Perturbation series expansion methods are sophisticated numerical tools used in many areas of theoretical physics. This is a comprehensive guide to series methods in condensed matter and particle physics. After covering the classical treatment of critical phenomena, the authors introduce the latest techniques for dealing with quantum lattice models and lattice gauge models. An accompanying resources website, www.cambridge.org/9780521842426, contains programs for implementing these powerful numerical techniques. A valuable resource for postdoctoral researchers, this book will also be used as a reference for specialized graduate courses on series expansion methods.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; 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.
