Quantum theory of the electron liquid / Gabriele Giuliani, Giovanni Vignale.
Modern electronic devices and novel materials often derive their extraordinary properties from the intriguing, complex behavior of large numbers of electrons forming what is known as an electron liquid. This book provides an in-depth introduction to the physics of the interacting electron liquid in...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2005.
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| Summary: | Modern electronic devices and novel materials often derive their extraordinary properties from the intriguing, complex behavior of large numbers of electrons forming what is known as an electron liquid. This book provides an in-depth introduction to the physics of the interacting electron liquid in a broad variety of systems, including metals, semiconductors, artificial nano-structures, atoms and molecules. One, two and three dimensional systems are treated separately and in parallel. Different phases of the electron liquid, from the Landau Fermi liquid to the Wigner crystal, from the Luttinger liquid to the quantum Hall liquid are extensively discussed. Both static and time-dependent density functional theory are presented in detail. Although the emphasis is on the development of the basic physical ideas and on a critical discussion of the most useful approximations, the formal derivation of the results is highly detailed and based on the simplest, most direct methods. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 777 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 742-764) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511619915 051161991X 9780511410260 0511410263 9780521821124 0521821126 9780521527965 0521527961 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511619915 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |