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Quantum statistical mechanics / William C. Schieve and Lawrence P. Horwitz.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.Description: xiv, 414 p. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780521841467
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 530.133 23 Sch332
Contents:
1. Foundations of quantum statistical mechanics -- 2. Elementary examples -- 3. Quantum statistical master equation -- 4. Quantum kinetic equations -- 5. Quantum irreversibility -- 6. Entropy and dissipation : the microscopic theory -- 7. Global equilibrium : thermostatics and the microcanonical ensemble -- 8. Bose-Einstein ideal gas condensation -- 9. Scaling, renormalization, and the Ising model -- 10. Relativistic covariant statistical mechanics of many particles -- 11. Quantum optics and damping -- 12. Entanglements -- 13. Quantum measurement and irreversibility -- 14. Quantum Langevin equation and quantum Brownian motion -- 15. Linear response : fluctuation and dissipation theorems -- 16. Time-dependent quantum Green's functions -- 17. Decay scattering -- 18. Quantum statistical mechanics, extended -- 19. Quantum transport with tunneling and reservoir ballistic transport -- 20. Black hole thermodynamics-- A: Problems-- References-- Index.
Summary: Many-body theory stands at the foundation of modern quantum statistical mechanics. It is introduced here to graduate students in physics, chemistry, engineering and biology. The book provides a contemporary understanding of irreversibility, particularly in quantum systems.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Foundations of quantum statistical mechanics --
2. Elementary examples --
3. Quantum statistical master equation --
4. Quantum kinetic equations --
5. Quantum irreversibility --
6. Entropy and dissipation : the microscopic theory --
7. Global equilibrium : thermostatics and the microcanonical ensemble --
8. Bose-Einstein ideal gas condensation --
9. Scaling, renormalization, and the Ising model --
10. Relativistic covariant statistical mechanics of many particles --
11. Quantum optics and damping --
12. Entanglements --
13. Quantum measurement and irreversibility --
14. Quantum Langevin equation and quantum Brownian motion --
15. Linear response : fluctuation and dissipation theorems --
16. Time-dependent quantum Green's functions --
17. Decay scattering --
18. Quantum statistical mechanics, extended --
19. Quantum transport with tunneling and reservoir ballistic transport --
20. Black hole thermodynamics--
A: Problems--
References--
Index.

Many-body theory stands at the foundation of modern quantum statistical mechanics. It is introduced here to graduate students in physics, chemistry, engineering and biology. The book provides a contemporary understanding of irreversibility, particularly in quantum systems.

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