Condensed Matter Physics (Liquid State & Solid State Physics)

Part of the "Frontiers in Solid State Sciences" series, this volume presents essays on such topics as spin fluctuations in Heisenberg magnets, quen...

This book shows how the analytic properties in the complex energy plane of the Green's functions of many particle systems account for the physical ...

As heard on BBC Radio 4 Start The Week 'Felix Flicker brilliantly reveals the secrets behind the modern-day magic we call physics' Marcus du Sauto...

This book presents a complete encyclopedia of superconducting fluctuations, summarising the last thirty-five years of work in the field. The first ...

Research and development of solid state gas sensor devices began in the 1950s with several uncoordinated independent efforts. The number and pace o...

A "wiggler" is an insertion device used for spatially concentrating radiation for research purposes, and an "undulator" is a multi-period wiggler. ...

In magnetic systems of nano-meter size, the interplay between spin and charge of electrons provides unique transport phenomena. In magnetic superla...

Metallic systems are ubiquitous in daily life. They play key roles, for example, in the chemistry of many biomolecules, ionic solutions, nanopartic...

Unravels Complex Problems through Quantum Monte Carlo MethodsClusters hold the key to our understanding of intermolecular forces and how these affe...

This book provides an introduction to the methods of coupled quantum statistical field theory and Green's functions. The methods of coupled quantum...

Advances in Machine Learning and Data Mining for Astronomy documents numerous successful collaborations among computer scientists, statisticians, a...

We have lost one of the giants of the twentieth century physics when Yoichiro Nambu passed away in July, 2015, at the age of 94.Today's Standard Mo...

We have lost one of the giants of the twentieth century physics when Yoichiro Nambu passed away in July, 2015, at the age of 94.Today's Standard Mo...

Given the Debye temperature of an elemental superconductor (SC) and its Tc, BCS theory enables one to predict the value of its gap Δ0 at T = 0, or ...

Effective medium theory dates back to the early days of the theory of electricity. Faraday 1837 proposed one of the earliest models for a composite...

Ultracold atomic gases is a rapidly developing area of physics that attracts many young researchers around the world. Written by world renowned exp...

Over the last 25 years, dynamical mean-field theory (DMFT) has emerged as one of the most powerful new developments in many-body physics. Written b...

The book explains concepts and ideas of mathematics and physics that are relevant for advanced students and researchers of condensed matter physics...

While systems at equilibrium are treated in a unified manner through the partition function formalism, the statistical physics of out-of-equilibriu...

The Luttinger Model is the only model of many-fermion physics with legitimate claims to be both exactly and completely solvable. In several respect...

This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the two fundamental aspects of a solid that determine its physical properties: lattice structure an...

Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Fast Particles in Solids examines the kinetics and non-equilibrium statistical thermodynamics of fast charged partic...

The book is aimed at assessing the capabilities of state-of-the-art optical techniques in elucidating the fundamental electronic and structural pro...

This book introduces the physical mechanism of the plastic deformation of solids, which relies essentially on the occurrence and motion of dislocat...