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Symmetry and quantum mechanics / Scott Corry.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Monographs and research notes in mathematicsPublication details: Boca Raton : CRC Press, ©2017.Description: xxv, 256 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781498701167 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 530.12 23 C825
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: I. Spin -- 1. Physical Space -- 1.1. Modeling space -- 1.2. Real linear operators and matrix groups -- 1.3. SO(3) is the group of rotations -- 2. Spinor Space -- 2.1. Angular momentum in classical mechanics -- 2.2. Modeling spin -- 2.3. Complex linear operators and matrix groups -- 2.4. The geometry of SU(2) -- 2.4.1. The tangent space to the circle U(1) = S1 -- 2.4.2. The tangent space to the sphere SU(2) = S3 -- 2.4.3. The exponential of a matrix -- 2.4.4. SU{2) is the universal cover of SO(3) -- 2.5. Back to spinor space -- 3. Observables and Uncertainty -- 3.1. Spin observables -- 3.2. The Lie algebra su(2) -- 3.3. Commutation relations and uncertainty -- 3.4. Some related Lie algebras -- 3.4.1. Warmup: The Lie algebra u(1) -- 3.4.2. The Lie algebra sl2(C) -- 3.4.3. The Lie algebra u(2) -- 3.4.4. The Lie algebra gl2(C) -- 4. Dynamics -- 4.1. Time-independent external fields -- 4.2. Time-dependent external fields -- 4.3. The energy-time uncertainty principle -- 4.3.1. Conserved quantities -- 5. Higher Spin -- 5.1. Group representations -- 5.2. Representations of SU(2) -- 5.3. Lie algebra representations -- 5.4. Representations of su(2)c = sl2(C) -- 5.5. Spin-s particles -- 5.6. Representations of SO(3) -- 5.6.1. The so(3)-action -- 5.6.2. Comments about analysis -- 6. Multiple Particles -- 6.1. Tensor products of representations -- 6.2. The Clebsch-Gordan problem -- 6.3. Identical particles -- spin only -- II. Position & Momentum -- 7. A One-Dimensional World -- 7.1. Position -- 7.2. Momentum -- 7.3. The Heisenberg Lie algebra and Lie group -- 7.3.1. The meaning of the Heisenberg group action -- 7.4. Time-evolution -- 7.4.1. The free particle -- 7.4.2. The infinite square well -- 7.4.3. The simple harmonic oscillator -- 8. A Three-Dimensional World -- 8.1. Position -- 8.2. Linear momentum -- 8.2.1. The Heisenberg group H3 and its algebra h3 -- 8.3. Angular momentum -- 8.4. The Lie group G = H3 x SO(3) and its Lie algebra g -- 8.5. Time-evolution -- 8.5.1. The free particle -- 8.5.2. The three-dimensional harmonic oscillator -- 8.5.3. Central potentials -- 8.5.4. The infinite spherical well -- 8.6. Two-particle systems -- 8.6.1. The Coulomb potential -- 8.7. Particles with spin -- 8.7.1. The hydrogen atom -- 8.8. Identical particles -- 9. Toward a Relativistic Theory -- 9.1. Galilean relativity -- 9.2. Special relativity -- 9.3. SL2(C) is the universal cover of SO+(1, 3) -- 9.4. The Dirac equation -- A. Appendices -- A.1. Linear algebra -- A.1.1. Vector spaces and linear transformations -- A.1.2. Inner product spaces and adjoints -- A.2. Multivariable calculus -- A.3. Analysis -- A.3.1. Hilbert spaces and adjoints -- A.3.2. Some big theorems -- A.4. Solutions to selected exercises.
Summary: Structured as a dialogue between a mathematician and a physicist, Symmetry and Quantum Mechanics unites the mathematical topics of this field into a compelling and physically-motivated narrative that focuses on the central role of symmetry. Aimed at advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in mathematics with only a minimal background in physics, this title is also useful to physicists seeking a mathematical introduction to the subject. Part I focuses on spin, and covers such topics as Lie groups and algebras, while part II offers an account of position and momentum in the context of the representation theory of the Heisenberg group, along the way providing an informal discussion of fundamental concepts from analysis such as self-adjoint operators on Hilbert space and the Stone-von Neumann Theorem. Mathematical theory is applied to physical examples such as spin-precession in a magnetic field, the harmonic oscillator, the infinite spherical well, and the hydrogen atom.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note:
I. Spin --
1. Physical Space --
1.1. Modeling space --
1.2. Real linear operators and matrix groups --
1.3. SO(3) is the group of rotations --
2. Spinor Space --
2.1. Angular momentum in classical mechanics --
2.2. Modeling spin --
2.3. Complex linear operators and matrix groups --
2.4. The geometry of SU(2) --
2.4.1. The tangent space to the circle U(1) = S1 --
2.4.2. The tangent space to the sphere SU(2) = S3 --
2.4.3. The exponential of a matrix --
2.4.4. SU{2) is the universal cover of SO(3) --
2.5. Back to spinor space --
3. Observables and Uncertainty --
3.1. Spin observables --
3.2. The Lie algebra su(2) --
3.3. Commutation relations and uncertainty --
3.4. Some related Lie algebras --
3.4.1. Warmup: The Lie algebra u(1) --
3.4.2. The Lie algebra sl2(C) --
3.4.3. The Lie algebra u(2) --
3.4.4. The Lie algebra gl2(C) --
4. Dynamics --
4.1. Time-independent external fields --
4.2. Time-dependent external fields --
4.3. The energy-time uncertainty principle --
4.3.1. Conserved quantities --
5. Higher Spin --
5.1. Group representations --
5.2. Representations of SU(2) --
5.3. Lie algebra representations --
5.4. Representations of su(2)c = sl2(C) --
5.5. Spin-s particles --
5.6. Representations of SO(3) --
5.6.1. The so(3)-action --
5.6.2. Comments about analysis --
6. Multiple Particles --
6.1. Tensor products of representations --
6.2. The Clebsch-Gordan problem --
6.3. Identical particles --
spin only --
II. Position & Momentum --
7. A One-Dimensional World --
7.1. Position --
7.2. Momentum --
7.3. The Heisenberg Lie algebra and Lie group --
7.3.1. The meaning of the Heisenberg group action --
7.4. Time-evolution --
7.4.1. The free particle --
7.4.2. The infinite square well --
7.4.3. The simple harmonic oscillator --
8. A Three-Dimensional World --
8.1. Position --
8.2. Linear momentum --
8.2.1. The Heisenberg group H3 and its algebra h3 --
8.3. Angular momentum --
8.4. The Lie group G = H3 x SO(3) and its Lie algebra g --
8.5. Time-evolution --
8.5.1. The free particle --
8.5.2. The three-dimensional harmonic oscillator --
8.5.3. Central potentials --
8.5.4. The infinite spherical well --
8.6. Two-particle systems --
8.6.1. The Coulomb potential --
8.7. Particles with spin --
8.7.1. The hydrogen atom --
8.8. Identical particles --
9. Toward a Relativistic Theory --
9.1. Galilean relativity --
9.2. Special relativity --
9.3. SL2(C) is the universal cover of SO+(1, 3) --
9.4. The Dirac equation --
A. Appendices --
A.1. Linear algebra --
A.1.1. Vector spaces and linear transformations --
A.1.2. Inner product spaces and adjoints --
A.2. Multivariable calculus --
A.3. Analysis --
A.3.1. Hilbert spaces and adjoints --
A.3.2. Some big theorems --
A.4. Solutions to selected exercises.

Structured as a dialogue between a mathematician and a physicist, Symmetry and Quantum Mechanics unites the mathematical topics of this field into a compelling and physically-motivated narrative that focuses on the central role of symmetry.
Aimed at advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in mathematics with only a minimal background in physics, this title is also useful to physicists seeking a mathematical introduction to the subject. Part I focuses on spin, and covers such topics as Lie groups and algebras, while part II offers an account of position and momentum in the context of the representation theory of the Heisenberg group, along the way providing an informal discussion of fundamental concepts from analysis such as self-adjoint operators on Hilbert space and the Stone-von Neumann Theorem. Mathematical theory is applied to physical examples such as spin-precession in a magnetic field, the harmonic oscillator, the infinite spherical well, and the hydrogen atom.

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