Reprint

Symmetries in Quantum Mechanics and Statistical Physics

Edited by
December 2021
162 pages
  • ISBN978-3-0365-2479-5 (Hardback)
  • ISBN978-3-0365-2478-8 (PDF)

This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Symmetries in Quantum Mechanics and Statistical Physics that was published in

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Summary

This book collects contributions to the Special Issue entitled "Symmetries in Quantum Mechanics and Statistical Physics" of the journal Symmetry. These contributions focus on recent advancements in the study of PT–invariance of non-Hermitian Hamiltonians, the supersymmetric quantum mechanics of relativistic and non-relativisitc systems, duality transformations for power–law potentials and conformal transformations. New aspects on the spreading of wave packets are also discussed.

Format
  • Hardback
License
© 2022 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
non-Hermitian quantum dynamics; unitary vicinity of exceptional points; degenerate perturbation theory; Hilbert-space geometry near EPs; relativistic wave equation; Klein–Gordon equation; Dirac equation; Proca equation; supersymmetry; quantum mechanics; supersymmetry; shape invariance; curved space; position-dependent mass; supersymmetric quantum mechanics; self-adjoint extensions; infinite square well; contact potentials; power-law duality; classical and quantum mechanics; semiclassical quantization; supersymmetric quantum mechanics; quark confinement; spreading wave function; scattering; localization; Klein–Gordon oscillator; supersymmetric quantum mechanics; Green’s function; quantum mechanics; semiclassical theories and applications; classical general relativity; n/a