1. Basic Concepts.- 2. General Density Matrix Theory.- 3. Coupled Systems.- 4. Irreducible Components of the Density Matrix.- 5. Radiation from Polarized Atoms. Quantum Beats.- 6. Some Applications.- 7. Quantum Theory of Relaxation.- Appendixes.- A: The Direct Product.- B: State Multipoles for Coupled Systems.- C: Formulas from Angular Momentum Theory.- D: The Efficiency of a Measuring Device.- E: The Scattering and Transition Operators.- References.
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