Overview
- Describes for the first time relativistic many-body perturbation theory, rigorously based upon field theory
- Provides a unified account of quantum electrodynamics and many-body perturbation theory
- Synthesizes the techniques of many-body perturbation theory and quantum field theory
Part of the book series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics (SSAOPP, volume 63)
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This book gives a comprehensive account of relativistic many-body perturbation theory, based upon field theory. After some introductory chapters about time-independent and time dependent many-body perturbation theory (MBPT), the standard techniques of S-matrix and Green’s functions are reviewed. Next, the newly introduced covariant-evolution-operator method is described, which can be used, like the S-matrix method, for calculations in quantum electrodynamics (QED). Unlike the S-matrix method, this has a structure that is similar to that of MBPT and therefore can serve as basis for a unified theory. Such an approach is developed in the final chapters, and its equivalence to the Bethe-Salpeter equation is demonstrated. Possible applications are discussed and numerical illustrations given.
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Introduction
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Basics: Standard Many-Body Perturbation Theory
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Quantum-Electrodynamics: One-Photon and Two-Photon Exchange
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Quantum-Electrodynamics Beyond Two-Photon Exchange: Field-Theoretical Approach to Many-Body Perturbation Theory
Reviews
“This well-written book, aimed at theoretical and applied physicists, describes some recent progress in the treatment of atomic and molecular systems, possibly with many electrons and highly charged. … The book is, in my opinion, suitable for physics graduate students, and for specialists interested in being introduced to the field-theoretical approach to many body perturbation theory.” (Marco Falconi, Mathematical Reviews, July, 2017)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Relativistic Many-Body Theory
Book Subtitle: A New Field-Theoretical Approach
Authors: Ingvar Lindgren
Series Title: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8309-1
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-2871-8Published: 15 July 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-8309-1Published: 30 April 2011
Series ISSN: 1615-5653
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6791
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 366
Topics: Quantum Physics, Quantum Optics