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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-10019965249X

ISBN-139780199652495

eBay Product ID (ePID)19038252306

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Number of Pages680 Pages

Publication NameQuantum Theory from Small to Large Scales : Lecture Notes of the les Houches Summer School: Volume 95, August 2010

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2012

SubjectPhysics / Quantum Theory, Physics / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorManfred Salmhofer

Subject AreaScience

SeriesLecture Notes of the Les Houches Summer School Ser.

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.6 in

Item Weight55.2 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width7 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal530.12

Table Of Content1. A Word from the Organizers2. Mass Renormalization in Nonrelativstic Quantum Electrodynamics3. Quantum Brownian Motion4. The Temporal Ultraviolet Limit5. Locality in Quantum Systems6. Entropic Fluctuations in Quantum Statistical Mechanics - An Introduction7. Quantum Phase Transitions: Introduction and Some Open Problems8. Cold Quantum Gases and Bose-Einstein Condensation9. Renormalization Group and Problem of Radiation10. SUSY Statistical Mechanics and Random Band Matrices11. Long-time diffusion for a quantum particle12. Universality of Generalized Wigner Matrices13. On Transport in Quantum Devices14. The ground state construction of the two-dimennsion Hubbard model on the honeycomb lattice

SynopsisThis book collects lecture courses and seminars given at the Les Houches Summer School 21 on "Quantum Theory: From Small to Large Scales". Fundamental quantum phenomena appear on all scales, from microscopic to macroscopic. Some of the pertinent questions include the onset of decoherence, the dynamics of collective modes, the influence of external randomness and the emergence of dissipative behaviour. Our understanding of such phenomena has been advanced by the study of model systems and by the derivation and analysis of effective dynamics for large systems and over long times. In this field, research in mathematical physics has regularly contributed results that were recognized as essential in the physics community. During the last few years, the key questions have been sharpened and progress on answering them has been particularly strong. This book reviews the state-of-the-art developments in this field and provides the necessary background for future studies. All chapters are written from a pedagogical perspective, making the book accessible to master and PhD students and researchers willing to enter this field., This book collects lecture courses and seminars given at the Les Houches Summer School 2010 on "Quantum Theory: From Small to Large Scales". Fundamental quantum phenomena appear on all scales, from microscopic to macroscopic. Some of the pertinent questions include the onset of decoherence, the dynamics of collective modes, the influence of external randomness and the emergence of dissipative behaviour. Our understanding of such phenomena has been advanced by the study of model systems and by the derivation and analysis of effective dynamics for large systems and over long times. In this field, research in mathematical physics has regularly contributed results that were recognized as essential in the physics community. During the last few years, the key questions have been sharpened and progress on answering them has been particularly strong. This book reviews the state-of-the-art developments in this field and provides the necessary background for future studies. All chapters are written from a pedagogical perspective, making the book accessible to master and PhD students and researchers willing to enter this field., This book collects lecture courses and seminars given at the Les Houches Summer School 2010 on "Quantum Theory: From Small to Large Scales." Fundamental quantum phenomena appear on all scales, from microscopic to macroscopic. Some of the pertinent questions include the onset of decoherence, the dynamics of collective modes, the influence of external randomness and the emergence of dissipative behaviour. Our understanding of such phenomena has been advanced by the study of model systems and by the derivation and analysis of effective dynamics for large systems and over long times. In this field, research in mathematical physics has regularly contributed results that were recognized as essential in the physics community. During the last few years, the key questions have been sharpened and progress on answering them has been particularly strong. This book reviews the state-of-the-art developments in this field and provides the necessary background for future studies. All chapters are written from a pedagogical perspective, making the book accessible to master and PhD students and researchers willing to enter this field., This book collects lecture courses and seminars given at the Les Houches Summer School 2010 on "Quantum Theory: From Small to Large Scales". It reviews the state-of-the-art developments in this field by touching on different research topics from an interdisciplinary perspective.

LC Classification NumberQC174.12