An Introduction
The book is an introduction to quantum field theory applied to condensed matter physics. The topics cover modern applications in electron systems and electronic properties of mesoscopic systems and nanosystems. The textbook is developed for a graduate or advanced undergraduate course with exercises which aim at giving students the ability to confront real problems.
Omschrijving
This book is an introduction to the techniques of many-body quantum theory with a large number of applications to condensed matter physics. The basic idea of the book is to provide a self-contained formulation of the theoretical framework without losing mathematical rigor, while at the same time providing physical motivation and examples. The examples are taken from applications in electron systems and transport theory.
On the formal side, the book covers an introduction to second quantization, many-body Green's function, finite temperature Feynman diagrams and bosonization. The applications include traditional transport theory in bulk as well as mesoscopic systems, where both the Landau-Buttiker formalism and recent developments in correlated transport phenomena in mesoscopic systems and nano-structures are covered. Other topics include interacting electron gases, plasmons, electron-phonon interactions, superconductivity and a final chapter on one-dimensional systems where a detailed treatment of Luttinger liquid theory and bosonization techniques is given.
Having grown out of a set of lecture notes, and containing many pedagogical exercises, this book is designed as a textbook for an advanced undergraduate or graduate course, and is also well suited for self-study.
Productspecificaties
- Auteur: Henrik Bruus (, MIC - Department of Micro and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark)
- Serie: Oxford Graduate Texts
- Uitgever: Oxford University Press
- Verschijningsdatum: 2004-09-02
- Aantal pagina's: 464
- ISBN: 9780198566335
- Thema: Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics)
- BISAC: SCIENCE / Physics / Condensed Matter
Over de auteur
Henrik Bruus, MIC - Dept of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark
Karsten Flensberg, Oersted Laboratory, Niels Bohr Institute, Denmark