书名：Quantum Field Theory of Many-Body Systems 多物体系统量子场理论：从声源到光电子源

作者：Xiao-Gang Wen

出版社名称：Oxford University Press

出版时间：2007

语种：英语

ISBN：9780199227259

商品尺寸：23.9 x 16.6 x 2.6 cm

包装：平装

《多体系统的量子场论》的数学推导详尽、而且每章都配有习题，帮助读者理解和掌握讲授的内容。书中每一小节都先列出要点提示，便于内容的取舍，和难点的掌握，对于教学十分有利。但总体而言《多体系统的量子场论》数学难度较大，对于初学者学习起来有一定困难。但对于攻读凝聚态各相关专业的高年级研究生和相关领域的研究人员是一部非常有用的参考书。

For most of the last century, condensed matter physics has been dominated by band theory and Landau's symmetry breaking theory. In the last twenty years, however, there has been the emergence of a new paradigm associated with fractionalization, topological order, emergent gauge bosons and fermions, and string condensation. These new physical concepts are so fundamental that they may even influence our understanding of the origin of light and electrons in the universe. This book is a pedagogical and systematic introduction to the new concepts and quantum field theoretical methods in condensed matter physics. It discusses many basic notions in theoretical physics, which underlie physical phenomena in nature, including a notion that unifies light and electrons. Topics covered are dissipative quantum systems, boson condensation, symmetry breaking and gapless excitations, phase transitions, Fermi liquids, spin density wave states, Fermi and fractional statistics, quantum Hall effects, topological/quantum order, spin liquid and string condensation. Methods discussed include the path integral, Green's functions, mean-field theory, effective theory, renormalization group, bosonization in one- and higher dimensions, non-linear sigma-model, quantum gauge theory, dualities, slave-boson theory, and exactly soluble models beyond one-dimension. This book is aimed at bringing students to the frontiers of research in condensed matter physics.

Xiao-Gang Wen is a professor in the Department of Physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.