Offers a concise yet self-contained introductory course, with additional chapters on quantum mechanics and special relativity

Presents coverage within a clear and modern structure built around topics in waves, particles and interactions

Offers teaching/learning aids such as worked examples and problems (approx. 80), end-of-chapter exercises and summaries, complete step-by-step derivations, and more

The author is an experienced teacher who has won multiple awards for his research

Autorentext

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schleich has more than 20 years of teaching experience at the University of Ulm. His research interests focus on theoretical quantum optics. Tests of general relativity with the help of cold atoms and, in particular, Bose Einstein condensates, accelerator physics and matter wave optics giving rise to the quantum free electron laser, the connection between number theory and quantum mechanics as well as fundamental questions about the theory of measurement in quantum mechanics and insights provided by the modern techniques of experimental quantum optics represent only a few of many more examples illustrating interesting border lines between quantum optics and other fields. He has received several awards for his outstanding contributions to quantum optics, including the Otto-Hahn-Medal, the Ernst Abbe Medal, the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Price, the Max Planck Research Award and the Willis E. Lamb Award for Laser Science and Quantum Optics.

Inhalt
Preambles: Elements of Quantum Mechanics.- Special Relativity.- Waves: Klein-Gordon Field.- Dirac Field.- Maxwell Field.- Gauge Principle of Weyl.- Particles: Mesons.- Electrons and Positrons.- Photons.- Interaction.- Evaluation of S-matrix.- Renormalization.-Applications.- Mathematics.- Appendices.- Index.