An Introduction to Advanced Quantum Physics

Preface.PART 1 Relativistic Quantum Physics.1 Electromagnetic Radiation and Matter.1.1 Hamiltonian and Vector Potential.1.2 Second Quantization.1.3 Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory.1.4 Spontaneous Emission.1.5 Blackbody Radiation.1.6 Selection Rules.2 Scattering.2.1 Scattering Amplitude and Cross Section.2.2 Born Approximation.2.3 Photo-Electric Effect.2.4 Photon Scattering.3 Symmetries and Conservation Laws.3.1 Symmetries and Conservation Laws.3.2 Continuous Symmetry Operators.3.3 Discrete Symmetry Operators.3.4 Degeneracy.4 Relativistic Quantum Physics.4.1 Klein-Gordon Equation.4.2 Dirac Equation.4.3 Solutions of the Dirac Equation, Anti-Particles.4.4 Spin, Non-Relativistic Limit and Magnetic Moment.4.5 The Hydrogen Atom Re-Revisited.5 Special Topics.5.1 Introduction.5.2 Measurements in Quantum Physics.5.3 Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Paradox.5.4 Schrödinger's Cat.5.5 The Watched Pot.5.6 Hidden Variables and Bell's Theorem.PART 2 Introduction to Quantum Field Theory.6 Second Quantization of Spin 1/2 and Spin 1 Fields.6.1 Second Quantization of Spin 1/2 Fields.6.2 Second Quantization of Spin 1 Fields.7 Covariant Perturbation Theory and Applications.7.1 Covariant Perturbation Theory.7.2 W and Z Boson Decays.7.3 Feynman Graphs.7.4 Second Order Processes and Propagators.8 Quantum Electrodynamics.8.1 Electron-Positron Annihilation.8.2 Electron-Muon Scattering.Index.

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