Semiclassical Mechanics with Molecular Applications / Edition 2

by M. S. Child

Overview

The second edition of a comprehensive text designed for advanced graduate courses in quantum mechanics. The title word 'semiclassical' highlights the novelty of the work which emphasizes the influence of classical mechanics on the behaviour of quantum mechanical systems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199672981
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	10/21/2014
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	444
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.70(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

M. S. Child, Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Chemistry, University of Oxford

Cambridge: BA, PhD (1956-62). Glasgow: Lecturer (1963-66). Oxford: Lecturer (1966-89), Reader (1989-94), Coulson Professor of Theoretical Chemistry (1994-2004). Fellow of Royal Society (1989). Visiting professorships: Jerusalem, Paris, Grenoble, Colorado. Invited lectureships: William Draper Harkins (Chicago), Condon (Colorado), Tilden (Royal Society of Chemistry), Boys-Rahman (Royal Society of Chemistry). Conference Chairman: NATO ASI (1977, 1979), Royal Society Discussion (1996), Faraday Discussion (2004).

Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. Phase Integral Approximations3. Quantization4. Angle-Action Variables5. Matrix Elements6. Semiclassical Inversion Methods7. Non-Separable Bound Motion8. Wavepackets9. Atom-Atom Scattering10. The Classical S Matric11. Reactive ScatteringAppendix A: Phase Integral TechniquesAppendix B: Uniform Approximations and Diffraction IntegralsAppendix C: Transformations in Classical and Quantum MechanicsAppendix D: The Onset of ChaosAppendix E: Angle-Action TransformationsAppendix F: The Monodromy MatrixAppendix G: Solutions to Problems