Many-Body Theory of Solids (eBook)

An Introduction

John C. Inkson (Autor)

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2012
Springer US (Verlag)
978-1-4757-0226-2 (ISBN)

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here exists a gap in the present literature on quantum mechanics T and its application to solids. It has been difficult to find an intro- ductory textbook which could take a student from the elementary quan- tum mechanical ideas of the single-particle Schrodinger equations, through the formalism and new physical concepts of many-body theory, to the level where the student would be equipped to read the scientific literature and specialized books on specific topics. The present book, which I believe fills this gap, grew out of two courses which I have given for a number of years at the University of Cambridge: "e;Advanced Quan- tum Mechanics,"e; covering the quantization of fields, representations, and creation and annihilation operators, and "e;Many Body Theory,"e; on the application of quantum field theory to solids. The first course is a final-year undergraduate physics course while the second is a joint first- and fourth-year undergraduate math- year postgraduate physics course ematics course. In an American context this would closely correspond to a graduate course at the masters level. In writing this book I have tried to stress the physical aspects of the mathematics preferring where possible to introduce a technique by using a simple illustrative example rather than develop a purely formal treat- ment. In order to do this I have assumed a certain familiarity with solid- state physics on the level of a normal undergraduate course, but the book should also be useful to those without such a background.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.12.2012
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Analytische Chemie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Festkörperphysik
• ISBN-10: 1-4757-0226-4 / 1475702264
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4757-0226-2 / 9781475702262