Angular momentum in quantum physics : theory and application

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Angular momentum in quantum physics : theory and application

L.C. Biedenharn, J.D. Louck ; with a foreword by Peter A. Carruthers

(Encyclopedia of mathematics and its applications / edited by G.-C. Rota, v. 8)

Cambridge University Press, 1984

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Imprint and ISBN from label on t.p. verso. Imprint on t.p.: Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, Advanced Book Program, 1981

Publication taken over by Cambridge University Press in 1984 with a new copyright date

"Bibliography of tables": p. 667-669

Includes indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This 1985 text develops the theory of angular momentum from the viewpoint of a fundamental symmetry in nature and shows how this concept relates to applied areas of research in modern quantum physics.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The kinematics of rotations
  • 3. Standard treatment of angular momentum in quantum mechanics
  • 4. The theory of turns adapted from Hamilton
  • 5. The Boson Calculus applied to the theory of turns
  • 6. Orbital angular momentum and angular functions on the sphere
  • 7. Some applications to physical problems.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA06556649
  • ISBN
    • 0521302285
  • LCCN
    85121138
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire] ; New York, NY, USA
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxxii, 716 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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