Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/gzg4nZ From Classical to Quantum Mechanics An Introduction to the Formalism, Foundations and Applications By: Giampiero Esposito; Giuseppe Marmo; George Sudarshan Publisher: Cambridge University Press Print ISBN: 9780521833240, 0521833248 eText ISBN: 9780511189418, 0511189419 Edition: 1st Format: PDF Available from $ 72.00 USD SKU 9780511189418 This 2004 textbook provides a pedagogical introduction to the formalism, foundations and applications of quantum mechanics. Part I covers the basic material which is necessary to understand the transition from classical to wave mechanics. Topics include classical dynamics, with emphasis on canonical transformations and the Hamilton-Jacobi equation, the Cauchy problem for the wave equation, Helmholtz equation and eikonal approximation, introduction to spin, perturbation theory and scattering theory. The Weyl quantization is presented in Part II, along with the postulates of quantum mechanics. Part III is devoted to topics such as statistical mechanics and black-body radiation, Lagrangian and phase-space formulations of quantum mechanics, and the Dirac equation. This book is intended for use as a textbook for beginning graduate and advanced undergraduate courses. It is self-contained and includes problems to aid the reader's understanding.
