Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Non-interacting electron gas
- 3 Born–Oppenheimer approximation
- 4 Second quantization
- 5 Hartree–Fock approximation
- 6 Interacting electron gas
- 7 Local magnetic moments in metals
- 8 Quenching of local moments: the Kondo problem
- 9 Screening and plasmons
- 10 Bosonization
- 11 Electron–lattice interactions
- 12 Superconductivity in metals
- 13 Disorder: localization and exceptions
- 14 Quantum phase transitions
- 15 Quantum Hall and other topological states
- 16 Electrons at strong coupling: Mottness
- Index
Preface
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Non-interacting electron gas
- 3 Born–Oppenheimer approximation
- 4 Second quantization
- 5 Hartree–Fock approximation
- 6 Interacting electron gas
- 7 Local magnetic moments in metals
- 8 Quenching of local moments: the Kondo problem
- 9 Screening and plasmons
- 10 Bosonization
- 11 Electron–lattice interactions
- 12 Superconductivity in metals
- 13 Disorder: localization and exceptions
- 14 Quantum phase transitions
- 15 Quantum Hall and other topological states
- 16 Electrons at strong coupling: Mottness
- Index
Summary
In writing the second edition of this text, I have tried to accomplish three things. First, correct all the typos in the first edition. This has turned out to be somewhat harder than I had anticipated. While I am certain my proofreaders and I corrected all mistakes we could find, that might not have been sufficient. As there will undoubtedly be a second printing, simply email me any errors you might find at dimer@illinois.edu. Second, include all the material that should have been in the first edition but that I had given up on writing. This includes Green functions, Luttinger's theorem, renormalization of short-range interactions for Fermi liquids, and symmetry. In keeping with this being a physics rather than a technique or mathematics tract, these subjects are interwoven wherever they are first needed. For example, the section on Green functions is in Chapter 7 where the Anderson impurity problem is treated. For completeness, Luttinger's theorem is also presented in the same chapter but in an appendix. Third, include new material that reflects the fast-moving pace of ħ = 1 research in condensed matter physics. Here I made a judgement based on what I anticipate students would find most useful. Since there are no texts that present the pedagogy of topological insulators (though some excellent review articles exist) and Mott insulators, I chose to focus on those topics. In writing the topological insulator section, I have tried to stick to the formulations that require the fewest definitions and new concepts since the physics of these systems is inherently simple.
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- Advanced Solid State Physics , pp. xi - xiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012