Gennaro Auletta, Mauro Fortunato, Giorgio ParisiCambridge University PressEdition: Illustrated, 4/16/2009EAN 9780521869638, ISBN10: 0521869633Hardcover, 760 pages, 25.4 x 19.3 x 3.6 cmLanguage: EnglishThe important changes quantum mechanics has undergone in recent years are reflected in this approach for students. A strong narrative and over 300 worked problems lead the student from experiment, through general principles of the theory, to modern applications. Stepping through results allows students to gain a thorough understanding. Starting with basic quantum mechanics, the book moves on to more advanced theory, followed by applications, perturbation methods and special fields, and ending with developments in the field. Historical, mathematical and philosophical boxes guide the student through the theory. Unique to this textbook are chapters on measurement and quantum optics, both at the forefront of current research. Advanced undergraduate and graduate students will benefit from this perspective on the fundamental physical paradigm and its applications. Online resources including solutions to selected problems, and 200 figures, with colour versions of some figures, are available at www.cambridge.org/Auletta.IntroductionPart I. Basic Features of Quantum Mechanics1. From classical mechanics to quantum mechanics2. Quantum observable and states3. Quantum dynamics4. Examples of quantum dynamics5. Density matrixPart II. More Advanced Topics6. Angular momentum and spin7. Identical particles8. Symmetries and conservation laws9. The measurement problemPart III. Matter and Light10. Perturbations and approximation methods11. Hydrogen and helium atoms12. Hydrogen molecular ion13. Quantum opticsPart IV. Quantum InformationState and Correlations14. Quantum theory of open systems15. State measurement in quantum mechanics16. Entanglementnon-separability17. Entanglementquantum informationReferencesIndex.''Why yet another book on quantum mechanics?' the authors ask. It is courageous of them to pose this obvious question ... But their courage is matched by the quality of their product: they have written a truly original treatment that towers over most of its competitors and makes many of them look pedestrian ... this is a fresh and new approach.' Times Higher Education Supplement
