The flow equation approach to many-particle systems /

The flow equation approach to many-particle systems /

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Author / Creator:	Kehrein, Stefan.
Imprint:	Berlin : Springer, 2006.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 170 pages) : illustrations.
Language:	English
Series:	Springer tracts in modern physics, 0081-3869 ; 217 Springer tracts in modern physics ; 217.
Subject:	Many-body problem. Unitary transformations. Hamiltonian systems. Particles (Nuclear physics) Quantum field theory. Condensed matter. Condensed matter. Hamiltonian systems. Many-body problem. Particles (Nuclear physics) Quantum field theory. Unitary transformations.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11068852

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ISBN:	9783540340683 3540340688 354034067X 9783540340676
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"This self-contained monograph addresses the flow equation approach to many-particle systems. The flow equation approach consists of a sequence of infinitesimal unitary transformations and is conceptually similar to renormalization and scaling methods. Flow equations provide a framework for analyzing Hamiltonian systems where these conventional many-body techniques fail. The text first discusses the general ideas and concepts of the flow equation method. In a second part these concepts are illustrated with various applications in condensed matter theory including strong-coupling problems and non-equilibrium systems. The monograph is accessible to readers familiar with graduate-level solid-state theory."--Jacket.
Other form:	Print version: Kehrein, Stefan. Flow equation approach to many-particle systems. Berlin : Springer, 2006 354034067X 9783540340676

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Summary:	Overthepastdecade,the?owequationmethodhasdevelopedintoanewv- satile theoretical approach to quantum many-body physics. Its basic concept was conceived independently by Wegner [1] and by G lazek and Wilson [2, 3]: the derivation of a unitary ?ow that makes a many-particle Hamiltonian - creasingly energy-diagonal. This concept can be seen as a generalization of theconventionalscalingapproachesinmany-bodyphysics,wheresomeult- violet energy scale is lowered down to the experimentally relevant low-energy scale [4]. The main di?erence between the conventional scaling approach and the ?ow equation approach can then be traced back to the fact that the ?ow equation approach retains all degrees of freedom, i. e. the full Hilbert space, while the conventional scaling approach focusses on some low-energy subspace. One useful feature of the ?ow equation approach is therefore that it allows the calculation of dynamical quantities on all energy scales in one uni?ed framework. Since its introduction, a substantial body of work using the ?ow eq- tion approach has accumulated. It was used to study a number of very d- ferent quantum many-body problems from dissipative quantum systems to correlated electron physics. Recently, it also became apparent that the ?ow equation approach is very suitable for studying quantum many-body n- equilibrium problems, which form one of the current frontiers of modern theoretical physics. Therefore the time seems ready to compile the research literature on ?ow equations in a consistent and accessible way, which was my goal in writing this book.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xii, 170 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9783540340683 3540340688 354034067X 9783540340676
ISSN:	0081-3869 ;