Hyperfine structure in line spectra and nuclear spin: by S. Tolansky, 120 pages. 1948. Price, $1.50
✍ Scribed by A.D. Franklin
- Book ID
- 103076210
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1950
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 77 KB
- Volume
- 249
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-0032
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✦ Synopsis
51o
BOOK NOTES [J. F. I.
and this is expressed precisely in Heisenberg's exchange relations. From these, the equations of motion are obtained and applied to a few simple eases. The spin operators are discussed as a representation of the state of the system that is independent of any particular coordinate system. Some treatment of relativistic quantum theory is given, and the foundation for the treatment of systems of many particles is laid.
In general, the treatment is extremely concise, couched mainly in the language of linear operators. It is by no means an introductory book, but is excellent as a background for the theoretical physicist already thoroughly familiar with the workings of quantum mechanics. Although titled a fourth edition, it is substantially the same as the first, published in 1934. However, a work of this kind, dealing with the fundamental physical and mathematical concepts behind a theory, is not very dependent upon the recentness of its material, and in this case, is still a valuable book.
A. D. FRANKLIN