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Making second quantization work

Tom Lancaster, Stephen J. Blundell

Published Apr 17, 2014• 0 citations

Abstract

This chapter considers how to build single-particle operators out of creation and annihilation operators, and this already gives enough information to discuss the tight-binding model of solid state physics and the Hubbard model.

DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199699322.003.0005

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