In this book, quantum mechanics is developed on a relativistic basis, using the superposition principle, Lorentz invariance and gauge invariance. Nonrelativistic quantum mechanics as well as classical relativistic mechanics appear as special cases. They are the sources of familiar names such as "orbital angular momentum", "spin-orbit coupling" and "magnetic moment" for operators of the relativistic quantum formalism. The theory of binaries, in terms of differential equations, is treated for the first time in this book. This second edition of the successful textbook adds various new sections on relativistic quantum chemistry and on the relativistic treatment of the proton in hydrogen. Others chapters have been expanded, or carefully revised.

Provides an excellent starting point for advanced work in particle physics and astrophysics Hartmut Pilkuhn is a highly original mind and here contributes his individual approach to teaching the subject Many topics (e.g. relativistic two-body systems) cannot be found elsewhere at the graduate textbook level Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext
Prof. Hartmut Pilkuhn lehrt Theoretische Physik an der Universität Karlsruhe und erforscht schwerpunktmäßig das Zwei-Körper-Problem in der Feldtheorie. Er arbeitet am Institut für Theoretische Teilchenphysik.

Inhalt
Maxwell and Schrödinger.- Lorentz, Pauli and Dirac.- Quantum Fields and Particles.- Scattering and Bound States.- Hyperfine Shifts, Radiation, Quarks.