The Wonder of Quantum Spin
200 Years of Discovery in the Golden Era of Mathematics and Physics
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 20 June 2024
- ISBN 9780198884859
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages400 pages
- Size 242x162x26 mm
- Weight 802 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 117 line illustrations and halftones 514
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Short description:
The Wonder of Quantum Spin discusses the key role quantum spin continues to play in many frontiers of physics that include the study of new exotic states of matter, quantum information and quantum computing. Spin tales also include the story of MRI - one of the most important applications of quantum science to humanity.
MoreLong description:
The Wonder of Quantum Spin is a confection of the history and the science of quantum spin sprinkled with quotations and excerpts from pioneers who lived and breathed science. The book unfolds two centuries of the golden era in mathematics and physics, where first glimpses of spin appeared nearly 200 years ago in the mathematics of rotations. In these studies, spinors emerged as a new entity that changes sign after a 360 degree rotation, reminiscent of the Mobius geometry. A century later, quantum spins described by spinors was discovered in physics in atomic spectra. This led to the discovery of antimatter and raised the possibility of parity violation. It gave the first warning that protons and neutrons are not elementary.
As we approach the centennial of the discovery, the spin mystique prevails as we have no clue of what exactly is spinning. Nevertheless, the theoretical framework underlying the spin determines why we exist, and explains the mysteries of the 3000-year-old phenomenon of magnetism.
This book showcases MRI - one of the most important medical advances of the 20th century with a tantalizing history of the application of nuclear spin to humanity. It narrates fascinating spin tales of the precision measurements of electron and muon spin magnetic moments displaying a mindboggling confrontation between theory and experiment that remains our ambassador to quantum physics.
A nice addition to the literature, discussing deep and fundamental issues which are pervasive in the entire field of physics and which usually cannot be discussed appropriately at the undergraduate or even graduate level.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Prelude
Introduction
PART I: The Mystique of Quantum Spin From Rodrigues and Hamilton...To Pauli, Dirac and Hesteness
1/2. The 18th Century— The Unification of Algebra and Geometry: Glimpses of Quantum Spin
1897— Landmarks in the History of the Discovery of Spin.
1928— "Found Beautiful"—The Dirac Equation.
Part II: Marbles That Fell From Dirac Equation: Handedness, Majorana Fermion, Spin-Statistics, QED...
1929— Weyl and Majorana Fermions, "Närrisch" Neutrino, and the Revelation of Parity Violation.
1933— A Peek Inside the Nucleus: From Proton-Neutron to Flavored and Colored Quarks.
1933— Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and (N)MRI.
1939— Spin-Statistics and the Stability of the Universe.
1947— The Lore of the g-factor.
Part III: Quantum Spin and Seminal Discoveries Past Quantum Revolution
1960— Twister Theory: Spinors Describe Spacetime.
1980s— Spin, Spinor, and the Geometric Phase.
Pseudo-Spin-1/2 Models and Topological States of Matter.
Part IV: Quantum Computing: Second Quantum Revolution?
A Prelude to Quantum Computing.
Spin and Quantum Information.
Appendix A Spinor Is the Square Root of a Null Vector
Appendix B The Magic of Complex Numbers
Coda
Gratitude
