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"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.
Front Matter....Pages I-XVII
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 127-158
Fermion Pairing and Superconductivity....Pages 159-197
Nucleon Pairing and the Structure of the Nucleus....Pages 199-225
The Superfluidity of Liquid Helium....Pages 227-256
Quantum Fields....Pages 257-324
Perturbative Methods in Field Theory....Pages 325-391
Perturbative Methods in Many-Body Problems....Pages 393-422
Back Matter....Pages 423-438
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
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