Many-Body Problems and Quantum Field Theory
Subtitle: An Introduction
By: by Philippe A. Martin, François Rothen
Contributors: Rothen, François
Edition: Second Edition.
Series: Texts and Monographs in Physics; Texts and Monographs in Physics
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 438
ISBN-13: 9783642059650; 9783662084908
Subjects: Quantum theory; Mathematical physics; Physics
Description: "Many-Body Problems and Quantum Field Theory" introduces the concepts and methods of the topics on a level suitable for graduate students and researchers. The formalism is developed in close conjunction with the description of a number of physical systems: cohesion and dielectric properties of the electron gas, superconductivity, superfluidity, nuclear matter and nucleon pairing, matter and radiation, interaction of fields by particle exchange and mass generation. Emphasis is placed on analogies between the various systems rather than on advanced or specialized aspects, with the purpose of illustrating common ideas within different domains of physics. Starting from a basic knowledge of quantum mechanics and classical electromagnetism, the exposition is self-contained and explicitly details all steps of the derivations.
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