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Title

Quantum mechanics on phase space / by Franklin E. Schroeck, Jr.

Author

Schroeck, F. (Franklin)

Publication

Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic, [1996], ©1996.

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Description

xvi, 668 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.

Summary

• This volume is the result of extensive research into the foundations of quantum mechanics, and presents a new formulation of quantum theory which resolves many existing problems. The formalism is experimentally motivated and is shown to be consistent with recent foundational approaches to quantum mechanics. It is based on new extensions of the theory of group representations, which are developed and illustrated in the text.
• This new approach establishes connections with quantum logic, philosophy, and the history of science, allowing a broad range of applications not only in physics, but also in such areas as signal processing and neuroscience. This book will be of interest to researchers and students. It is recommended as a supplementary textbook for advanced courses in quantum mechanics. A background in quantum mechanics and complex analysis is assumed.

Series Statement

Fundamental theories of physics ; v. 74

Uniform Title

Fundamental theories of physics ; v. 74.

Subject

• Quantum theory
• Phase space (Statistical physics)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 627-661) and index.

Contents

• Ch. I. Basic Quantum Theory and the Necessity for Its Revision. 1. Classical Mechanics of Particles and Fluids. 2. Structure of a Physical Model: State, Property (Observable) Measurement. 3. Quantum Mechanics of a (Non-Relativistic Spinless) Particle. 4. On the Connection between Classical Mechanics and Quantum Mechanics. 5. Mathematical Appendix -- Ch. II. Basic Experiments Suggest Generalizing Quantum Mechanics. 1. Quantum Mechanical Descriptions of an Experiment. 2. Capture on a Screen, in a Bubble Chamber, Gel, Cloud Chamber. 3. The Stern-Gerlach Experiment. 4. Crossed Polarizers. 5. Single Slit Experiments & Inapplicability of Heisenberg Uncertainty Relations. 6. Spontaneous Decay, Breit-Wigner (Cauchy) Distributions, and the Inapplicability of Heisenberg Type Uncertainty Relations. 7. Interferometers. 8. Imaging Processes and Signal Analysis. 9. Sensory Perception and Neuroscience. 10. Five Other Subjects and Their Implications. 11. Mathematical Appendix --
• Ch. III. Construction of Quantum Mechanics on Phase Space. 1. Group Representation Theory. 2. The Heisenberg Group (Weyl Algebra) and the Affine Group. 3. Representations of the Galilei Group. 4. Representations of the Poincare Group. 5. Remarks on the de Sitter Group -- Ch. IV. Consequences of Formulating Quantum Mechanics on Phase Space. 1. The Quantum/Classical Connection. 2. Quantum Field Theory. 3. Spring Cleaning in the House of Quantum Mechanics. 4. Reprise: Expanding the Realm of Application of Quantum Mechanics. 5. A Discrete (Lattice) Quantum Universe, and Computability -- Ch. V. Foundational Aspects. 1. Relation to Generalized Quantum Logic. 2. P.O.V.M.'s Arising on Operational Manuals. 3. Relation to Quantum Mechanical Measurement Theory. 4. Philosophical and Other Foundational Aspects.

ISBN

0792337948

LCCN

95025631

OCLC

• 33245870
• ocm33245870

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries