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Introduction | |
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Neutral Fermi Liquids | |
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The Quasiparticle Concept | |
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Interaction Between Quasiparticles: Landau's Theory of Fermi Liquids | |
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Equilibrium Properties | |
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Transport Equation for Quasiparticles | |
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Calculation of the Current Density | |
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Localized Quasiparticle Excitations | |
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Collective Modes | |
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Quasiparticle Collisions | |
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Zero Sound vs. First Sound | |
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Properties of Degenerate [superscript 3]He | |
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Conclusion | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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Response and Correlation in Neutral Systems | |
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Scattering of a Particle in the Born Approximation | |
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Particle Conservation: The F-Sum Rule | |
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Linear Response Function | |
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Qualitative Behavior of the Dynamic Form Factor for a Neutral Fermi Liquid | |
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Calculation of the Density Response Function by the Landau Theory | |
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Response and Correlation at Finite Temperatures | |
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The Hydrodynamic Limit | |
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Conclusion | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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Charged Fermi Liquids | |
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Screening and Plasma Oscillation: An Elementary Introduction | |
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Dielectric Response Function | |
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Macroscopic Transport Equation | |
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Macroscopic Dielectric Response of a Quantum Plasma | |
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Backflow | |
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Response to Electromagnetic Fields | |
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Impurity Scattering | |
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Electrons in Metals | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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Response and Correlation in Homogeneous Electron Systems | |
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Dielectric Response Functions | |
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Density-Fluctuation Excitations | |
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Screening and Plasma Oscillation | |
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Energy Loss by a Fast Electron | |
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Response to a Phonon Field | |
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Screening | |
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Response to an Electromagnetic Field | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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Microscopic Theories of the Electron Liquid | |
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Hartree-Fock Approximation | |
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Random Phase Approximation | |
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Ground State Energy in the RPA | |
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Quasiparticle Properties in the RPA | |
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Equations of Motion and the Generalized RPA | |
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Equilibrium Properties of Simple Metals | |
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Problems | |
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References | |
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Second Quantization | |
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Index | |