Many-Body Theory of Condensed Matter Systems: An Introductory Course (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108488242)

In this primer to the many-body theory of condensed-matter systems, the authors introduce the subject to the non-specialist in a broad, concise, and up-to-date manner. A wide range of topics are covered including the second quantization of operators, coherent states, quantum-mechanical Green's functions, linear response theory, and Feynman diagrammatic perturbation theory. Material is also incorporated from quantum optics, low-dimensional systems such as graphene, and localized excitations in systems with boundaries as in nanoscale materials. Over 100 problems are included at the end of chapters, which are used both to consolidate concepts and to introduce new material. This book is suitable as a teaching tool for graduate courses and is ideal for non-specialist students and researchers working in physics, materials science, chemistry, or applied mathematics who want to use the tools of many-body theory.

Author: Michael G. Cottam, Zahra Haghshenasfard
ISBN-10: 1108488242
ISBN-13: 9781108488242
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/30/2020
Pages: 286
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.70h x 7.70w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2021