Many-Particle Theory,

Eberhard K. U. Gross, E. Runge, Olle Heinonen

Published Jan 1, 1991• 137 citations

Abstract

Part 1 Fundamentals and examples: systems of identical particles second quantization for fermions second quantization for bosons unitary transformations and field operators example - the Hamiltonian of translationally invariant systems in second quantization density operators the Hartree-Fock approximation restricted Hartree-Fock approximation and the symmetry dilemma Hartree-Fock for translationally invariant systems the homogeneous electron gas in the Hartree-Fock approximation long-range correlations in the electron-gas - plasmons phonons superconductivity. Part 2 Green's functions: pictures the single-particle Green's function and the hierarchy of equations of motion. Part 3 Perturbation theory: time-dependent perturbation theory with adiabatic turning-on of the interaction particle and hole operators and Wick's theorem Feynman diagrams diagrammatic calculation of the vacuum amplitude an example - the Gell-Mann-Brueckner correlation energy of a dense electron gas diagrammatic calculation of the single-particle Green's function - Dyson's equation diagrammatic analysis of the Green's function G(kappa, omega) self-consistent perturbation theory, higher-order Hartree-Fock theory the quasi-particle concept diagrammatic calculation of the two-particle Green's function and the polarization propagator effective interaction and dressed vertices plasmons in higher order perturbation theory at finite temperatures. Part 4 Fermi liquid theory: introduction equilibrium properties transport equation and collective modes microscopic derivation of the Landau fermi liquid theory applications to the Kondo problem.

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