Symbol Correspondences for Spin Systems

Rios, Pedro de M.; Straume, Eldar

ISBN 10: 3319358111 / ISBN 13: 9783319358116

Editore: Birkhauser Verlag AG, 2016

Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBG; PBMP; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 332. . 2016. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Codice articolo V9783319358116

Riassunto:

In mathematical physics, the correspondence between quantum and classical mechanics is a central topic, which this book explores in more detail in the particular context of spin systems, that is, SU(2)-symmetric mechanical systems. A detailed presentation of quantum spin-j systems, with emphasis on the SO(3)-invariant decomposition of their operator algebras, is first followed by an introduction to the Poisson algebra of the classical spin system and then by a similarly detailed examination of its SO(3)-invariant decomposition. The book next proceeds with a detailed and systematic study of general quantum-classical symbol correspondences for spin-j systems and their induced twisted products of functions on the 2-sphere. This original systematic presentation culminates with the study of twisted products in the asymptotic limit of high spin numbers. In the context of spin systems it shows how classical mechanics may or may not emerge as an asymptotic limit of quantum mechanics. The book will be a valuable guide for researchers in this field and its self-contained approach also makes it a helpful resource for graduate students in mathematics and physics.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

In mathematical physics, the correspondence between quantum and classical mechanics is a central topic, which this book explores in more detail in the particular context of spin systems, that is, SU(2)-symmetric mechanical systems. A detailed presentation of quantum spin-j systems, with emphasis on the SO(3)-invariant decomposition of their operator algebras, is first followed by an introduction to the Poisson algebra of the classical spin system, and then by a similarly detailed examination of its SO(3)-invariant decomposition. The book next proceeds with a detailed and systematic study of general quantum-classical symbol correspondences for spin-j systems and their induced twisted products of functions on the 2-sphere. This original systematic presentation culminates with the study of twisted products in the asymptotic limit of high spin numbers. In the context of spin systems it shows how classical mechanics may or may not emerge as an asymptotic limit of quantum mechanics.

The book will be a valuable guide for researchers in this field, and its self-contained approach also makes it a helpful resource for graduate students in mathematics and physics.

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Titolo: Symbol Correspondences for Spin Systems
Casa editrice: Birkhauser Verlag AG
Data di pubblicazione: 2016
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: New