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Perturbation theory is a powerful tool for solving a wide variety of problems in applied mathematics, a tool particularly useful in quantum mechanics and chemistry. Although most books on these subjects include a section offering an overview of perturbation theory, few, if any, take a practical approach that addresses its actual implementationIntroduction to Perturbation Theory in Quantum Mechanics does. It collects into a single source most of the techniques for applying the theory to the solution of particular problems. Concentrating on problems that allow exact analytical solutions of the perturbation equations, the book resorts to numerical results only when necessary to illustrate and complement important features of the theory. The author also compares different methods by applying them to the same models so that readers clearly understand why one technique may be preferred over another.Demonstrating the application of similar techniques in quantum and classical mechanics, Introduction to Perturbation Theory in Quantum Mechanics reveals the underlying mathematics in seemingly different problems. It includes many illustrative examples that facilitate the understanding of theoretical concepts, and provides a source of ideas for many original research projects.

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Author:   Francisco M. Fernandez
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.690kg
ISBN:  

9780849318771

ISBN 10:   0849318777
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   19 September 2000
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"""Professor Fernandez [has been] active in the field of quantum mechanical perturbation theory for many years. … [T]he book has been prepared and written with-and to-the author's undisguised delight, offering a specific blend of the theory and computations. … The book informs the reader, in an admirably compact and still unbelievably digestible text, about virtually all the basic concepts … ."" - Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1048 ""… summarizes in detail a wide variety of techniques used in perturbation theory that were developed for particular problems. To make the methods easily comparable, they are applied to the same models. Some of these models have exact solutions, so that improvement in the perturbation series and their limitations become clear…author intentionally avoids problems that require numerical computation and tries to keep the mathematics as simple as possible in order to concentrate the reader's attention on the ideas underlying each method…offers an invaluable source of ideas for theoreticians applying perturbation methods to various problems in chemistry and physics…it can also be used for teaching undergraduate and graduate courses…"" -Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 123, No. 26 ""…a very substantial presentation of perturbation theory in quantum mechanics, much of which is based on the publication of the author and his coworkers…the book is clearly an important reference work in the field, and the author has completed a laudable task."" -Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2002"

Professor Fernandez [has been] active in the field of quantum mechanical perturbation theory for many years. [T]he book has been prepared and written with-and to-the author's undisguised delight, offering a specific blend of the theory and computations. The book informs the reader, in an admirably compact and still unbelievably digestible text, about virtually all the basic concepts . - Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1048 summarizes in detail a wide variety of techniques used in perturbation theory that were developed for particular problems. To make the methods easily comparable, they are applied to the same models. Some of these models have exact solutions, so that improvement in the perturbation series and their limitations become clearauthor intentionally avoids problems that require numerical computation and tries to keep the mathematics as simple as possible in order to concentrate the reader's attention on the ideas underlying each methodoffers an invaluable source of ideas for theoreticians applying perturbation methods to various problems in chemistry and physicsit can also be used for teaching undergraduate and graduate courses -Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 123, No. 26 a very substantial presentation of perturbation theory in quantum mechanics, much of which is based on the publication of the author and his coworkersthe book is clearly an important reference work in the field, and the author has completed a laudable task. -Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2002

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