Quantum statistical field theory An introduction to Schwinger's variational method with Green's function nanoapplications, graphene and superconductivity / Norman J. Morgenstern Horing, Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Stevens Institute of Technology.

Author/creator Horing, Norman J. M.
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoOxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Descriptionxv, 434 pages ; 24 cm.
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SeriesInternational series of monographs on physics ; 166
International series of monographs on physics ; 166. ^A252808
Contents Dirac notation and transformation theory -- Identical particles and second quantization: occupation number representation -- Q.M. pictures; Heisenberg equation; linear response; superoperators and non-Markovian equations -- Schwinger action principle and variational calculus -- Retarded Green's functions -- Quantum mechanical ensemble averages and statistical thermodynamics -- Thermodynamic Green's functions and spectral structure -- Equations of motion with particle-particle interactions and approximations -- Non-equilibrium Green's functions: variational relations and approximations for particle interactions -- Random phase approximation plasma phenomenology, semiclassical and hydrodynamic models; electrodynamics -- Interacting electron-hole-phonon system -- Graphene -- Superfluidity and superconductivity -- Epilogue.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2016952831
ISBN0198791941 hardback
ISBN9780198791942 hardback

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