Statistical Mechanics and Applications in Condensed Matter (Hardcover)

This innovative and modular textbook combines classical topics in thermodynamics, statistical mechanics and many-body theory with the latest developments in condensed matter physics research. Written by internationally renowned experts and logically structured to cater for undergraduate and postgraduate students and researchers, it covers the underlying theoretical principles and includes numerous problems and worked examples to put this knowledge into practice. Three main streams provide a framework for the book; beginning with thermodynamics and classical statistical mechanics, including mean field approximation, fluctuations and the renormalization group approach to critical phenomena. The authors then examine quantum statistical mechanics, covering key topics such as normal Fermi and Luttinger liquids, superfluidity and superconductivity. Finally, they explore classical and quantum kinetics, Anderson localization and quantum interference, and disordered Fermi liquids. Unique in providing a bridge between thermodynamics and advanced topics in condensed matter, this textbook is an invaluable resource to all students of physics.

這本創新且模組化的教科書結合了熱力學、統計力學和多體理論的經典主題與凝聚態物理研究的最新發展。由國際知名專家撰寫，並以符合大學本科生、研究生和研究人員需求的邏輯結構編排，涵蓋了基礎的理論原則，並包含了大量問題和實例以將這些知識應用於實踐中。本書以三個主要流派為框架，首先介紹熱力學和經典統計力學，包括平均場近似、波動和重整化群方法應用於臨界現象。接著，作者們探討量子統計力學，涵蓋了正常的費米液體和拉丁格液體、超流體和超導現象等重要主題。最後，他們探索了經典和量子動力學、安德森局域化和量子干涉、以及無序的費米液體。這本教科書在提供熱力學和凝聚態物理高級主題之間的橋樑方面獨一無二，對所有物理學學生來說都是一個寶貴的資源。