PHYS66400 (PHYS664) Spring 2012
Quantum Theory Of Many-Body Systems
Offering:
Fall, Spring Credits 3
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: PHYS 617, 660, 661; PHYS 645 and 646 are recommended. Authorized equivalent courses or consent of instructor may be used in satisfying course pre- and co-requisites.
Description:
Practical introduction to modern quantum field theory techniques as applied to the study of many-body phenomena occurring in solid state systems. Standard perturbative-theoretic results based on zero- and finite-temperature Green's functions, with application to specific physical situations. Introduction to nonperturbative methods.
Textbook(s) for Spring 2012
| Course | Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYS664 | REQUIRED: Methods of Quantum Field Theory in Statistical Physics | A.A. Abrikosov, L.P. Gorkov & I.E. Dzyaloshinski | 1st; (1963) | (ASIN) B0000CM3PA | Prentice Hall |
| PHYS664 | REQUIRED: Physical Kinetics | E.M. Lifshitz & L.P. Pitaevskii | January 15, 1981 | 0750626356 | Butterworth & Heinemann |
| PHYS664 | REQUIRED: Statistical Physics (Part 2) | L. P. Pitaevskii & E.M. Lifshitz | January 15, 1980 | 00800230725 | Butterworth & Heinemann |
| PHYS664 | RECOMMENDED: Many-particles Physics | Gerald D. Mahan | 3rd | 978-0306-463389 | Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers |
| PHYS664 | RECOMMENDED: Green's Functions for Solid State Physicists | S. Doniach, E.H. Sondheimer | 1998 | 978-1867940804 | London: Imperial College Press; Distributed by World Scientific |
| PHYS664 | RECOMMENDED: Theory of Quantum Liquids | David Pines & Philippe Nozieres | May 1989 | 9780201407747 | Westview |
| PHYS664 | RECOMMENDED: Interacting Electrons and Quantum Magnetism | Assa Auerbach | September 11, 1998 | 0387942866 | Springer |
| PHYS664 | RECOMMENDED: Quantum Theory of Many-Particle Systems | Alexander L. Fetter & John Walecka | June 20, 2003 | 0486428273 | Dover Publications |
| PHYS664 | RECOMMENDED: Quantum Theory of the Electron Liquid | Gabriele Giuliani & Giovanni Vignale | March 31, 2005 | 0521821126 | Cambridge University Press |