattering theory and wave operators with applications to quantum gate design some aspects of second quantization like the interpretation of Boson Fock space in terms of harmonic oscillator algebras and the BCS theory of superconductivity Wigner-Mackey-Frobenius theory of induced representations of a group with applications to Wigner's theory of particle classification Dirac's equation in a gravitational field and Yang-Mills non-Abelian gauge theories with application to the construction of unified quantum field theories and finally the more recent theory of super-symmetry which is a Boson-Fermion unification theory. We have discussed the statistics of Boson's Fermions and Maxwell-Boltzmann based on entropy maximization. The book is written in problem-solution format and it would be of use to physicists and engineers interested respectively in developing unified field theories and in the design of quantum gates. Note: T&F does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India Pakistan Nepal Bhutan Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. | Quantum Mechanics For Scientists and Engineers

GBP 99.99
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Conceptual Foundations Of Quantum Mechanics Second Edition

Conceptual Foundations Of Quantum Mechanics Second Edition

Conceptual Foundations of Quantum Mechanics provides a detailed view of the conceptual foundations and problems of quantum physics and a clear and comprehensive account of the fundamental physical implications of the quantum formalism. This book deals with nonseparability hidden variable theories measurement theories and several related problems. Mathematical arguments are presented with an emphasis on simple but adequately representative cases. The conclusion incorporates a description of a set of relationships and concepts that could compose a legitimate view of the world. | Conceptual Foundations Of Quantum Mechanics Second Edition

GBP 130.00
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An Introduction To Quantum Field Theory

An Introduction To Quantum Field Theory

An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory is a textbook intended for the graduate physics course covering relativistic quantum mechanics quantum electrodynamics and Feynman diagrams. The authors make these subjects accessible through carefully worked examples illustrating the technical aspects of the subject and intuitive explanations of what is going on behind the mathematics. After presenting the basics of quantum electrodynamics the authors discuss the theory of renormalization and its relation to statistical mechanics and introduce the renormalization group. This discussion sets the stage for a discussion of the physical principles that underlie the fundamental interactions of elementary particle physics and their description by gauge field theories.

GBP 62.99
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Lectures On Quantum Mechanics

Lectures On Quantum Mechanics

These lecture notes comprise a three-semester graduate course in quantum mechanics at the University of Illinois. There are a number of texts which present the basic topics very well; but since a fair quantity of the material discussed in my course was not available to the students in elementary quantum mechanics books I was asked to prepare written notes. In retrospect these lecture notes seemed sufficiently interesting to warrant their publication in this format. The notes presented here in slightly revised form consitutute a self-contained course in quantum mechanics from first principles to elementary and relativistic one-particle mechanics. Prerequisite to reading these notes is some familiarity with elementary quantum mechanics at least at the undergraduate level. Preferably the reader should already have met the uncertainty principle and the concept of a wave function. Prerequisites also include sufficient acquaintance with complex cariables to be able to do simple contour integrals and to understand words such as poles and branch cuts. An elementary knowledge of Fourier transforms and series is necessary. I also assume an awareness of classical electrodynamics. | Lectures On Quantum Mechanics

GBP 130.00
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An Introduction to Quantum Mechanics From Facts to Formalism

An Introduction to Quantum Mechanics From Facts to Formalism

The core content of even the most intricate intellectual edifices is often a simple fact or idea. So is it with quantum mechanics; the entire mathematical fabric of the formal description of quantum mechanics stems essentially from the fact that quantum probabilities interfere (i. e. from the superposition principle). This book is dedicated to substantiating this claim. In the process the book tries to demonstrate how the factual content of quantum mechanics can be transcribed in the formal language of vector spaces and linear transformations by disentangling the empirical content from the usual formal description. More importantly it tries to bring out what this transcription achieves. The book uses a pedagogic strategy which reverse engineers the postulates of quantum mechanics to device a schematic outline of the empirical content of quantum mechanics from which the postulates are then reconstructed step by step. This strategy is adopted to avoid the disconcerting details of actual experiments (however simplified) to spare the beginner of issues that lurk in the fragile foundations of the subject. In the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics the key idea is measurement. But measurement carries an entirely different meaning from the connotation that the term carries elsewhere in physics. This book strives to underline this as strongly as possible. The book is intended as an undergraduate text for a first course in quantum mechanics. Since the book is self contained it may also be used by enthusiastic outsiders interested to get a glimpse of the core content of the subject. Features: Demonstrates why linear algebra is the appropriate mathematical language for quantum mechanics. Uses a reconstructive approach to motivate the postulates of quantum mechanics. Builds the vocabulary of quantum mechanics by showing how the entire body of its conceptual ingredients can be constructed from the single notion of quantum measurement. | An Introduction to Quantum Mechanics From Facts to Formalism

GBP 105.00
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Waves Particles and Fields Introducing Quantum Field Theory

Waves Particles and Fields Introducing Quantum Field Theory

Choice Outstanding Title September 2020 This book fills a gap in the middle ground between quantum mechanics of a single electron to the concept of a quantum field. In doing so the book is divided into two parts; the first provides the necessary background to quantum theory extending from Planck’s formulation of black body radiation to Schrodinger’s equation; and the second part explores Dirac’s relativistic electron to quantum fields finishing with an description of Feynman diagrams and their meaning. Much more than a popular account yet not too heavy so as to be inaccessible this book assumes no prior knowledge of quantum physics or field theory and provides the necessary foundations for readers to then progress to more advanced texts on quantum field theory. It will be of interest to undergraduate students in physics and mathematics in addition to an interested general audience. Features: Provides an extensive yet accessible background to the concepts Contains numerous illustrative diagrams Presents in-depth explanations of difficult subjects | Waves Particles and Fields Introducing Quantum Field Theory

GBP 74.99
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Quantum Dynamics Applications in Biological and Materials Systems

Quantum Dynamics Applications in Biological and Materials Systems

Even though time-dependent spectroscopic techniques continue to push the frontier of chemical physics they receive scant mention in introductory courses and are poorly covered in standard texts. Quantum Dynamics: Applications in Biological and Materials Systems bridges the gap between what is traditionally taught in a one-semester quantum chemistry course and the modern field of chemical dynamics presenting the quantum theory of charge and energy transport in biological systems and optical-electronic materials from a dynamic perspective. Reviews the basicsTaking a pedagogical approach the book begins by reviewing the concepts of classical mechanics that are necessary for studying quantum mechanics. It discusses waves and wave functions and then moves on to an exploration of semiclassical quantum mechanics methods an important part of the development and utilization of quantum theory. Time-independent and time-dependent perspectivesThe main focus of the book is the chapter on quantum dynamics which begins with a brief review of the bound states of a coupled two-level system. This is discussed with a time-independent as well as a time-dependent perspective. The book also explores what happens when the two-level system has an additional harmonic degree of freedom that couples the transitions between the two states. The book reviews different ways in which one can represent the evolution of a quantum state explores the quantum density matrix and examines the basis for excitation energy transfer between molecules. Later chapters describe the pi electronic structure of conjugated organic systems and discuss electron-phonon coupling in conjugated systems and transport and dynamics in extended systems. Includes Mathematica® downloadsOn an accompanying website Mathem | Quantum Dynamics Applications in Biological and Materials Systems

GBP 59.99
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An Object-Oriented Python Cookbook in Quantum Information Theory and Quantum Computing

An Object-Oriented Python Cookbook in Quantum Information Theory and Quantum Computing

This first-of-a-kind textbook provides computational tools in state-of-the-art OOPs Python that are fundamental to quantum information quantum computing linear algebra and one-dimensional spin half condensed matter systems. Over 104 subroutines are included and the codes are aided by mathematical comments to enhance clarity. Suitable for beginner and advanced readers alike students and researchers will find this textbook to be a helpful guide and a compendium which they can readily use. Features Includes over 104 codes in OOPs Python all of which can be used either as a standalone program or integrated with any other main program without any issues. Every parameter in the input output and execution has been provided while keeping both beginner and advanced users in mind. The output of every program is explained thoroughly with detailed examples. Detailed mathematical commenting is done alongside the code which enhances clarity about the flow and working of the code. | An Object-Oriented Python Cookbook in Quantum Information Theory and Quantum Computing

GBP 99.99
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Quantum Field Theory Of Point Particles And Strings

Quantum Field Theory Of Point Particles And Strings

The purpose of this book is to introduce string theory without assuming any background in quantum field theory. Part I of this book follows the development of quantum field theory for point particles while Part II introduces strings. All of the tools and concepts that are needed to quantize strings are developed first for point particles. Thus Part I presents the main framework of quantum field theory and provides for a coherent development of the generalization and application of quantum field theory for point particles to strings. Part II emphasizes the quantization of the bosonic string. The treatment is most detailed in the path integral representation where the object of interest the partition function is a sum over random surfaces. The relevant mathematics of Riemann surfaces is covered. Superstrings are briefly introduced and the sum over genus 0 supersurfaces is computed. The emphasis of the book is calculational and most computations are presented in step-by-step detail. The book is unique in that it develops all three representations of quantum field theory (operator functional Schr�dinger and path integral) for point particles and strings. In many cases identical results are worked out in each representation to emphasize the representation-independent structures of quantum field theory. | Quantum Field Theory Of Point Particles And Strings

GBP 130.00
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