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Quantum Dynamical Systems Robert Alicki (Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, University of Gdansk, Poland)

Quantum Dynamical Systems By Robert Alicki (Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, University of Gdansk, Poland)

Summary

A unique and accessible book providing a unified framework for studying quantum and classical dynamical systems, both finite and infinite, conservative and dissipative. Many examples and references are included throughout, making it an ideal text for graduate students in physics and mathematics.

Quantum Dynamical Systems Summary

Quantum Dynamical Systems by Robert Alicki (Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, University of Gdansk, Poland)

The present book provides a unified and general framework for studying quantum and classical dynamical systems, both finite and infinite, conservative and dissipative. Special attention is paid to the use of statistical and geometrical techniques, such as multitime correlation functions, quantum dynamical entropy, and non-commutative Lyapunov exponents, for systems with a complex evolution. The material is presented in a concise but self-contained and mathematically friendly way. The main ideas are introduced and illustrated by numerous examples which are directly connected to the relevant physics. Suggestions for further reading are included at the end of each chapter. The book addresses graduate students both in physics and mathematics with interests in mathematical aspects of quantum physics and applications of ergodic theory, operator algebras and statistics to physics, but without any prior knowledge of these subjects.

About Robert Alicki (Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, University of Gdansk, Poland)

Professor Robert Alicki, Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, University of Gdansk, Poland. Professor Mark Fannes, Instituut voor Theoretische Fysica, K.U. Leuven, Belgium.

Table of Contents

Preface ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Basic tools for quantum mechanics ; 3. Deterministic dynamics ; 4. Spin chains ; 5. Algebraic tools ; 6. Fermionic dynamical systems ; 7. Ergodic theory ; 8. Quantum irreversibility ; 9. Entropy ; 10. Dynamical entropy ; 11. Classical dynamical entropy ; 12. Finite quantum systems ; 13. Model systems ; 14. Epilogue ; Index ; Bibliography

Additional information

NPB9780198504009
9780198504009
0198504004
Quantum Dynamical Systems by Robert Alicki (Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, University of Gdansk, Poland)
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Hardback
Oxford University Press
2001-07-12
296
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