Condensed Matter Physics and Exactly Soluble Models: Selecta of Elliott H. Lieb [Hardcover]

Elliott H. Lieb (Author), Bruno Nachtergaele (Editor), Jan Philip Solovej (Editor), Jakob Yngvason (Editor)

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Publication Date: January 12, 2005

The first part of this book contains E. Lieb's fundamental contributions to the mathematical theory of Condensed Matter Physics. Often considered the founding father of the field, E. Lieb demonstrates his ability to select the most important issues and to formulate them as well-defined mathematical problems and, finally, to solve them. The second part presents Lieb's work on integrable models. His groundbreaking articles helped to establish Exactly Soluble Models as a flourishing research field in its own right. The papers collected in this volume have also been carefully annotated by the editors.

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The first part of this book contains E. Lieb's fundamental contributions to the mathematical theory of Condensed Matter Physics. Often considered the founding father of the field, E. Lieb demonstrates his ability to select the most important issues and to formulate them as well-defined mathematical problems and, finally, to solve them. The second part presents Lieb's work on integrable models. His groundbreaking articles helped to establish Exactly Soluble Models as a flourishing research field in its own right. The papers collected in this volume have also been carefully annotated by the editors.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 688 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (January 12, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3540222987
• ISBN-13: 978-3540222989
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,201,760 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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