凝聚态场论
2008-5
世界图书出版公司
Alexander Altland,Ben Simons
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In the past few decades， the field of quantum condensed matter physics has seen rapid and， at times， almost revolutionary development. Undoubtedly， the success of the field owes much to ground-breaking advances in experiment： already the controlled fabric.
Theoretical condensed matter physics draws heavily and increasingly on the language of quantum field theory. This primer is aimed at elevating graduate students of condensed matter physics to a level where they can engage in independent research. It emphasizes the development of modem methods of classical and quantum field theory with applications of interest in both experimental and theoretical condensed matter physics. Topics covered include second quantization, path and functional field integration, mean-field theory and collective phenomena, the renormalization group, and topology. Conceptual aspects and formal methodology are emphasized and developed, but the discussion is rooted firmly in practical experimental application. As well as routine exercises, the text includes extended and challenging problems, with fully worked solutions, designed to provide a bridge between formal manipulations and research-oriented thinking.
Preface1 From particles to fields 1.1 Classical harmonic chain: phonons 1.2 Functional analysis and variational principles 1.3 Maxwell's equations as a variational principle 1.4 Quantum chain 1.5 Quantum electrodynamics 1.6 Noether's theorem 1.7 Summary and outlook 1.8 Problems2 Second quantization 2.1 Introduction to second quantization 2.2 Applications of second quantization 2.3 Summary and outlook 2.4 Problems3 Feymnan path integral 3.1 The path integral: general formalism 3.2 Construction of the path integral 3.3 Applications of the Feynman path integral 3.4 Summary and outlook 3.5 Problems4 Functional field integral 4.1 Construction of the many-body path integral 4.2 Field integral for the quantum partition function 4.3 Field theoretical bosonization: a case study 4.4 Summary and outlook 4.5 Problems5 Perturbation theory 5.1 General structures and low-order expansions 5.2 Ground state energy of the interacting electron gas 5.3 Infinite-order expansions 5.4 Summary and outlook 5.5 Problems6 Broken symmetry and collective phenomena 6.1 Mean-field theory 6.2 Plasma theory of the interacting electron gas 6.3 Bose-Einstein condensation and superfluidity 6.4 Superconductivity 6.5 Field theory of the disordered electron gas 6.6 Summary and outlook 6.7 Problems7 Response functions 7.1 Crash course in modem experimental techniques 7.2 Linear response theory 7.3 Analytic structure of correlation functions 7.4 Electromagnetic linear response 7.5 Summary and outlook 7.6 Problems8 The renormalization group 8.1 The one-dimensional Ising model 8.2 Dissipative quantum tunneling 8.3 Renormalization group: generaltheory 8.4 RG analysis of the ferromagnetic transition 8.5 RG analysis of the nonlinear o'-model 8.6 Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition 8.7 Summary and outlook 8.8 Problems9 Topology 9.1 Example: particle on a ring 9.2 Homotopy 9.3 0-Terms 9.4 Wess-Zumino terms 9.5 Chern-Simons terms 9.6 Summary and outlook 9.7 ProblemsIndex
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将场论应用到凝聚态理论之中，不仅是场论本身的成功，对于凝聚态物理学家而言，这也意味着更精确严格的描述的建立。这本书以简洁的方式，高屋建瓴地介绍了场论以及其在凝聚态物理中的应用，实为一本不可多得的好书。
凝聚态理论必备的一本书吧
这本书没有一点场论知识是读不懂得，不过和实际固体物理结合的比较不错
不错，好好看呀