Quantum field theory of many-body systems : from the origin of sound to an origin of light and electrons /

This is a pedagogical and systematic introduction to new concepts and quantum field theoretical methods in condensed matter physics which may have an impact on our understanding of the origin of light, electrons and other elementary particles in the universe. Emphasis is on clear physical principles...

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Main Author: Wen, Xiao-Gang (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Series:Oxford graduate texts.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This is a pedagogical and systematic introduction to new concepts and quantum field theoretical methods in condensed matter physics which may have an impact on our understanding of the origin of light, electrons and other elementary particles in the universe. Emphasis is on clear physical principles.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 505 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191523960
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