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Hamiltonian Systems: Chaos and Quantization (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics) - Softcover

Book 20 of 106: Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics

Ozorio De Almeida, Alfredo M.

 
9780521386708: Hamiltonian Systems: Chaos and Quantization (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0521386705 ISBN 13: 9780521386708
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1990

Synopsis

This introduction to the theory of Hamiltonian chaos outlines the main results in the field, and goes on to consider implications for quantum mechanics. The study of nonlinear dynamics, and in particular of chaotic systems, is one of the fastest growing and most productive areas in physics and applied mathematics. In its first six chapters, this timely book introduces the theory of classical Hamiltonian systems. The aim is not to be comprehensive but, rather, to provide a mathematical trunk from which the reader will be able to branch out. The main focus is on periodic orbits and their neighbourhood, as this approach is especially suitable as an introduction to the implications of the theory of chaos in quantum mechanics, which are discussed in the last three chapters.

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This text introduces the theory of Hamiltonian chaos, outlines the main results in the field, and goes on to consider implications for quantum mechanics.

The study of nonlinear dynamics, and in particular of chaotic systems, is one of the fastest growing and productive areas in physics and applied mathematics. In its first six chapters, this timely book introduces the theory of classical Hamiltonian systems. The aim is not to be comprehensive, but rather to provide a starting point for further investigation. The main focus is on periodic orbits and their neighborhood, since this approach is an especially suitable introduction to the implications of the theory of chaos in quantum mechanics discussed in the last three chapters.

The book will be valuable to all researchers and graduate students in physics or applied mathematics interested in Hamiltonian chaos and its implications for quantum theory.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
1990
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521386705
ISBN 13 
9780521386708
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
252