Green's Functions for Solid State Physicists (Paperback)

by S. Doniach (Author), E. H. Sondheimer (Author) "The science of condensed matter (thermodynamics, hydrodynamics, etc.) is in many ways much older than that of the atomic constituents..." (more)
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This volume shows how the analytic properties in the complex energy plane of the Green's functions of many particle systems account for the physical effects (level, shifts, damping, instabilities) characteristic of interacting systems. It concentrates on general physical principles and, while it does not discuss experiments in detail, includes introductions to topics of current research interest, such as singularities (X-ray, Kondo) associated with transient perturbations in an electron gas, the Mott metal - insulator transition in correlated electron systems, and the phenomenon of high T0 superconductivity. This work grew out of a course of graduate lectures given by S. Doniach at the University of London. It will appeal to beginning graduate students in theoretical solid state physics as an introduction to more comprehensive or more specialized texts and also to experimentalists who would like a quick view of the subject. A basic knowledge of solid state physics and quantum mechanics at graduate level is assumed.

Product Details

• Paperback: 317 pages
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company (March 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1860940803
• ISBN-13: 978-1860940804
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,202,501 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for a grasp of the essential physics., November 17, 2002

By A Customer

When I was learning many body physics course one years ago, I found this book is very hopeful because it is clearly written and is focused on essential physics instead of rigorous mathematics.
Of cause Mahan¡¯s book is better for a big reference book. And Fetter¡¯s book is better if you want more mathematics.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good companion, June 30, 2004

By	chicken head cut off "mcscientist" (Gainesville/Orsay France) - See all my reviews

I liked this book a lot because it teaches this stuff through examples of when some seemingly abstract quantities are actually observables, but this approach is not always as lucid as a formal text because the general results need sometimes be distilled from the examples. I think it makes a great companion (esp. since it's not terribly expensive) to like a Fetter/Walecka or Abrikosov et al. or whatever more general text you like.