Why is quantum field theory of condensed matter physics necessary? Condensed matter physics deals with a wide variety of topics, ranging from gas to liquids and solids, as well as plasma, where owing to the inter play between the motions of a tremendous number of electrons and nuclei, rich varieties of physical phenomena occur. Quantum field theory is the most appropriate "language," to describe systems with such a large number of de grees of freedom, and therefore its importance for condensed matter physics is obvious. Indeed, up to now, quantum field theory has been succesfully ap plied to...

Why is quantum field theory of condensed matter physics necessary? Condensed matter physics deals with a wide variety of topics, ranging from gas to liquids and solids, as well as plasma, where owing to the inter play between the motions of a tremendous number of electrons and nuclei, rich varieties of physical phenomena occur. Quantum field theory is the most appropriate "language," to describe systems with such a large number of de grees of freedom, and therefore its importance for condensed matter physics is obvious. Indeed, up to now, quantum field theory has been succesfully ap plied to...

A totally new concept for clean surface processing of Si wafers is introduced in this book. Some fifty distinguished researchers and engineers from the leading Japanese semiconductor companies, such as NEC, Hitachi, Toshiba, Sony and Panasonic as well as from several universities reveal to us for the first time the secrets of these highly productive institutions. They describe the techniques and equipment necessary for the preparation of clean high-quality semiconductor surfaces as a first step in high-yield/high-quality device production. This book thus opens the door to the manufacturing of...

Dieses Lehrbuch uber einen wichtigen Bereich der modernen Physik sollte sich als Standardwerk durchsetzen. Der Autor hat in seiner Forschung Wesentliches zur Klarung der Grundlagen der Eichtheorien, insbesondere hinsichtlich ihrer mathematischen Konsistenz beigetragen und dies alles in das Buch in allgemein verstandlicher Form eingearbeitet. Er fuhrt alle benotigten Begriffe ein: Lorentzgruppe, freie Felder, S-Matrix, Pfadintegral, das Eichprinzip. Ebenso erlautert er die derzeit wichtigsten physikalischen Modelltheorien der Teilchenphysik: die elektroschwache Theorie und die QCD....

Dieses Lehrbuch uber einen wichtigen Bereich der modernen Physik sollte sich als Standardwerk durchsetzen. Der Autor hat in seiner Forschung Wesentliches zur Klarung der Grundlagen der Eichtheorien, insbesondere hinsichtlich ihrer mathematischen Konsistenz beigetragen und dies alles in das Buch in allgemein verstandlicher Form eingearbeitet. Er fuhrt alle benotigten Begriffe ein: Lorentzgruppe, freie Felder, S-Matrix, Pfadintegral, das Eichprinzip. Ebenso erlautert er die derzeit wichtigsten physikalischen Modelltheorien der Teilchenphysik: die elektroschwache Theorie und die QCD....