1st Edition
Symmetries in Quantum Mechanics From Angular Momentum to Supersymmetry (PBK)
318 Pages
46 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
318 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Symmetries in Quantum Mechanics: From Angular Momentum to Supersymmetry (PBK) provides a thorough, didactic exposition of the role of symmetry, particularly rotational symmetry, in quantum mechanics. The bulk of the book covers the description of rotations (geometrically and group-theoretically) and their representations, and the quantum theory of angular momentum. Later chapters introduce more... Read more
Introduction
Symmetry in quantum mechanics
Rotations in three-dimensional space
Angular momentum operators and eigenstates
Addition of angular momenta
Representations of the rotation group
The Jordan-Schwinger construction and representations
Irreducible tensors and tensor operators
Peculiarities of two-dimensional rotations: anyons, fractional spin and statistics
A brief glance at relativistic problems
Supersymmetry in quantum mechanics and particle physics
Appendices
Index
Symmetry in quantum mechanics
Rotations in three-dimensional space
Angular momentum operators and eigenstates
Addition of angular momenta
Representations of the rotation group
The Jordan-Schwinger construction and representations
Irreducible tensors and tensor operators
Peculiarities of two-dimensional rotations: anyons, fractional spin and statistics
A brief glance at relativistic problems
Supersymmetry in quantum mechanics and particle physics
Appendices
Index
Biography
M. Chaichian, R. Hagedorn
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