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Solid State Physics of Finite Systems - Metal Clusters, Fullerenes, Atomic Wires (Hardcover, 2004 ed.)
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Solid State Physics of Finite Systems - Metal Clusters, Fullerenes, Atomic Wires (Hardcover, 2004 ed.)
Series: Advanced Texts in Physics
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Quantum mechanics is the set of laws of physics which, to the best
of our knowledge, provides a complete account of the microworld.
One of its chap ters, quantum electrodynamics (QED), is able to
account for the quantal phenomena of relevance to daily life
(electricity, light, liquids and solids, etc.) with great accuracy.
The language of QED, field theory, has proved to be uni versal
providing the theoretical basis to describe the behaviour of
many-body systems. In particular finite many-body systems (FMBS)
like atomic nuclei, metal clusters, fullerenes, atomic wires, etc.
That is, systems made out of a small number of components. The
properties of FMBS are expected to be quite different from those of
bulk matter, being strongly conditioned by quantal size effects and
by the dynamical properties of the surface of these systems. The
study of the elec tronic and of the collective behaviour (plasmons
and phonons) of FMBS and of their interweaving, making use of well
established first principle quantum (field theoretical) techniques,
is the main subject of the present monograph. The interest for the
study of FMBS was clearly stated by Feynman in his address to the
American Physical Society with the title "There is plenty of room
at the bottom." On this occasion he said among other things: "When
we get to the very, very small world - say circuits of seven atoms
- we have a lot of new things that would happen that represent
completely new opportunities for design" 1]."
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