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GEOMETRIC PHASES IN PHYSICS (V5)

By Wilczek F

GEOMETRIC PHASES IN PHYSICS (V5)

By Wilczek F

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During the last few years, considerable interest has been focused on the phase that waves accumulate when the equations governing the waves vary slowly. The recent flurry of activity was set off by a paper by Michael Berry, where it was found that the adiabatic evolution of energy eigenfunctions in quantum mechanics contains a phase of geometric origin (now known as 'Berry's phase') in addition to the usual dynamical phase derived from Schrödinger's equation. This observation, though basically elementary, seems to be quite profound. Phases with similar mathematical origins have been identified and found to be important in a startling variety of physical contexts, ranging from nuclear magnetic resonance and low-Reynolds number hydrodynamics to quantum field theory. This volume is a collection of original papers and reprints, with commentary, on the subject.
Product details
Number of Pages:
526
Release Date:
1988-12-01
Publication Date:
1989-07-01
Publisher:
World Scientific
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
9971505991
ISBN13:
9789971505998
Weight:
904 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
33 cm
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