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PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100486477223

ISBN-139780486477220

eBay Product ID (ePID)80033620

Product Key Features

Number of Pages384 Pages

Publication NameQuantum Mechanics and Path Integrals

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2010

SubjectPhysics / Quantum Theory, Mechanics / General, Physics / Mathematical & Computational

TypeTextbook

AuthorRichard Feynman, Albert R. Hibbs, Daniel F. Styer

Subject AreaScience

SeriesDover Books on Physics Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight18.6 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2010-004550

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal530.12

Table Of ContentPreface 1. The Fundamental Concepts of Quantum Mechanics 2. The Quantum-mechanical Law of Motion 3. Developing the Concepts with Special Examples 4. The Schrodinger Description of Quantum Mechanics 5. Measurements and Operators 6. The Perturbation Method in Quantum Mechanics 7. Transition Elements 8. Harmonic Oscilators 9. Quantum Electrodynamics 10. Statistical Mechanics 11. The Variational Method 12. Other Problems in Probability Appendix: Some Useful Definite Integrals Appendix: Notes Index

SynopsisThe developer of path integrals, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman, presents unique insights into this method and its applications. Feynman starts with an intuitive view of fundamental quantum mechanics, gradually introducing path integrals. Later chapters explore more advanced topics, including the perturbation method, quantum electrodynamics, and statistical mechanics. 1965 edition, emended in 2005., From astrophysics to condensed matter theory, nearly all of modern physics employs the path integral technique. In this presentation, the developer of path integrals and one of the best-known scientists of all time, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard P. Feynman, presents unique insights into this method and its applications. Avoiding dense, complicated descriptions, Feynman articulates his celebrated theory in a clear, concise manner, maintaining a perfect balance between mathematics and physics. This emended edition of the original 1965 publication corrects hundreds of typographical errors and recasts many equations for clearer comprehension. It retains the original's verve and spirit, and it is approved and endorsed by the Feynman family. The opening chapters explore the fundamental concepts of quantum mechanics and introduce path integrals. Subsequent chapters cover more advanced topics, including the perturbation method, quantum electrodynamics, and the relation of path integrals to statistical mechanics. In addition to its merit as a text for graduate courses in physics, this volume serves as an excellent resource for professionals., The Nobel Prize-winning physicist presents unique insights into his theory and its applications. Feynman starts with fundamentals and advances to the perturbation method, quantum electrodynamics, and statistical mechanics. 1965 edition, emended in 2005.

LC Classification NumberQC174.12.F484 2010