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Subscriber,
Professor Walecka is Governor's Distinguished CEBAF
Professor of Physics, Professor Emeritus at Stanford University and
Professor of Physics at the College of William and Mary. He was the
Scientific Director of the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator
Facility (CEBAF) in its initial stage (from 1986 to 1992). He was
awarded the Bonner Prize for Nuclear Physics by the American Physical
Society and was a Distinguished Schiff Lecturer and Primakoff Lecturer.
For his many contributions to research, administration, and teaching,
he was awarded the Virginia Lifetime Achievement in Science.
World Scientific Publishing is pleased to introduce his new
title in Theoretical Physics - Advanced Modern Physics:
Theoretical Foundations. For a limited time, you can get your
copy at a 25% discount
from our online bookstore. Quote AU2510 as you order. This
offer is valid from now till 30 April 2010. Do recommend this important
title to your library and colleagues.
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Advanced Modern Physics
Theoretical Foundations
by John Dirk Walecka (College of William and Mary, USA)
500pp
978-981-4291-52-1(pbk): US$65 / £43 US$48.75
/ £32.25
978-981-4291-51-4: US$88 / £58 US$66 /
£43.50
Our understanding of the physical world was revolutionized
in the twentieth century — the era of "modern physics". This book,
aimed at the very best students, extends the coverage of the
theoretical groundwork of today's physics presented in the previous
volume: Introduction
to Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations. Typically, students
have to wade through several courses to see many of these topics. The
goal is to give them some idea of where they are going, and how things
fit together, as they go along.
The present book focuses on the following topics:
reformulation of quantum mechanics, angular momentum, scattering
theory, lagrangian field theory, symmetries, Feynman rules, quantum
electrodynamics, including higher-order contributions, path integrals,
and canonical transformations for quantum systems. Many problems are
included that enhance and extend the coverage. The book assumes a
mastery of the material in Vol. I, and the continued development of
mathematical skills, including multivariable calculus and linear
algebra. Several appendices provide important details, and any
additional required mathematics. The reader should then find the text,
together with the appendices and problems, to be self-contained. The
aim is to cover the framework of modern theoretical physics in
sufficient depth that things "make sense" to students, and, when
finished, the reader should have an elementary working knowledge in the
principal areas of theoretical physics of the twentieth century.
Contents:
- Quantum Mechanics (Revisited)
- Angular Momentum
- Scattering Theory
- Lagrangian Field Theory
- Symmetries
- Feynman Rules
- Quantum Electrodynamics (QED)
- High-Order Processes
- Path Integrals
- Canonical Transformations for Quantum Systems
- Appendices:
- Multipole Analysis of the Radiation Field
- Functions of a Complex Variable
- Irreducible Representations of SU(n)
- Lorentz Transformations in Quantum Field
Theory
- Green's Functions and Other Singular
Functions
- Dimensional Regularization
- Path Integrals and the Electromagnetic Field
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