Quantum field theory in condensed matter physics / Alexei M. Tsvelik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tsvelik, Alexei M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quantum field theory.

Condensed matter.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 357 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a course in modern quantum field theory as seen through the eyes of a theorist working in condensed matter physics. It contains a gentle introduction to the subject and therefore can be used even by graduate students. The introductory parts include a derivation of the path integral representation, Feynman diagrams and elements of the theory of metals including a discussion of Landau-Fermi liquid theory. In later chapters the discussion gradually turns to more advanced methods used in the theory of strongly correlated systems. The book contains a thorough exposition of such non-perturbative techniques as 1/N-expansion, bosonization (Abelian and non-Abelian), conformal field theory and theory of integrable systems. The book is intended for graduate students, postdoctoral associates and independent researchers working in condensed matter physics.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; Acknowledgements for the first edition; Acknowledgements for the second edition; I Introduction to methods; II Fermions; III Strongly fluctuating spin systems; IV Physics in the world of one spatial dimension; Select bibliography; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. [358]) and index.

ISBN:

1-139-93106-7

0-511-26703-7

0-511-26831-9

0-521-52980-8

0-511-56219-5

0-511-61583-3

0-511-07702-5

OCLC:

123566546