Description
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive guide to series expansion methods in condensed matter and particle physics is a valuable resource for graduate students and researchers. The authors introduce the latest techniques for dealing with quantum lattice models and lattice gauge models. An accompanying resources website contains programs for implementing this powerful numerical technique.
Trade Review"The present book is unique as it combines a pedagogical approach to series expansion techniques with modern applications in quantum systems. The authors succeed in making this technical subject attractive for newcomers... the book can be recommended to any researcher who wishes to learn series expansion techniques." Michel Pleimling, Mathematical Reviews
Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Introduction; 2. High- and low-temperature expansions for the Ising Model; 3. Models with continuous symmetry and the free graph expansion; 4. Quantum spin models at T = 0; 5. Quantum antiferromagnets at T = 0; 6. Correlators, dynamical structure factors and multi-particle excitations; 7. Quantum spin models at finite temperature; 8. Electronic models; 9. Review of lattice gauge theory; 10. Series expansions for lattice gauge models; 11. Additional topics; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
