Overview
- Provides a concise introduction to the quantum field theory of light and non relativistic matter
- Gives detailed discussion of many-body techniques for electrons and ultra cold atoms
- Includes solved problems at the end of each chapter
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: UNITEXT for Physics (UNITEXTPH)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
Keywords
- Dirac Equation
- Hartree-Fock Variational Method
- Hartree-Fock Variational Method
- Many-electron Systems
- Origins of Modern Physics
- Quantization of Light and Matter
- Quantum Field Theory
- Second Quantization of the Electromagnetic Field
- Stark and Zeeman Effects
- The Born-Oppenheimer Approximation
- The Second Quantization of the Non-relativistic Matter Field
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Associate Professor of Condensed Matter Physics at the Department of Physics and Astronomy “Galileo Galilei” of the University of Padova, member of the Scientific Committee of Area 2 (Physical Sciences) of the University of Padova, and president of the B.Sc. in Optics and Optometrics of the University of Padova.
His fields of research are condensed matter theory and statistical physics, in particular nonlinear phenomena and macroscopic quantum effects (like superfluidity and superconductivity) in ultra cold atomic gases and other many-body systems. He has written more than 130 scientific papers in international journals with more than 2500 citations.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Quantum Physics of Light and Matter
Book Subtitle: A Modern Introduction to Photons, Atoms and Many-Body Systems
Authors: Luca Salasnich
Series Title: UNITEXT for Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05179-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-38271-5Published: 17 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-05179-6Published: 13 May 2014
Series ISSN: 2198-7882
Series E-ISSN: 2198-7890
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 195
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations
Topics: Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics, Quantum Gases and Condensates, Condensed Matter Physics