| Author | : Michael El-Batanouny |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 839 |
| Release | : 2020-03-26 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1108480845 |
Based on an established course, this comprehensive textbook on advanced quantum condensed matter physics covers one-body, many-body and topological perspectives. Discussing modern topics and containing end-of-chapter exercises throughout, it is ideal for graduate students studying advanced condensed matter physics.
| Author | : Michael El-Batanouny |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 839 |
| Release | : 2020-03-26 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1108574238 |
Condensed matter physics has fast become the largest discipline within physics. Based on an established course, this comprehensive textbook covers one-body, many-body and topological perspectives. It is the first textbook that presents a comprehensive coverage of topological aspects of condensed matter as a distinct yet integrated component. It covers topological fundamentals and their connection to physics, introduces Berry phase and Chern numbers, describes general topological features of band structures and delineates its classification. Applications as manifest in the quantum Hall effect, topological insulators and Weyl semimetal are presented. Modern topics of current interest are explored in-depth, helping students prepare for cutting-edge research. These include one-electron band theory, path integrals and coherent states functional integrals as well as Green and Matsubara functions, spontaneous symmetry breaking, superfluidity and superconductivity. Multiple chapters covering quantum magnetism are also included. With end-of-chapter exercises throughout, it is ideal for graduate students studying advanced condensed matter physics.
| Author | : Leonard M. Sander |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 275 |
| Release | : 2009-02-19 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1139476459 |
This text includes coverage of important topics that are not commonly featured in other textbooks on condensed matter physics; these include surfaces, the quantum Hall effect and superfluidity. The author avoids complex formalism, such as Green's functions, which can obscure the underlying physics, and instead emphasizes fundamental physical reasoning. This text is intended for classroom use, so it features plenty of references and extensive problems for solution based on the author's many years of teaching in the Physics Department at the University of Michigan. This textbook is ideal for physics graduates as well as students in chemistry and engineering; it can equally serve as a reference for research students in condensed matter physics. Engineering students in particular, will find the treatment of the fundamentals of semiconductor devices and the optics of solids of particular interest.
| Author | : Philip L. Taylor |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 246 |
| Release | : 2002-02-28 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9780521778275 |
This textbook is an accessible introduction to the theory underlying the many fascinating properties of solids. Assuming only an elementary knowledge of quantum mechanics, it describes the methods by which one can perform calculations and make predictions of some of the many complex phenomena that occur in solids and quantum liquids. The emphasis is on reaching important results by direct and intuitive methods, and avoiding unnecessary mathematical complexity. Designed as a self-contained text that starts at an elementary level and proceeds to more advanced topics, this book is aimed primarily at advanced undergraduate and graduate students in physics, materials science, and electrical engineering. Problem sets are included at the end of each chapter, with solutions available to lecturers. The coverage of some of fascinating developments in condensed matter physics will also appeal to experienced scientists in industry and academia working on electrical properties of materials.
| Author | : Alexander Altland |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 785 |
| Release | : 2010-03-11 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0521769752 |
This primer is aimed at elevating graduate students of condensed matter theory to a level where they can engage in independent research. Topics covered include second quantisation, path and functional field integration, mean-field theory and collective phenomena.
| Author | : Henrik Bruus |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 458 |
| Release | : 2004-09-02 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0198566336 |
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.
| Author | : Ramamurti Shankar |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 557 |
| Release | : 2017-08-31 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1108363989 |
Providing a broad review of many techniques and their application to condensed matter systems, this book begins with a review of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, before moving onto real and imaginary time path integrals and the link between Euclidean quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics. A detailed study of the Ising, gauge-Ising and XY models is included. The renormalization group is developed and applied to critical phenomena, Fermi liquid theory and the renormalization of field theories. Next, the book explores bosonization and its applications to one-dimensional fermionic systems and the correlation functions of homogeneous and random-bond Ising models. It concludes with Bohm–Pines and Chern–Simons theories applied to the quantum Hall effect. Introducing the reader to a variety of techniques, it opens up vast areas of condensed matter theory for both graduate students and researchers in theoretical, statistical and condensed matter physics.
| Author | : Steven M. Girvin |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 720 |
| Release | : 2019-02-28 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 110713739X |
Comprehensive and accessible coverage from the basics to advanced topics in modern quantum condensed matter physics.
| Author | : Alexei M. Tsvelik |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 361 |
| Release | : 2007-01-18 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1139440500 |
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.
