Introduction

The aim of this book is to introduce a graduate student to selected concepts in condensed matter physics for which the language of field theory is ideally suited.

Topics Covered

The examples considered in this book are those of superfluidity for weakly interacting bosons, collinear magnetism, and superconductivity.

Additional Content

Quantum phase transitions are also treated in the context of quantum dissipative junctions and interacting fermions constrained to one-dimensional position space.

Style and Assumptions

The style of presentation is sufficiently detailed and comprehensive that it only presumes familiarity with undergraduate physics.