What are some good condensed matter physics books that can fill the gap between Ashcroft & Mermin and research papers? Suggestions for any specialized topics (such as superconductivity, CFT, topological insulators) are welcomed.
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http://www.amazon.com/Condensed-Matter-Theory-Alexander-Altland/dp/0521769752/ref=pd_sim_b_3 Has a lot of example systems to be explored. Classic book on superconductivity http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Superconductivity-Second-Dover-Physics/dp/0486435032/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331176528&sr=1-1 enjoy =) |
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General Condensed Matter In some areas a successor to Ashcroft & Mermin Condensed matter at low temperatures Magnetism |
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To cover that gap you will have to study many-body physics. Similar level than Ashcroft-Mervin (although modern and complete)
Many-Body Physics (General)
A good introduction, it covers lots of topics although notation is a bit old-fashioned. Some chapters are not very good (skip the quantum Hall effect chapter!).
Very good and cheap, specially if you want to learn Feynman diagrams applied to condensed matter physics problem. A russian classic by one of the masters. Also a bit old fashioned and not very easy for beginners but covers all the basics.
Already mentioned in the other answer. For a path-integral approach to condensed matter physics.
Very well-written and easy reading. Similar to the first one (Mahan). Quantum Hall Effects I don't like it very much, very sloppy with notation.
The first chapters are a good overview of quantum Hall effects. Also it is obviously biased towards Jain's theory of composite fermions (as its title reflects!) and so full of hand-waving arguments to try to justify it.
Not easy to find, I like it though because it covers all the experimental stuff you need to know. |
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