quantum

MIT Course Number: 8.513
Author: Negele, John W.; Orland, Henri
Isbn 13: 9780738200521
ISBN: 0738200522
Pub Date: Oct 1, 1998
Publisher: Perseus Books
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This volume explains the fundamental concepts and theoretical techniques used to understand the properties of quantum systems having large numbers of degrees of freedom. A number of complementary approaches are developed, including perturbation theory; nonperturbative approximations based on functional integrals; general arguments based on order parameters, symmetry, and Fermi liquid theory; and stochastic methods. Each approach provides its own insights and quantitative capabilities, and in conjunction provide a powerful framework for understanding a wide variety of physical systems. Written at a level for graduate students with no prior background in many-body theory, this classic text is intended for physicists in sold state physics, field theory, atomic physics, condensed matter physics, quantum chemistry, and nuclear physics.
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