| View Larger Image | An Introduction to the Mathematical Structure of Quantum Mechanics: A Short Course for Mathematicians (Advanced Series in Mathematical Physics) | Hardcoverby F. Strocchi (Author)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | World Scientific Publishing Company | | Edition: | 2nd Edition | | Page Count: | 292 Pages | | Publication Date: | October 30, 2008 | | Sales Rank: | 1,015,623st |
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This book arises out of the need for Quantum Mechanics (QM) to be part of the common education of mathematics students. The mathematical structure of QM is formulated in terms of the C*-algebra of observables, which is argued on the basis of the operational definition of measurements and the duality between states and observables, for a general physical system. The Dirac von Neumann axioms are then derived. The description of states and observables as Hilbert space vectors and operators follows from the GNS and Gelfand-Naimark Theorems. The experimental existence of complementary observables for atomic systems is shown to imply the noncommutativity of the observable algebra, the distinctive feature of QM; for finite degrees of freedom, the Weyl algebra codifies the experimental complementarity of position and momentum (Heisenberg commutation relations) and Schrödinger QM follows from the von Neumann uniqueness theorem. The existence problem of the dynamics is related to the self-adjointness of the Hamiltonian and solved by the Kato-Rellich conditions on the potential, which also guarantee quantum stability for classically unbounded-below Hamiltonians. Examples are discussed which include the explanation of the discreteness of the atomic spectra. Because of the increasing interest in the relation between QM and stochastic processes, a final chapter is devoted to the functional integral approach (Feynman-Kac formula), to the formulation in terms of ground state correlations (the quantum mechanical analog of the Wightman functions) and their analytic continuation to imaginary time (Euclidean QM). The quantum particle on a circle is discussed in detail, as an example of the interplay between topology and functional integral, leading to the emergence of superselection rules and q sectors. Contents: Mathematical Description of a Physical System; Mathematical Description of a Quantum System; The Quantum Particle; Quantum Dynamics. The Schrödinger Equation; Examples; Quantum Mechanics and Stochastic Processes. |
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Artur O. Lopes by Artur Oscar Lopes (Brasil)  5 Stars
April 28, 2007
Excellent mathematical exposition. A very clear description of the basic
ideas and results of Quantum Mechanics using (from the beginning of the book) the point of view of C*-Algebras.
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