Angular Momentum in Quantum Physics: Theory and Application: 008 (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications)

L. C. Biedenharn, James D. Louck
Cambridge University Press
Edition: New e., 2/14/1985
EAN 9780521302289, ISBN10: 0521302285

Hardcover, 748 pages, 23.4 x 15.6 x 4 cm
Language: English

This 1985 text develops the theory of angular momentum from the viewpoint of a fundamental symmetry in nature and shows how this concept relates to applied areas of research in modern quantum physics.

1. Introduction
2. The kinematics of rotations
3. Standard treatment of angular momentum in quantum mechanics
4. The theory of turns adapted from Hamilton
5. The Boson Calculus applied to the theory of turns
6. Orbital angular momentum and angular functions on the sphere
7. Some applications to physical problems.