Foundations of Molecular Quantum Electrodynamics 1st Edition by R. Guy Woolley 9781009225755 1009225758

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• ISBN 10:  1009225758
• ISBN 13: 9781009225755
• Author:  R. Guy Woolley 

This book presents a comprehensive account of molecular quantum electrodynamics from the perspectives of physics and theoretical chemistry. The first part of the book establishes the essential concepts underlying classical electrodynamics, using the tools of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics. The second part focuses on the fundamentals of quantum mechanics, particularly how they relate to, and influence, chemical and molecular processes. The special case of the Coulomb Hamiltonian (including the celebrated Born-Oppenheimer approximation) is given a modern treatment. The final part of the book is devoted to non-relativistic quantum electrodynamics and describes in detail its impact upon our understanding of atoms and molecules, and their interaction with light. Particular attention is paid to the Power-Zienau-Woolley (PZW) representations, and both perturbative and non-perturbative approaches to QED calculation are discussed. This book is ideal for graduate students and researchers in chemical and molecular physics, quantum chemistry, and theoretical chemistry.

Table contents:

Part I The Classical World

1 Introduction

2 Classical Electromagnetism

3 Dynamics of Charges and the Electromagnetic Field

4 The Classical Free Electromagnetic Field

Part II Quantum Theory

5 The Quantum Mechanical Formalism

6 Perturbation Methods

7 Quantisation of the Electromagnetic Field

8 The Coulomb Hamiltonian

Part III Non-relativistic Quantum Electrodynamics

9 The Quantisation of Electrodynamics

10 Quantum Electrodynamics and Perturbation Theory

11 Quantum Electrodynamics beyond Perturbation Theory

12 Quantum Electrodynamics and Molecular Structure

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