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Zusatztext M.S. Child is eminently qualified to write an authoritative text on this subject and that is exactly what he has done. The book is written in a clear, lucid style, with interesting, well-chosen examples and problems throughout, providing a structured overview of the subject and giving just the right amount of detail. This book will undoubtedly become a standard text for all who wish to pursue research using the tools of semiclassical mechanics. Informationen zum Autor Cambridge: BA, PhD (1956-62). Glasgow: Lecturer (1963-66). Oxford: Lecturer (1966-89), Reader (1989-94), Coulson Professor of Theoretical Chemistry (1994-2004). Fellow of Royal Society (1989). Visiting professorships: Jerusalem, Paris, Grenoble, Colorado. Invited lectureships: William Draper Harkins (Chicago), Condon (Colorado), Tilden (Royal Society of Chemistry), Boys-Rahman (Royal Society of Chemistry). Conference Chairman: NATO ASI (1977, 1979), Royal Society Discussion (1996), Faraday Discussion (2004). Klappentext The second edition of a comprehensive text designed for advanced graduate courses in quantum mechanics. The title word 'semiclassical' highlights the novelty of the work which emphasizes the influence of classical mechanics on the behaviour of quantum mechanical systems. Zusammenfassung The second edition of an established graduate text, this book complements the material for a typical advanced graduate course in quantum mechanics by showing how the underlying classical structure is reflected in quantum mechanical interference and tunnelling phenomena, and in the energy and angular momentum distributions of quantum mechanical states in the moderate to large (10-100) quantum number regime. Applications include accurate quantization techniques for a variety of tunnelling and curve-crossing problems and of non-separable bound systems; direct inversion of molecular scattering and spectroscopic data; wavepacket propagation techniques; and the prediction and interpretation of elastic, inelastic and chemically reactive scattering. The main text concentrates less on the mathematical foundations than on the global influence of the classical phase space structures on the quantum mechanical observables. Further mathematical detail is contained in the appendices and worked problem sets are included as an aid to the student. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: Phase Integral Approximations 3: Quantization 4: Angle-Action Variables 5: Matrix Elements 6: Semiclassical Inversion Methods 7: Non-Separable Bound Motion 8: Wavepackets 9: Atom-Atom Scattering 10: The Classical S Matrix 11: Reactive Scattering Appendix A: Phase Integral Techniques Appendix B: Uniform Approximations and Diffraction Integrals Appendix C: Transformations in Classical and Quantum Mechanics Appendix D: The Onset of Chaos Appendix E: Angle-Action Transformations Appendix F: The Monodromy Matrix Appendix G: Solutions to Problems ...
