Time in Quantum Mechanics - Vol. 2

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Muga, Gonzalo. (Editor), Ruschhaupt, Andreas. (Editor), Campo, Adolfo. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 789
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum theory.; Quantum Physics.; Quantum Optics.; Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03174-8

The treatment of time in quantum mechanics continues to be a key challenge in the foundation of quantum theory. This book follows Time in Quantum Mechanics<U+0014>Volume 1 and is the second volume to detail the problems, attempts and achievements in defining, formalizing and measuring differen...

Table of Contents:

• Memories of Old Times: Schlick and Reichenbach on Time in Quantum Mechanics
• The Time Dependent Schrd̲inger Equation Revisited: Quantum Optical and Classical Maxwell Routes to Schrd̲inger's Wave Equation
• Post Pauli's Theorem Emerging Perspective in Time in Quantum Mechanics
• Detector Models for the Quantum Time of Arrival
• Dwell-time Distributions in Quantum Mechanics
• The Quantum Jump Approach and Some of Its Applications
• Causablity in Superluminal Pulse Propagation. -Experiments on Quantum Transport of Ultra-cold Atoms in Optical Potentials
• Quantum Post-Exponential Decay. -Time Scales in Quantum Open Systems: Dynamics of Time Correlation Functions and Stochastic Quantum Trajectories Methods in Non-Markovian Systems
• Double-Slit Experiments in the Time Domain
• Optimal Time Evolution for Hermitian and Non-Hermition Hamiltonians. -Atomic Clocks
• Index.