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Beginning at an introductory level suitable for students, this book presents a trajectory description of Quantum Mechanics. The first two parts review the quantum elements of classical physics and the standard formulations of quantum mechanics. The third and fourth parts are dedicated to the trajectory formulation of quantum mechanics as well as other trajectory approaches to describe quantum dynamics such as, for example, mixed quantum-classical mechanics and stochastic trajectories. The fifth and final part is devoted to applications, ranging from simple problems in scattering theory to the physics of bound states. Special emphasis is given to interference and diffraction processes.
List of contents
PART I: QUANTUM ELEMENTS IN CLASSICAL PHYSICS.- PART II: STANDARD FORMULATIONS OF QUANTUM MECHANICS.- PART III: THE TRAJECTORY FORMULATION OF QUANTUM MECHANICS.- PART IV: OTHER TRAJECTORY APPROACHES TO DESCRIBE AND EXPLAIN QUANTUM PHENOMENA.- PART V: APPLICATIONS.
Summary
Trajectory-based formalisms are an intuitively appealing way of describing quantum processes because they allow the use of "classical" concepts. Beginning as an introductory level suitable for students, this two-volume monograph presents (1) the fundamentals and (2) the applications of the trajectory description of basic quantum processes. This second volume is focussed on simple and basic applications of quantum processes such as interference and diffraction of wave packets, tunneling, diffusion and bound-state and scattering problems. The corresponding analysis is carried out within the Bohmian framework. By stressing its interpretational aspects, the book leads the reader to an alternative and complementary way to better understand the underlying quantum dynamics.
