Adiabatic Perturbation Theory in Quantum Dynamics

2003
ISBN: 978-3-540-40723-2
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Buch, Englisch, Band 1821, 238 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 382 g

Reihe: Lecture Notes in Mathematics

Separation of scales plays a fundamental role in the understanding of the dynamical behaviour of complex systems in physics and other natural sciences. A prominent example is the Born-Oppenheimer approximation in molecular dynamics. This book focuses on a recent approach to adiabatic perturbation theory, which emphasizes the role of effective equations of motion and the separation of the adiabatic limit from the semiclassical limit.

A detailed introduction gives an overview of the subject and makes the later chapters accessible also to readers less familiar with the material. Although the general mathematical theory based on pseudodifferential calculus is presented in detail, there is an emphasis on concrete and relevant examples from physics. Applications range from molecular dynamics to the dynamics of electrons in a crystal and from the quantum mechanics of partially confined systems to Dirac particles and nonrelativistic QED.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Teufel, Stefan

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Theoretische Physik, Mathematische Physik, Computerphysik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematische Analysis Differentialrechnungen und -gleichungen
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematische Analysis Funktionalanalysis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- First-order adiabatic theory.- Space-adiabatic perturbation theory.- Applications and extensions.- Quantum dynamics in periodic media.- Adiabatic decoupling without spectral gap.- Pseudodifferential operators.- Operator-valued Weyl calculus for tau-equivariant symbols.- Related approaches.- List of symbols.- References.- Index.