At what level of physical existence does "quantum behavior" begin? How does it develop from classical mechanics? This book addresses these questions and thereby sheds light on fundamental conceptual problems of quantum mechanics. Quantum-Classical Correspondence elucidates the problem by developing a procedure for quantizing stochastic systems (e.g. Brownian systems) described by Fokker-Planck equations. The logical consistency of the scheme is then verified by taking the classical limit of the equations of motion and corresponding physical quantities. Perhaps equally important, conceptual problems concerning the relationship between classical and quantum physics are identified and discussed. Physical scientists will find this an accessible entrée to an intriguing and thorny issue at the core of modern physics.
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This is the eighth volume (out of a projected ten) with papers which appeared during the "Stochastic Equations and Their Applications" year (1985-1986) at the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications at the University of Minnesota. This volume, which is directed towards researchers in applied mathematics, engineering, and physics, contains contributions by: M. Aizeman, R. Holley, M. Bramson, D. Griffeath, D.C. Brydges, J.T. Chayes, L. Chayes, J.T. Cox, R. Durrett, R.H. Schonmann, S. Goldstein, L. Gray, J.W. Halley, R. Holley, H. Kesten, T.M. Leggett, C.M. Newman, H.E. Stanley, D. Stauffer, and J.C. Wierman.
This book contains the proceedings of the International Conference on Mathematical Results in Quantum Mechanics held in Blossin, Germany, May 17-21, 1993. Its purpose is to draw attention to the recent developments in quantum mechanics and related mathematical problems. The book is addressed to the wide audience of mathematicians and physicists interested in contemporary quantum physics and associated mathematical problems. The reader will find sections not only on traditional subjects such as Schrödinger and Dirac operators and generalized Schrödinger generators, but also on stochastic spectral analysis, many-body problems and statistical physics, chaos, and operator theory and its applications. Contributors: Schrödinger and Dirac operators: M.Sh. Birman, V. Grecchi, R. Hempel, M. Hoffmann-Ostenhof, Y. Saito, G. Stolz, M. Znojil • Generalized Schrödinger operators: J.-P. Antoine, J.F. Brasche, P. Duclos, R. Hempel, M. Klein, P. Stovicek • Stochastic spectral analysis: M. Demuth, V.A. Liskevich, E.M. Ouhabaz, P. Stollmann • Many-body problems and statistical physics: M. Fannes, R. Gielerak, M. Hübner, A.M. Khorunzhy, H. Lange, N. Macris, Yu.A. Petrina, K.B. Sinha, A. Verbeure • Chaos: J. Dittrich, P. Seba, K. Zyczkowski • Operator theory and its application: F. Bentosela, V. Buslaev, A.N. Kochubei, A.Yu. Konstantinov, V. Koshmanenko, H. Neidhardt, G. Nenciu, D. Robert
The recent international meeting at Bonn on high energy spin physics included a series of four workshops, with the aim of discussing mainly technological problems in this field. Each workshop addressed one of the following topics: polarized electron sources and electron spin polarimeters, Siberian snakes and polarization in circular machines, polarized gas targets, and polarized solid targets.
Although the Standard Model of strong and electroweak interactions describesparticle physics phenomena up to the vector boson mass scale very well, it is in general believed that it is not the ultimate theory. The aim of this series of seminars was to initiate discussions between field theorists and phenomenologically oriented high energy physicists on the observable consequenses of the concept of SUSY. The subjects covered by the individual contributions include an introduction to the basic features of SUSY models, in particular the minimal supersymmetric Standard Model, followed by discussions of the theoretical predictions and experimental findings on the particle content and mass spectra, cosmological consequenses, indirect manifestations through quantum effects, radiative corrections in the supersymmetric Higgs sector, and the concept of dynamical electroweak symmetry breaking in the context ofSUSY. These topics are treated at a level appropriate for advanced students.However, the book should also be useful for teachers and researchers.
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