Computational Physics

Preface.  PART 1 Relativistic Quantum Physics.  1 Electromagnetic Radiation and Matter.  1.1 Hamiltonian and Vector Potential.  1.2 Second Quantization.  1.3 Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory.  1.4 Spontaneous Emission.  1.5 Blackbody Radiation.  1.6 Selection Rules.  2 Scattering.  2.1 Scattering Amplitude and Cross Section.  2.2 Born Approximation.  2.3 Photo-Electric Effect.  2.4 Photon Scattering.  3 Symmetries and Conservation Laws.  3.1 Symmetries and Conservation Laws.  3.2 Continuous Symmetry Operators.  3.3 Discrete Symmetry Operators.  3.4 Degeneracy.  4 Relativistic Quantum Physics.  4.1 Klein-Gordon Equation.  4.2 Dirac Equation.  4.3 Solutions of the Dirac Equation, Anti-Particles.  4.4 Spin, Non-Relativistic Limit and Magnetic Moment.  4.5 The Hydrogen Atom Re-Revisited.  5 Special Topics.  5.1 Introduction.  5.2 Measurements in Quantum Physics.  5.3 Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Paradox.  5.4 Schrodinger   s Cat.  5.5 The Watched Pot.  5.6 Hidden Variables and Bell   s Theorem.  PART 2 Introduction to Quantum Field Theory.  6 Second Quantization of Spin 1/2 and Spin 1 Fields.  6.1 Second Quantization of Spin 1/2   Fields.  6.2 Second Quantization of Spin 1 Fields.  7 Covariant Perturbation Theory and Applications.  7.1 Covariant Perturbation Theory.  7.2 W and Z Boson Decays.  7.3 Feynman Graphs.  7.4 Second Order Processes and Propagators.  8 Quantum Electrodynamics.  8.1 Electron-Positron Annihilation.  8.2 Electron-Muon Scattering.  Index.