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Non-Hermitian quantum mechanics

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2011
ISBN
978-0-521-88972-8, 0521889723
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3379442 bytes)
Pages
xiii, 394 p. : ill. ; 26 cm\410
Time added
2014-06-12 06:00:00

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"Non-Hermitian quantum mechanics (NHQM) is an important alternative to the standard (Hermitian) formalism of quantum mechanics, enabling the solution of otherwise difficult problems. The first book to present this theory, it will be useful to advanced graduate students and researchers in physics, chemistry and engineering. NHQM provides powerful numerical and analytical tools for the study of resonance phenomena - perhaps one of the most striking events in nature. It is especially useful for problems whose solutions cause extreme difficulties within the structure of a conventional Hermitian framework. NHQM has applications in a variety of fields, including optics where the refractive index is complex; quantum field theory, where the parity-time (PT) symmetry properties of the Hamiltonian are investigated; and atomic and molecular physics and electrical engineering, where complex potentials are introduced to simplify numerical calculations"-- Read more...

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