Advanced Quantum Mechanics
A Practical Guide

An accessible introduction to advanced quantum theory, this textbook focuses on its practical applications and is ideal for graduate students in physics.

Yuli V. Nazarov (Author), Jeroen Danon (Author)

9780521761505, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 3 January 2013

368 pages, 79 b/w illus. 70 exercises
25.3 x 19.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.94 kg

'This is a clear and concise graduate-level textbook with an emphasis on applications. It is ideal for readers wishing to apply quantum mechanics to construct quantum dots, qubits and nanodevices. The authors use a fresh approach to discuss the quantization of fields, the interaction of radiation and matter and coherent states, which I found to be very helpful. This unique presentation ends with a brief introduction to relativistic quantum mechanics.' Barry R. Masters, Optics and Photonics News

An accessible introduction to advanced quantum theory, this graduate-level textbook focuses on its practical applications rather than mathematical technicalities. It treats real-life examples, from topics ranging from quantum transport to nanotechnology, to equip students with a toolbox of theoretical techniques. Beginning with second quantization, the authors illustrate its use with different condensed matter physics examples. They then explain how to quantize classical fields, with a focus on the electromagnetic field, taking students from Maxwell's equations to photons, coherent states and absorption and emission of photons. Following this is a unique master-level presentation on dissipative quantum mechanics, before the textbook concludes with a short introduction to relativistic quantum mechanics, covering the Dirac equation and a relativistic second quantization formalism. The textbook includes 70 end-of-chapter problems. Solutions to some problems are given at the end of the chapter and full solutions to all problems are available for instructors at www.cambridge.org/9780521761505.

Part I. Second Quantization: 1. Elementary quantum mechanics
2. Identical particles
3. Second quantization
Part II. Examples: 4. Magnetism
5. Superconductivity
6. Superfluidity
Part III. Fields and Radiation: 7. Classical fields
8. Quantization of fields
9. Radiation and matter
10. Coherent states
Part IV. Dissipative Quantum Mechanics: 11. Dissipative quantum mechanics
12. Transitions and dissipation
Part V. Relativistic Quantum Mechanics: 13. Relativistic quantum mechanics
Index.

Subject Areas: Quantum physics [quantum mechanics & quantum field theory PHQ], Physics [PH], Mathematics & science [P]