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Many-body problems and quantum field theory: an introduction

By Francois Rothen , Philippe A. Martin , S. Goldfarb , A. Jordan , S. Leach

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2002
ISBN
9783540411536, 3540411534
ISSN
0172-5998
Open Library ID
OL22424115M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
4 MB (4641359 bytes)
Series
Texts and monographs in physics
Edition
1
Pages
446\446
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
600
Time added
2009-12-04 00:34:26

Description

The book gives an introduction to the concepts and methods of many-body problems and quantum fields 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 put on analogies between the various systems rather than on advanced or specialized aspects, with the purpose of illustrating common ideas in different domains of physics. The exposition is self-contained and displays in a coherent way all details of derivations starting from a basic knowledge of quantum mechanics and classical electromagnetism. FROM THE REVIEWS: PHYSICS TODAY "It is refreshing to see modern physics presented so broadly at such as advanced level, and for that reason alone the book is worthwhile."

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