Quantum theory of many-particle systems

Alexander L. Fetter, John Dirk Walecka

1971 · 5.1K citations · 0 references

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"Singlemindedly devoted to its job of educating potential many-particle theorists…deserves to become the standard text in the field." - Physics Today"The most comprehensive textbook yet published in its field and every postgraduate student or teacher in this field should own or have access to a copy." - EndeavorA self-contained, unified treatment of nonrelativistic many-particle systems, this text offers a solid introduction to procedures in a manner that enables students to adopt techniques for their own use. Its discussions of formalism and applications move easily between general theo