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PHYS664: Quantum Theory Of Many-Body Systems

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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.
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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.

Instructor(s):
Chamon, Claudio

Email:
chamon@purdue.edu

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