Alexander Altland (University of Cologne), Ben Simons (University of Cambridge)

Condensed Matter Field Theory

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Building on the success of prior editions, this graduate text provides a comprehensive introduction to core concepts and methods of quantum field theory in condensed matter. It covers modern advances, from condensation phenomena and superfluidity to gauge theory, non-equilibrium phenomena and topological quantum matter.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 3 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 826
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 48mm
• Gewicht: 1730g
• ISBN-13: 9781108494601
• ISBN-10: 1108494609
• Artikelnr.: 66276480

Autorenporträt

Alexander Altland is Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Cologne. He is a field theorist who has worked in various areas of condensed matter physics and neighbouring fields. His research interests include the physics of disordered and chaotic systems, and connections between condensed matter and particle physics.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I. 1. From particles to fields
2. Second quantization
3. Path integral
4. Perturbation theory
5. Broken symmetry and collective phenomena
6. Renormalization group
7. Response functions. Part II. 8. Topological field theory
9. Relativistic field theory
10. Gauge theory
11. Nonequilibrium (classical)
12. Nonequilibrium (quantum)
Appendix
Index.