Classical and quantum dynamics : from classical paths to path integrals
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Classical and quantum dynamics : from classical paths to path integrals
（Advanced texts in physics）
Springer-Verlag, c2001
3rd ed
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Orginally published: Classical and quatum dynamics. 2nd corr. and enl. ed. Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, c1994
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Physics students who want to become familiar with advanced computational strategies in classical and quantum dynamics will find here a detailed treatment many worked examples. This new edition has been revised and enlarged with chapters on the action principle in classical electrodynamics, on the functional derivative approach, and on computing traces.
Table of Contents
1. The Action Principles in Mechanics.- 2. The Action Principle in Classical Electrodynamics.- 3. Application of the Action Principles.- 4. Jacobi Fields, Conjugate Points.- 5. Canonical Transformations.- 6. The Hamilton-Jacobi Equation.- 7. Action-Angle Variables.- 8. The Adiabatic Invariance of the Action Variables.- 9. Time-Independent Canonical Perturbation Theory.- 10. Canonical Perturbation Theory with Several Degrees of Freedom.- 11. Canonical Adiabatic Theory.- 12. Removal of Resonances.- 13. Superconvergent Perturbation Theory, KAM Theorem (Introduction).- 14. Poincare Surface of Sections, Mappings.- 15. The KAM Theorem.- 16. Fundamental Principles of Quantum Mechanics.- 17. Functional Derivative Approach.- 18. Examples for Calculating Path Integrals.- 19. Direct Evaluation of Path Integrals.- 20. Linear Oscillator with Time-Dependent Frequency.- 21. Propagators for Particles in an External Magnetic Field.- 22. Simple Applications of Propagator Functions.- 23. The WKB Approximation.- 24. Computing the trace.- 25. Partition Function for the Harmonic Oscillator.- 26. Introduction to Homotopy Theory.- 27. Classical Chern-Simons Mechanics.- 28. Semiclassical Quantization.- 29. The "Maslov Anomaly" for the Harmonic Oscillator.- 30. Maslov Anomaly and the Morse Index Theorem.- 31. Berry's Phase.- 32. Classical Analogues to Berry's Phase.- 33. Berry Phase and Parametric Harmonie Oscillator.- 34. Topological Phases in Planar Electrodynamics.- References.
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