{"product_id":"quantum-field-theory-in-condensed-matter-physics-paperback-9780521529808","title":"Quantum Field Theory in Condensed Matter Physics (Paperback) 9780521529808","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eQuantum Field Theory in Condensed Matter Physics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA new edition of a successful advanced text in condensed matter physics.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlexei M. Tsvelik (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521529808, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 18 January 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e380 pages, 99 b\/w illus.  4 tables  17 exercises\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 2 cm, 0.61 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Throughout the whole book, the key concepts of QFT related to condensed matter physics are concisely introduced, with examples and excercises added at the end of the chapters when necessary and references listed for each chapter …' Materials Research Bulletin\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Introduction to Methods: 1. QFT: language and goals\u003cbr\u003e 2. Connection between quantum and classical: path integrals\u003cbr\u003e 3. Definitions of correlation functions: Wick's theorem\u003cbr\u003e 4. Free bosonic field in an external field\u003cbr\u003e 5. Perturbation theory: Feynman diagrams\u003cbr\u003e 6. Calculation methods for diagram series: divergences and their elimination\u003cbr\u003e 7. Renormalization group procedures\u003cbr\u003e 8. O(N)-symmetric vector model below the transition point\u003cbr\u003e 9. Nonlinear sigma models in two dimensions: renormalization group and 1\/N-expansion\u003cbr\u003e 10. O(3) nonlinear sigma model in the strong coupling limit\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Fermions: 11. Path integral and Wick's theorem for fermions\u003cbr\u003e 12. Interaction electrons: the Fermi liquid\u003cbr\u003e 13. Electrodynamics in metals\u003cbr\u003e 14. Relativistic fermions: aspects of quantum electrodynamics\u003cbr\u003e 15. Aharonov-Bohm effect and transmutation of statistics\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Strongly Fluctuating Spin Systems: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 16. Schwinger-Wigner quantization procedure: nonlinear sigma models\u003cbr\u003e 17. O(3) nonlinear sigma model in (2+1) dimensions: the phase diagram\u003cbr\u003e 18. Order from disorder\u003cbr\u003e 19. Jordan-Wigner transformations for spin S=1\/2 models in D=1, 2, 3\u003cbr\u003e 20. Majorana representation for spin S=1\/2 magnets: relationship to Z2 lattice gauge theories\u003cbr\u003e 21. Path integral representations for a doped antiferromagnet\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Physics in the World of One Spatial Dimension: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 22. Model of the free bosonic massless scalar field\u003cbr\u003e 23. Relevant and irrelevant fields\u003cbr\u003e 24. Kosterlitz-Thouless transition\u003cbr\u003e 25. Conformal symmetry\u003cbr\u003e 26. Virasoro algebra\u003cbr\u003e 27. Differential equations for the correlation functions\u003cbr\u003e 28. Ising model\u003cbr\u003e 29. One-dimensional spinless fermions: Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid\u003cbr\u003e 30. One-dimensional fermions with spin: spin-charge separation\u003cbr\u003e 31. Kac-Moody algebras: Wess-Zumino-Novikov-Witten model\u003cbr\u003e 32. Wess-Zumino-Novikov-Witten model in the Lagrangian form: non-Abelian bosonization\u003cbr\u003e 33. Semiclassical approach to Wess-Zumino-Novikov-Witten models\u003cbr\u003e 34. Integrable models: dynamical mass generation\u003cbr\u003e 35. A comparative study of dynamical mass generation in one and three dimensions\u003cbr\u003e 36. One-dimensional spin liquids: spin ladder and spin S=1 Heisenberg chain\u003cbr\u003e 37. Kondo chain\u003cbr\u003e 38. Gauge fixing in non-Abelian theories: (1+1)-dimensional quantum chromodynamics\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Condensed matter physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Condensed matter physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Condensed%20matter%20physics%20%5Bliquid%20state%20\u0026amp;%20solid%20state%20physics%5D%20%5BPHFC%5D%22\"\u003eliquid state \u0026amp; solid state physics PHFC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005313929496,"sku":"9780521529808","price":48.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521529808i_053695d7-ad8c-49fa-a9b6-d948eab4f901.jpg?v=1691369008","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/quantum-field-theory-in-condensed-matter-physics-paperback-9780521529808","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}