Density Matrix Theory and Applications

Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics #64

by Karl Blum

1. Basic Concepts.- 2. General Density Matrix Theory.- 3. Coupled Systems.- 4. Irreducible Components of the Density Matrix.- 5. Radiation from Polarized Atoms. Quantum Beats.- 6. Some Applications.- 7. Quantum Theory of Relaxation.- Appendixes.- The Direct Product.- State Multipoles for Coupled Systems.- Formulas from Angular Momentum Theory.- The Efficiency of a Measuring Device.- The Scattering and Transition Operators.- References.

Genres: Science

232 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1981