Many-Body Theory of Condensed Matter Systems

In this primer to the many-body theory of condensed-matter systems, the authors introduce the subject to the non-specialist in a broad, concise, and up-to-date manner. A wide range of topics are covered including the second quantization of operators, coherent states, quantum-mechanical Green''s functions, linear response theory, and Feynman diagrammatic perturbation theory. Material is also incor...