Ebook: Selected papers of J. Robert Schrieffer : in celebration of his 70th birthday

Basic Notions of Condensed Matter Physics is a clear introduction to some of the most significant concepts in the physics of condensed matter. The general principles of many-body physics and perturbation theory are emphasised, providing supportive mathematical structure. This is an expansion and restatement of the second half of Nobel Laureate Philip Anderson’s classic Concepts in Solids BCS Theory; Electrons and Phonons; Theory of Magnetism and Magnetic Impurities; Surface Physics; High-Tc Superconductivity; Solitons and Fractional Quantum Numbers; The Fractional Quantum Hall Effect