Quantum Theory from a Nonlinear Perspective

Riccati Equations in Fundamental Physics

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Dieter Schuch

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Fundamental Theories of Physics

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This book provides a unique survey displaying the power of Riccati equations to describe reversible and irreversible processes in physics and, in particular, quantum physics. Quantum mechanics is supposedly linear, invariant under time-reversal, conserving energy and, in contrast to classical theories, essentially based on the use of complex quantities. However, on a macroscopic level, processes apparently obey nonlinear irreversible evolution equations and dissipate energy. The Riccati equation, a nonlinear equation that can be linearized, has the potential to link these two worlds when applied to complex quantities. The nonlinearity can provide information about the phase-amplitude correlations of the complex quantities that cannot be obtained from the linearized form. As revealed in this wide ranging treatment, Riccati equations can also be found in many diverse fields of physics from Bose-Einstein-condensates to cosmology. The book will appeal to graduate students and theoretical physicists interested in a consistent mathematical description of physical laws.

Author Biography:

Prof. Dr. Dieter Schuch Institut fuer Theoretische Physik Goethe-Universitaet Frankfurt am Main Max-von-Laue-Str. 1 D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Dieter Schuch received his Dr. Phil. nat. (1982) for Theoretical and Physical Chemistry at the J.W. Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main where he was also awarded his Habilitation for Theoretical Physics in 1992 and has been an Apl.-Professor since 2002. Guest Professorships and collaborations took him to IBM, New York, Toronto, Canada, Auckland, New Zealand, Nice, France, UNAM and CINVESTAV, Mexico, Granada, Spain, Salerno, Italy and the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS). Since 2009, he has undertaken the organization of the international conference series “Symmetries in Science”.

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June 6th, 2019

Author

Dieter Schuch

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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Edition

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018

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7 Illustrations, color; 8 Illustrations, black and white; XIV, 258 p. 15 illus., 7 illus. in color.

Pages

258

Series

Fundamental Theories of Physics

ISBN-13

9783319880648

Product ID

29072498

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