The Transition to Chaos - Conservative Classical Systems and Quantum Manifestations (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2004)

Based on courses given at the universities of Texas in Austin, and California in San Diego, this book treats an active fields of research that touches upon the foundations of physics and chemistry. It presents, in as simple a manner as possible, the basic mechanisms that determine the dynamical evolution of both classical and quantum systems in sufficient generality to include quantum phenomena. The book begins with a discussion of Noether's theorem, integrability, KAM theory, and a definition of chaotic behavior; it continues with a detailed discussion of area-preserving maps, integrable quantum systems, spectral properties, path integrals, and periodically driven systems; and it concludes by showing how to apply the ideas to stochastic systems. The presentation is complete and self-contained; appendices provide much of the needed mathematical background, and there are extensive references to the current literature. Problems at the ends of chapters help students clarify their understanding.In this new edition, the presentation will be brought up to date throughout, and a new chapter on open quantum systems will be added.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Institute for Nonlinear Science
Release date:	May 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	Linda Reichl
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 38mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	675
Edition:	2nd ed. 2004
ISBN-13:	978-0-387-98788-0
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Quantum physics (quantum mechanics) > General
LSN:	0-387-98788-6
Barcode:	9780387987880

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