Quantum Mechanics Via Lie Algebras - (De Gruyter Studies in Mathematical Physics) by Arnold Neumaier & Dennis Westra (Hardcover)

About the Book

Presenting classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, and statistical mechanics in an almost completely algebraic setting, this monograph introduces mathematicians, physicists, and engineers to the ideas relating classical and quantum mechanics with Li

Book Synopsis

This monograph introduces mathematicians, physicists, and engineers to the ideas relating quantum mechanics and symmetries - both described in terms of Lie algebras and Lie groups. The exposition of quantum mechanics from this point of view reveals that classical mechanics and quantum mechanics are very much alike. Written by a mathematician and a physicist, this book is (like a math book) about precise concepts and exact results in classical mechanics and quantum mechanics, but motivated and discussed (like a physics book) in terms of their physical meaning. The reader can focus on the simplicity and beauty of theoretical physics, without getting lost in a jungle of techniques for estimating or calculating quantities of interest.

About the Author

Arnold Neumaier and Dennis Westra, University of Vienna, Austria.