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Book SynopsisThis 2007 textbook presents quantum field theoretical applications to systems out of equilibrium, using both the mathematical canonical way of studying non-equilibrium states, and Feynman diagrams. Complete with numerous exercises for self-study, this textbook is suitable for graduate students in statistical mechanics and condensed matter physics.
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Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Quantum fields; 2. Operators on the multi-particle state space; 3. Quantum dynamics and Green's functions; 4. Non-equilibrium theory; 5. Real-time formalism; 6. Linear response theory; 7. Quantum kinetic equations; 8. Non-equilibrium superconductivity; 9. Diagrammatics and generating functionals; 10. Effective action; 11. Disordered conductors; 12. Classical statistical dynamics; Appendices: A. Path integrals; B. Retarded and advanced propagators; C. Analytic properties of Green's functions; Bibliography; Index.
