Bosonization and Strongly Correlated Systems - Softcover

Gogolin, Alexander O.; Nersesyan, Alexander A.; Tsvelik, Alexei M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521617197 ISBN 13: 9780521617192

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

This volume provides a detailed account of bosonization. This important technique represents one of the most powerful nonperturbative approaches to many-body systems currently available. The first part of the book examines the technical aspects of bosonization. Topics include one-dimensional fermions, the Gaussian model, the structure of Hilbert space in conformal theories, Bose-Einstein condensation in two dimensions, non-Abelian bosonization, and the Ising and WZNW models. The second part presents applications of the bosonization technique to realistic models including the Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid, spin liquids in one dimension and the spin-1/2 Heisenberg chain with alternating exchange. The third part addresses the problems of quantum impurities. Chapters cover potential scattering, the X-ray edge problem, impurities in Tomonaga-Luttinger liquids and the multi-channel Kondo problem. This book will be an excellent reference for researchers and graduate students working in theoretical physics, condensed matter physics and field theory.

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Book Description

In this detailed account of bosonization the first part presents technical aspects, the second part explores applications of bosonization to realistic models, and the final part addresses the problems of quantum impurities. It is an excellent reference for researchers and graduate students working in theoretical physics, condensed matter physics and field theory.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521617197
• ISBN 13: 9780521617192
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448