Quantum Theory of Many-Body Systems: Techniques and Applications / Edition 1

by Alexandre Zagoskin

Overview

Based on a course given at Chalmers Technical University in Goteborg, Sweden, this text is intended for graduate students in physics and related fields. It provides a self-contained treatment of the physics of many-body systems from the point of view of condensed matter. The aim is not to be exhaustive, but to present just enough detail to enable the student to follow the current research literature. Many of the examples are drawn from mesoscopic physics, a rapidly developing field that deals with systems small enough that quantum coherence is maintained throughout their volume, providing an ideal testing ground for many-body theories. Problems at the end of each chapter help to guide learning an to illustrate the applications of the formalism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461268314
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	10/17/2012
Series:	Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
Pages:	229
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

Alexandre Zagoskin is Reader in Quantum Physics in the Department of Physics at Loughborough University. In his career, he has published over 90 articles in refereed journals, 2 books (including the first edition of Quantum Theory of Many-Body Systems [Springer, 978-0-387-98384-4, 1998]), and 23 patents. He is Fellow of the Institute of Physics (FInstP) UK.

Table of Contents

Basic Concepts.- Green’s Functions at Zero Temperature.- More Green’s Functions, Equilibrium and Otherwise and Their Applications.- Methods of Many-Body Theory in Superconductivity. Many-Body Theory in One Dimension.- A: Friedel Oscillations.- B: Landauer Formalism for Hybrid Normal-Superconducting Structures.