Quantum Oscillators (eBook)

An invaluable reference for an overall but simple approach to
the complexity of quantum mechanics viewed through quantum
oscillators

Quantum oscillators play a fundamental role in many areas of
physics; for instance, in chemical physics with molecular normal
modes, in solid state physics with phonons, and in quantum theory
of light with photons. Quantum Oscillators is a timely and
visionary book which presents these intricate topics, broadly
covering the properties of quantum oscillators which are usually
dispersed in the literature at varying levels of detail and often
combined with other physical topics. These properties are:
time-independent behavior, reversible dynamics, thermal statistical
equilibrium and irreversible evolution toward equilibrium, together
with anharmonicity and anharmonic couplings.

As an application of these intricate topics, special attention
is devoted to infrared lineshapes of single and complex (undergoing
Fermi resonance or Davydov coupling) damped H-bonded systems,
providing key insights into this rapidly evolving area of chemical
science.

Quantum Oscillators is a long overdue update in the literature
surrounding quantum oscillators, and serves as an excellent
supplementary text in courses on IR spectroscopy and hydrogen
bonding. It is a must-have addition to the library of any graduate
or undergraduate student in chemical physics.