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Many-Body Problems and Quantum Field Theory: An Introduction
β Scribed by Professor Philippe A. Martin, Professor FranΓ§ois Rothen (auth.)
- Publisher
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 449
- Series
- Texts and Monographs in Physics
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages I-1
Classical Fields and Their Associated Particles....Pages 3-50
Fermions and Bosons....Pages 51-87
Systems with Variable Particle Number....Pages 89-125
Electron Gas....Pages 127-159
Fermion Pairing and Superconductivity....Pages 161-200
Nucleon Pairing and the Structure of the Nucleus....Pages 201-232
The Superfluidity of Liquid Helium....Pages 233-263
Quantum Fields....Pages 265-332
Perturbative Methods in Field Theory....Pages 333-400
Perturbative Methods in Many-Body Problems....Pages 401-430
Back Matter....Pages 431-441
β¦ Subjects
Quantum Physics; Mathematical Methods in Physics; Particle and Nuclear Physics; Condensed Matter Physics
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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, sup
<P>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,
<P>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.</P> <P></P> <P>Starting from a basic knowledge of quantum mechanics and classical electromagnetism, the ex