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Quantization of actual structures calls for an accurate definition of quantum-mechanical observables, corresponding to the Hamiltonian, momentum, etc., as self-adjoint operators in acceptable Hilbert areas and their spectral research. even though a “naïve” therapy exists for facing such difficulties, it really is in response to finite-dimensional algebra or perhaps infinite-dimensional algebra with bounded operators, leading to paradoxes and inaccuracies. a formal remedy of those difficulties calls for invoking yes nontrivial notions and theorems from practical research about the conception of unbounded self-adjoint operators and the idea of self-adjoint extensions of symmetric operators.

Self-adjoint Extensions in Quantum Mechanics starts by way of contemplating quantization difficulties ordinarily, emphasizing the nontriviality of constant operator building through providing paradoxes of the naïve therapy. the required mathematical historical past is then outfitted via constructing the idea of self-adjoint extensions. via exam of varied quantum-mechanical structures, the authors express how quantization difficulties linked to the proper definition of observables and their spectral research may be taken care of always for relatively uncomplicated quantum-mechanical platforms. structures which are tested comprise unfastened debris on an period, debris in a few power fields together with delta-like potentials, the one-dimensional Calogero challenge, the Aharonov–Bohm challenge, and the relativistic Coulomb challenge.

This well-organized textual content is best suited for graduate scholars and postgraduates drawn to deepening their figuring out of mathematical difficulties in quantum mechanics past the scope of these taken care of in common textbooks. The publication can also function an invaluable source for mathematicians and researchers in mathematical and theoretical physics.

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