Ebook: Scattering and Structures: Essentials and Analogies in Quantum Physics
- Tags: Quantum Physics, Quantum Computing Information and Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Elementary Particles and Nuclei, Atoms Molecules Clusters and Plasmas
- Year: 2005
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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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 clear. Povh and Rosina’s "Scattering and Structures" presents the properties of quantum systems (elementary particles, nucleons, atoms, molecules, quantum gases, quantum liquids, stars, and early universe) with the help of elementary concepts and analogies between these seemingly different systems. The original German-language edition of this book was written for students preparing for their final oral examination in physics. By and large, the scope of the book in English has been essentially enlarged and thus will also be of interest for physicists in general.
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 clear. Povh and Rosina’s "Scattering and Structures" presents the properties of quantum systems (elementary particles, nucleons, atoms, molecules, quantum gases, quantum liquids, stars, and early universe) with the help of elementary concepts and analogies between these seemingly different systems. The original German-language edition of this book was written for students preparing for their final oral examination in physics. By and large, the scope of the book in English has been essentially enlarged and thus will also be of interest for physicists in general.
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 clear. Povh and Rosina’s "Scattering and Structures" presents the properties of quantum systems (elementary particles, nucleons, atoms, molecules, quantum gases, quantum liquids, stars, and early universe) with the help of elementary concepts and analogies between these seemingly different systems. The original German-language edition of this book was written for students preparing for their final oral examination in physics. By and large, the scope of the book in English has been essentially enlarged and thus will also be of interest for physicists in general.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XVIII
Photon Scattering....Pages 1-14
Lepton Scattering....Pages 15-26
Quasi-Elastic Lepton-Quark Scattering....Pages 27-44
The Hydrogen Atom....Pages 45-59
Many Electron Atoms....Pages 61-73
Hadrons....Pages 75-93
Covalent and Ionic Bonding....Pages 95-102
Intermolecular Forces....Pages 103-116
Cold Neutron Scattering....Pages 117-129
The Nuclear Force and the Deuteron....Pages 131-137
Quantum Gases....Pages 139-147
Quantum Liquids....Pages 149-157
Metals....Pages 159-176
Nuclei — Droplets of a Fermi Liquid....Pages 177-189
Stars, Planets, and Asteroids....Pages 191-211
Elementary Particles....Pages 213-237
The Early Universe....Pages 239-253
Back Matter....Pages 255-264
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 clear. Povh and Rosina’s "Scattering and Structures" presents the properties of quantum systems (elementary particles, nucleons, atoms, molecules, quantum gases, quantum liquids, stars, and early universe) with the help of elementary concepts and analogies between these seemingly different systems. The original German-language edition of this book was written for students preparing for their final oral examination in physics. By and large, the scope of the book in English has been essentially enlarged and thus will also be of interest for physicists in general.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XVIII
Photon Scattering....Pages 1-14
Lepton Scattering....Pages 15-26
Quasi-Elastic Lepton-Quark Scattering....Pages 27-44
The Hydrogen Atom....Pages 45-59
Many Electron Atoms....Pages 61-73
Hadrons....Pages 75-93
Covalent and Ionic Bonding....Pages 95-102
Intermolecular Forces....Pages 103-116
Cold Neutron Scattering....Pages 117-129
The Nuclear Force and the Deuteron....Pages 131-137
Quantum Gases....Pages 139-147
Quantum Liquids....Pages 149-157
Metals....Pages 159-176
Nuclei — Droplets of a Fermi Liquid....Pages 177-189
Stars, Planets, and Asteroids....Pages 191-211
Elementary Particles....Pages 213-237
The Early Universe....Pages 239-253
Back Matter....Pages 255-264
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