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Density Matrix Theory and Applications

By Karl Blum (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2012
ISBN
3642205607, 9783642205606
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-20561-3
ISSN
1615-5653
Google Books ID
o0Bofi3_ZI0C
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3128757 bytes)
Series
Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics 64
Edition
3
Pages
346\362
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00
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Description

Written in a clear pedagogic style, this book deals with the application of density matrix theory to atomic and molecular physics. The aim is to precisely characterize sates by a vector and to construct general formulas and proofs of general theorems. The basic concepts and quantum mechanical fundamentals (reduced density matrices, entanglement, quantum correlations) are discussed in a comprehensive way. The discussion leads up to applications like coherence and orientation effects in atoms and molecules, decoherence and relaxation processes. This third edition has been updated and extended throughout and contains a completely new chapter exploring nonseparability and entanglement in two-particle spin-1/2 systems. The text discusses recent studies in atomic and molecular reactions. A new chapter explores nonseparability and entanglement in two-particle spin-1/2 systems.

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