Wolfgang Cassing - Böcker

This book provides an overview on transport theories, focusing on applications and the relativistic off-shell transport theory which are of particular interest for physicists working in the field of relativistic strong-interaction physics, e.g.

Dieses Buch zusammen mit den drei weiteren Bänden bietet einen klaren und umfassenden Zugang zur Theoretische Physik des gesamten Bachelorstudiums. BesonderheitenTheoretische Herleitungen werden verknüpft mit charakteristischen Beispielen, deren Lösungen sowie typischen Anwendungen und klar veranschaulicht in Abbildungen. Die benötigte Mathematik wird im physikalischen Kontext hergeleitet und transparent erklärt. Inhalt:Überblick – Kinematik–Relativbewegung – Dynamik– Anwendungen der Newton-Mechanik – Relativistische Mechanik – Formaler Aufbau der Mechanik – Anwendungen des Lagrange-Formalismus – Dynamik im Phasenraum Zielgruppe:Dieses Buch ist besonders geeignet für Bachelorstudierende im ersten Jahr. VorkenntnisseDie mathematischen Voraussetzungen umfassen Kenntnisse in Differentiation und Integration.

This book, along with the three other volumes, offers a clear and comprehensive approach to theoretical physics for the entire bachelor's program.Highlights:Theoretical derivations are linked with characteristic examples, their solutions, typical applications, and are clearly illustrated in diagrams. The required mathematics is derived within a physical context and explained transparently.Contents:Overview – Kinematics – Relative Motion – Dynamics – Applications of Newtonian Mechanics – Relativistic Mechanics – Formal Structure of Mechanics – Applications of the Lagrange Formalism – Dynamics in Phase SpaceTarget Audience:This book is particularly suitable for first-year bachelor's students.Prerequisites:Mathematical prerequisites include knowledge in differentiation and integration.The Author:Wolfgang Cassing is a retired professor of theoretical physics at the Justus Liebig University in Gießen. His expertise lies in the phase space dynamics of classical and quantum mechanical many-particle systems, which is reflected in his textbook Transport Theories for Strongly-Interacting Systems. His present textbook series Theoretical Physics Compact also includes Electrodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, and Quantum Statistics and Thermodynamics.

This book, together with the three other volumes, offers a clear and comprehensive approach to theoretical physics for the entire Bachelor's program.Highlights:Theoretical derivations are linked with characteristic examples, their solutions, typical applications, and are clearly illustrated in diagrams. The required mathematics is derived within a physical context and explained transparently.Contents:Introduction to Electrodynamics – Coulomb’s Law – Fundamentals of Electrostatics – Boundary Value Problems in Electrostatics – Ampère’s Law – Fundamental Equations of Magnetostatics – Maxwell’s Equations – Electromagnetic Potentials – Energy, Momentum, and Angular Momentum of the Field – The Electromagnetic Field in Vacuum – Wave Packets in Vacuum – Solutions of the Inhomogeneous Wave Equations – Multipole Radiation – Systematics of Multipole Expansion – Macroscopic Fields – Energy, Momentum, and Angular Momentum of the Macroscopic Field – Electric and Magnetic Properties of Matter – The Electromagnetic Field at Interfaces – Covariance of ElectrodynamicsTarget Audience:This book is particularly suitable for Bachelor’s students in their first or second year.Prerequisites:Mathematical prerequisites include knowledge of differentiation and integration, basic linear algebra, and concepts from vector calculus.The Author:Wolfgang Cassing is a retired Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Justus-Liebig-University Gießen. His expertise lies in phase space dynamics of classical and quantum many-body systems, which is also reflected in his scholarly book  „Transport Theories for Strongly-Interacting Systems“. This textbook series Theoretical Physics Compact also includes Classical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, as well as Quantum Statistics and Thermodynamics.

This book, together with the three other volumes, offers a clear and comprehensive approach to theoretical physics for the entire Bachelor's program.Highlights:Theoretical derivations are linked with characteristic examples, their solutions, typical applications, and are clearly illustrated in figures. The required mathematics is derived within a physical context and transparently explained.Contents:Statistical Ensembles – Identical Particles – Concept of the Statistical Ensemble – Statistical Definition of Entropy – Statistical Ensembles in Equilibrium – Independent Identical Particles – Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics – Small Deviations from Equilibrium – The Ideal Fermi Gas – The Ideal Bose Gas – Real Gases – Magnetic and Electric Properties of Matter – Kinetic TheoriesTarget Audience:This book is particularly suitable for Bachelor’s students in their final year.Prerequisites:Mathematical prerequisites include knowledge in calculus, linear algebra, and complex analysis.The Author:Wolfgang Cassing is a retired Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Justus-Liebig-University Gießen. His expertise lies in the phase-space dynamics of classical and quantum many-body systems, which he incorporated into his textbook "Transport Theories for Strongly-Interacting Systems". His current textbook series Theoretical Physics Compact also includes Classical Mechanics, Electrodynamics, and Quantum Mechanics.

This book, together with the three other volumes, offers a clear and comprehensive approach to theoretical physics for the entire Bachelor's program.Highlights:Theoretical derivations are linked with characteristic examples, their solutions, typical applications, and clearly illustrated in diagrams. The required mathematics is derived in a physical context and explained transparently.Contents:Principles of Classical Physics – Limits of Classical Physics – Beginnings of Quantum Theory: Matter Waves – Quantum Theory of a Particle – Operators and Expectation Values – Measurements and Probabilities – Particles under the Influence of External Forces – Fundamentals of Scattering Theory – The Hilbert Space – Operators in Hilbert Space – The Time Evolution Operator – Particle Number Representation for Fermions – Particle Number Representation for Bosons – Quantization of the Radiation Field: Photons – Formal Scattering Theory – The Hartree-Fock Approximation – Superconductivity in the BCS ModelTarget Audience:This book is especially suitable for Bachelor's students in their second or third year.Prerequisites:Mathematical prerequisites include knowledge of analysis, linear algebra, and complex function theory.The Author:Wolfgang Cassing is a retired Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Justus-Liebig-University Gießen. His expertise lies in phase space dynamics of classical and quantum many-body systems, which also features in his scholarly book "Transport Theories for Strongly-Interacting Systems". This textbook series Theoretical Physics Compact also includes Classical Mechanics, Electrodynamics, and Quantum Statistics and Thermodynamics.

Dieses Buch zusammen mit den drei weiteren Bänden bietet einen klaren und umfassenden Zugang zur Theoretische Physik des gesamten Bachelorstudiums. BesonderheitenTheoretische Herleitungen werden verknüpft mit charakteristischen Beispielen, deren Lösungen sowie typischen Anwendungen und klar veranschaulicht in Abbildungen. Die benötigte Mathematik wird im physikalischen Kontext hergeleitet und transparent erklärt. InhaltPrinzipien der klassischen Physik – Grenzen der Klassischen Physik – Anfänge der Quantentheorie: Materiewellen – Quantentheorie eines Teilchens – Operatoren und Erwartungswerte – Messwerte und Messwahrscheinlichkeiten – Teilchen unter dem Einfluss äußerer Kräfte – Grundbegriffe der Streutheorie.- Der Hilbert-Raum – Operatoren im Hilbertraum – Der Zeitentwicklungsoperator – Teilchenzahldarstellung für Fermionen – Teilchenzahl-Darstellung für Bosonen. – Quantisierung des Strahlungsfeldes: Photonen – Formale Streutheorie – Die Hartree-Fock Näherung – Supraleitung im BCS - Modell Zielgruppe:Dieses Buch ist besonders geeignet für Bachelorstudierende im zweiten oder dritten Jahr. VorkenntnisseDie mathematischen Voraussetzungen umfassen Kenntnisse in Analysis, Linearer Algebra sowie Funtionentheorie.

Dieses Buch zusammen mit den drei weiteren Bänden bietet einen klaren und umfassenden Zugang zur Theoretische Physik des gesamten Bachelorstudiums. BesonderheitenTheoretische Herleitungen werden verknüpft mit charakteristischen Beispielen, deren Lösungen sowie typischen Anwendungen und klar veranschaulicht in Abbildungen. Die benötigte Mathematik wird im physikalischen Kontext hergeleitet und transparent erklärt. InhaltStatistische Gesamtheiten – Identische Teilchen– Konzept der statistischen Gesamtheit – Statistische Definition der Entropie – Statistische Gesamtheiten im Gleichgewicht – Unabhängige identische Teilchen – Statistische Mechanik und Thermodynamik – Kleine Abweichungen vom Gleichgewicht – Das ideale Fermi-Gas – Das ideale Bose-Gas – Reale Gase – Magnetische und elektrische Eigenschaften der Materie – Kinetische Theorien Zielgruppe:Dieses Buch ist besonders geeignet für Bachelorstudierende im letzten Jahr. VorkenntnisseDie mathematischen Voraussetzungen umfassen Kenntnisse in Analysis, Linearer Algebra sowie Funtionentheorie.