{"product_id":"geometric-phases-in-physics-alfred-shapere-9789971506216","title":"Geometric Phases in Physics","description":"During the last few years, considerable interest has been focused on the phase that waves accumulate when the equations governing the waves vary slowly. The recent flurry of activity was set off by a paper by Michael Berry, where it was found that the adiabatic evolution of energy eigenfunctions in quantum mechanics contains a phase of geometric origin (now known as 'Berry's phase') in addition to the usual dynamical phase derived from Schringer's equation. This observation, though basically elementary, seems to be quite profound. Phases with similar mathematical origins have been identified and found to be important in a startling variety of physical contexts, ranging from nuclear magnetic resonance and low-Reynolds number hydrodynamics to quantum field theory. This volume is a collection of original papers and reprints, with commentary, on the subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alfred Shapere\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9971506211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789971506216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e World Scientific Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 6.41w x 1.05d","brand":"Alfred Shapere","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983556903167,"sku":"9789971506216","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4dffa7fb-b134-4949-8aff-c67c3ab0ed24.jpg?v=1683267355","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/geometric-phases-in-physics-alfred-shapere-9789971506216","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}