Introduction to Many-Body Physics
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Introduction to Many-Body Physics

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Introduction to Many-Body Physics

About this book

A modern, graduate-level introduction to many-body physics in condensed matter, this textbook explains the tools and concepts needed for a research-level understanding of the correlated behavior of quantum fluids. Starting with an operator-based introduction to the quantum field theory of many-body physics, this textbook presents the Feynman diagram approach, Green's functions and finite-temperature many-body physics before developing the path integral approach to interacting systems. Special chapters are devoted to the concepts of Fermi liquid theory, broken symmetry, conduction in disordered systems, superconductivity and the physics of local-moment metals. A strong emphasis on concepts and numerous exercises make this an invaluable course book for graduate students in condensed matter physics. It will also interest students in nuclear, atomic and particle physics.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Dedication page
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Introduction
  9. 1 Scales and complexity
  10. 2 Quantum fields
  11. 3 Conserved particles
  12. 4 Simple examples of second quantization
  13. 5 Green's functions
  14. 6 Landau Fermi-liquid theory
  15. 7 Zero-temperature Feynman diagrams
  16. 8 Finite-temperature many-body physics
  17. 9 Fluctuation–dissipation theorem and linear response theory
  18. 10 Electron transport theory
  19. 11 Phase transitions and broken symmetry
  20. 12 Path integrals
  21. 13 Path integrals and itinerant magnetism
  22. 14 Superconductivity and BCS theory
  23. 15 Retardation and anisotropic pairing
  24. 16 Local moments and the Kondo effect
  25. 17 Heavy electrons
  26. 18 Mixed valence, fluctuations, and topology
  27. Epilogue: the challenge of the future
  28. Author Index
  29. Subject Index