Chaos In Classical And Quantum Mechanics

Author : Martin C. Gutzwiller
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461209838
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chaos in Classical and Quantum Mechanics written by Martin C. Gutzwiller and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-27 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the chaos apparent in simple mechanical systems with the goal of elucidating the connections between classical and quantum mechanics. It develops the relevant ideas of the last two decades via geometric intuition rather than algebraic manipulation. The historical and cultural background against which these scientific developments have occurred is depicted, and realistic examples are discussed in detail. This book enables entry-level graduate students to tackle fresh problems in this rich field.

Author : Linda Reichl
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1475743521
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Transition to Chaos written by Linda Reichl and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: resonances. Nonlinear resonances cause divergences in conventional perturbation expansions. This occurs because nonlinear resonances cause a topological change locally in the structure of the phase space and simple perturbation theory is not adequate to deal with such topological changes. In Sect. (2.3), we introduce the concept of integrability. A sys tem is integrable if it has as many global constants of the motion as degrees of freedom. The connection between global symmetries and global constants of motion was first proven for dynamical systems by Noether [Noether 1918]. We will give a simple derivation of Noether's theorem in Sect. (2.3). As we shall see in more detail in Chapter 5, are whole classes of systems which are now known to be inte there grable due to methods developed for soliton physics. In Sect. (2.3), we illustrate these methods for the simple three-body Toda lattice. It is usually impossible to tell if a system is integrable or not just by looking at the equations of motion. The Poincare surface of section provides a very useful numerical tool for testing for integrability and will be used throughout the remainder of this book. We will illustrate the use of the Poincare surface of section for classic model of Henon and Heiles [Henon and Heiles 1964].

Author : Linda Reichl
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030635341
Total Pages : 555 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Transition to Chaos written by Linda Reichl and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-04-12 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on courses given at the universities of Texas and California, this book treats an active field of research that touches upon the foundations of physics and chemistry. It presents, in as simple a manner as possible, the basic mechanisms that determine the dynamical evolution of both classical and quantum systems in sufficient generality to include quantum phenomena. The book begins with a discussion of Noether's theorem, integrability, KAM theory, and a definition of chaotic behavior; continues with a detailed discussion of area-preserving maps, integrable quantum systems, spectral properties, path integrals, and periodically driven systems; and concludes by showing how to apply the ideas to stochastic systems. The presentation is complete and self-contained; appendices provide much of the needed mathematical background, and there are extensive references to the current literature; while problems at the ends of chapters help students clarify their understanding. This new edition has an updated presentation throughout, and a new chapter on open quantum systems.

Author : Sandro Wimberger
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331906343X
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nonlinear Dynamics and Quantum Chaos written by Sandro Wimberger and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of nonlinear dynamics and chaos has grown very much over the last few decades and is becoming more and more relevant in different disciplines. This book presents a clear and concise introduction to the field of nonlinear dynamics and chaos, suitable for graduate students in mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering, and in natural sciences in general. It provides a thorough and modern introduction to the concepts of Hamiltonian dynamical systems' theory combining in a comprehensive way classical and quantum mechanical description. It covers a wide range of topics usually not found in similar books. Motivations of the respective subjects and a clear presentation eases the understanding. The book is based on lectures on classical and quantum chaos held by the author at Heidelberg University. It contains exercises and worked examples, which makes it ideal for an introductory course for students as well as for researchers starting to work in the field.

Author : Fritz Haake
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319975803
Total Pages : 659 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quantum Signatures of Chaos written by Fritz Haake and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-02-18 with total page 659 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic text provides an excellent introduction to a new and rapidly developing field of research. Now well established as a textbook in this rapidly developing field of research, the new edition is much enlarged and covers a host of new results.

Author : R. Blümel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521455022
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chaos in Atomic Physics written by R. Blümel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-07-24 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a coherent introduction to the manifestations of chaos in atoms and molecules.

Author : Hans-Jürgen Stöckmann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521592844
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quantum Chaos written by Hans-Jürgen Stöckmann and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-10-13 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses quantum chaos, an important area of nonlinear science.

Author : Centro internazionale matematico estivo. Session
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Transition to Chaos in Classical and Quantum Mechanics written by Centro internazionale matematico estivo. Session and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Andreas Knauf
Publisher : Birkhäuser
ISBN 13 : 3034889321
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Classical Nonintegrability, Quantum Chaos written by Andreas Knauf and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our DMV Seminar on 'Classical Nonintegrability, Quantum Chaos' intended to introduce students and beginning researchers to the techniques applied in nonin tegrable classical and quantum dynamics. Several of these lectures are collected in this volume. The basic phenomenon of nonlinear dynamics is mixing in phase space, lead ing to a positive dynamical entropy and a loss of information about the initial state. The nonlinear motion in phase space gives rise to a linear action on phase space functions which in the case of iterated maps is given by a so-called transfer operator. Good mixing rates lead to a spectral gap for this operator. Similar to the use made of the Riemann zeta function in the investigation of the prime numbers, dynamical zeta functions are now being applied in nonlinear dynamics. In Chapter 2 V. Baladi first introduces dynamical zeta functions and transfer operators, illustrating and motivating these notions with a simple one-dimensional dynamical system. Then she presents a commented list of useful references, helping the newcomer to enter smoothly into this fast-developing field of research. Chapter 3 on irregular scattering and Chapter 4 on quantum chaos by A. Knauf deal with solutions of the Hamilton and the Schr6dinger equation. Scatter ing by a potential force tends to be irregular if three or more scattering centres are present, and a typical phenomenon is the occurrence of a Cantor set of bounded orbits. The presence of this set influences those scattering orbits which come close.

Author : Linda Reichl
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1475743505
Total Pages : 692 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Transition to Chaos written by Linda Reichl and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on courses given at the universities of Texas and California, this book treats an active field of research that touches upon the foundations of physics and chemistry. It presents, in as simple a manner as possible, the basic mechanisms that determine the dynamical evolution of both classical and quantum systems in sufficient generality to include quantum phenomena. The book begins with a discussion of Noether's theorem, integrability, KAM theory, and a definition of chaotic behavior; continues with a detailed discussion of area-preserving maps, integrable quantum systems, spectral properties, path integrals, and periodically driven systems; and concludes by showing how to apply the ideas to stochastic systems. The presentation is complete and self-contained; appendices provide much of the needed mathematical background, and there are extensive references to the current literature; while problems at the ends of chapters help students clarify their understanding. This new edition has an updated presentation throughout, and a new chapter on open quantum systems.