Quantum Field Theory and the Many-Body Problem. T. D. Schultz. Gordon and Breach, New York, 1964. viii + 150 pp. Illus. Paper, $3.95; cloth, $5.95

Science ◽  
1965 ◽  
Vol 147 (3663) ◽  
pp. 1275-1275
Author(s):  
A. O. Barut
Author(s):  
Sauro Succi

Chapter 32 expounded the basic theory of quantum LB for the case of relativistic and non-relativistic wavefunctions, namely single-particle quantum mechanics. This chapter goes on to cover extensions of the quantum LB formalism to the overly challenging arena of quantum many-body problems and quantum field theory, along with an appraisal of prospective quantum computing implementations. Solving the single particle Schrodinger, or Dirac, equation in three dimensions is a computationally demanding task. This task, however, pales in front of the ordeal of solving the Schrodinger equation for the quantum many-body problem, namely a collection of many quantum particles, typically nuclei and electrons in a given atom or molecule.


1957 ◽  
Vol 108 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abraham Klein ◽  
Charles Zemach

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