Quantum Chaos: A New Paradigm of Nonlinear Dynamics (Cambridge Nonlinear Science Series)

Nakamura< Katsuhiro

ISBN 10: 0521467462 / ISBN 13: 9780521467469

Published by Cambridge & New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994

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1st paperback edition. Octavo bound in red, stiff-paper wraps. Diagrams. Condition: spine and part of front cover sun-faded; else very good. 208 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Quantum Chaos: A New Paradigm of Nonlinear Dynamics (Cambridge Nonlinear Science Series)
• Publisher: Cambridge & New York: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521467462
• ISBN 13: 9780521467469
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

Almost all the many past studies on chaos have been concerned with classical systems. This book, however, is one of the first to deal with quantum chaos, the natural progression from such classical systems. In this book the author deals with three major issues in quantum chaos. First, quantum mechanics is applied to both bounded and open systems exhibiting classical chaos. Potential problems involving quantum chaos are revealed in diverse areas of solid-state science, and standard concepts such as diamagnetism, antiferromagnetism, spin waves, electrical conductance and so on are shown in a fresh light through quantum chaos. Second, adiabatic-ansatz eigenvalue problems are shown to yield a new paradigm of non-linear dynamics, closing the gap between the greatly different theories of solitons and random matrices. Finally, the author provides a clue to how quantum mechanics may be improved so as to accommodate temporal chaos. First published in 1993, this book will be of value to researchers and graduate students in physics and mathematics studying chaos, non-linear dynamics, quantum mechanics and solid-state science.

Book Description

Almost all the many past studies on chaos have been concerned with classical systems. This book, however, is one of the first to deal with quantum chaos, the natural progression from such classical systems. This book will be of value to researchers and graduate students in physics and mathematics studying chaos, non-linear dynamics, quantum mechanics and solid-state science.