Quantum field theory of many-body systems : from the origin of sound to an origin of light and electrons / Xiao-Gang Wen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wen, Xiao-Gang.

Series:

Oxford graduate texts.

Oxford graduate texts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quantum field theory.

Many-body problem.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (520 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a pedagogical and systematic introduction to new concepts and quantum field theoretical methods in condensed matter physics, which may have an impact on our understanding of the origin of light, electrons and other elementary particles in the universe. Emphasis is on clear physical principles, while at the same time bringing students to the fore of today's research. - ;For most of the last century, condensed matter physics has been dominated by band theory and Landau's symmetry breaking theory. In the last twenty years, however, there has been the emergence of a new paradigm assoc

Contents:

Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Path integral formulation of quantum mechanics; 3 Interacting boson systems; 4 Free fermion systems; 5 Interacting fermion systems; 6 Quantum gauge theories; 7 Theory of quantum Hall states; 8 Topological and quantum order; 9 Mean-field theory of spin liquids and quantum order; 10 String condensation-an unification of light and fermions; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-280-75902-X

0-19-152396-8

1-4294-5994-8

OCLC:

476259559