Overview
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Joachim Alexander Maruhn
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FB 13 Physik, Inst. Theoretische Physik/Astrophysik, Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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Paul-Gerhard Reinhard
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Institut für Theoretische Physik II, Universität Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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Eric Suraud
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IRSAMC, Lab. Physique Quantique, Université Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
First overview addressing such a cross-disciplinary topic
Material for a one semester course
Working tool with practical examples and applications
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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- Joachim Alexander Maruhn, Paul-Gerhard Reinhard, Eric Suraud
Pages 1-43
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- Joachim Alexander Maruhn, Paul-Gerhard Reinhard, Eric Suraud
Pages 45-70
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- Joachim Alexander Maruhn, Paul-Gerhard Reinhard, Eric Suraud
Pages 71-91
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- Joachim Alexander Maruhn, Paul-Gerhard Reinhard, Eric Suraud
Pages 93-116
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- Joachim Alexander Maruhn, Paul-Gerhard Reinhard, Eric Suraud
Pages 117-141
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- Joachim Alexander Maruhn, Paul-Gerhard Reinhard, Eric Suraud
Pages 143-161
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- Joachim Alexander Maruhn, Paul-Gerhard Reinhard, Eric Suraud
Pages 163-185
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- Joachim Alexander Maruhn, Paul-Gerhard Reinhard, Eric Suraud
Pages 187-213
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- Joachim Alexander Maruhn, Paul-Gerhard Reinhard, Eric Suraud
Pages 215-239
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- Joachim Alexander Maruhn, Paul-Gerhard Reinhard, Eric Suraud
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Back Matter
Pages 243-279
About this book
The term “ nite Fermi systems” usually refers to systems where the fermionic nature of the constituents is of dominating importance but the nite spatial extent also cannot be ignored. Historically the prominent examples were atoms, molecules, and nuclei. These should be seen in contrast to solid-state systems, where an in nite extent is usually a good approximation. Recently, new and different types of nite Fermi systems have become important, most noticeably metallic clusters, quantum dots, fermion traps, and compact stars. The theoretical description of nite Fermi systems has a long tradition and dev- oped over decades from most simple models to highly elaborate methods of ma- body theory. In fact, nite Fermi systems are the most demanding ground for theory as one often does not have any symmetry to simplify classi cation and as a possibly large but always nite particle number requires to take into account all particles. In spite of the practical complexity, most methods rely on simple and basic schemes which can be well understood in simple test cases. We therefore felt it a timely undertaking to offer a comprehensive view of the underlying theoretical ideas and techniques used for the description of such s- tems across physical disciplines. The book demonstrates how theoretical can be successively re ned from the Fermi gas via external potential and mean- eld m- els to various techniques for dealing with residual interactions, while following the universality of such concepts like shells and magic numbers across the application elds.
Authors and Affiliations
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FB 13 Physik, Inst. Theoretische Physik/Astrophysik, Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
Joachim Alexander Maruhn
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Institut für Theoretische Physik II, Universität Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
Paul-Gerhard Reinhard
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IRSAMC, Lab. Physique Quantique, Université Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
Eric Suraud
About the authors
All three authors are teaching since many years at various university levels. They also have experience in teaching in international summer schools and they have already written several textbooks in nuclear and cluster physics.