Field Theory of Non-Equilibrium Systems

A detailed treatment of the modern functional approach to non-equilibrium field-theoretical methods, now in its Second Edition.

Alex Kamenev (Author)

9781108488259, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 5 January 2023

500 pages
25 x 17.5 x 3.4 cm, 1.07 kg

Praise for the first edition 'Field Theory of Non-Equilibrium Systems, written by theoretical condensed-matter physicist Alex Kamenev, is a lively pedagogical exposition of the Keldysh technique based on functional integration … It is meant for advanced graduate students and professionals who have not had prior exposure to the technique but would like to learn it. Experts in the field may also enjoy the diversity of the subjects covered and the clarity with which they are presented. Thanks to those features, Field Theory of Non-Equilibrium Systems is a welcome introduction to the field and could well become a classic.' Vojkan Jaksic, Physics Today

The physics of non-equilibrium many-body systems is a rapidly expanding area of theoretical physics. Traditionally employed in laser physics and superconducting kinetics, these techniques have more recently found applications in the dynamics of cold atomic gases, mesoscopic and nano-mechanical systems, and quantum computation. This book provides a detailed presentation of modern non-equilibrium field-theoretical methods, applied to examples ranging from biophysics to the kinetics of superfluids and superconductors. A highly pedagogical and self-contained approach is adopted within the text, making it ideal as a reference for graduate students and researchers in condensed matter physics. In this Second Edition, the text has been substantially updated to include recent developments in the field such as driven-dissipative quantum systems, kinetics of fermions with Berry curvature, and Floquet kinetics of periodically driven systems, among many other important new topics. Problems have been added throughout, structured as compact guided research projects that encourage independent exploration.

1. Introduction
Part I. Systems with Few Degrees of Freedom: 2. Bosons
3. Single-particle quantum mechanics
4. Classical stochastic systems
5. Driven-dissipative systems
Part II. Bosonic and Classical Fields: 6. Bosonic fields
7. Dynamics of collisionless plasma
8. Kinetics of Bose condensates
9. Dynamics of phase transitions
Part III. Fermions: 10. Fermions
11. Kinetic theory and hydrodynamics
12. Aspects of kinetic theory
13. Quantum transport
Part IV. Disordered Metals and Superconductors: 14. Disordered fermionic systems
15. Mesoscopic effects
16. Electron–electron interactions in disordered metals
17. Dynamics of disordered superconductors
18. Electron–phonon interactions
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Semi-conductors & super-conductors [TJFD5], Mathematical physics [PHU], Condensed matter physics [liquid state & solid state physics PHFC]