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The recursion method

application to many-body dynamics

by V. S. Viswanath

Published 1994259 pagesISBN 978-0-3875-8319-8

In this monograph the recursion method is presented as a method for the analysis of dynamical properties of quantum and classical many-body systems in thermal equilibrium. Such properties are probed by many different experimental techniques used in materials science. Several representations and formulations of the recursion method are described in detail and documented with numerous examples, ranging from elementary illustrations for tutorial purposes to realistic models of interest in current research in the areas of spin dynamics and low-dimensional magnetism. The performance of the recursion method is calibrated by exact results in a number of benchmark tests and compared with the performance of other calculational techniques. The book addresses graduate students and researchers.

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Reading lengthA standard-length read259 pages in this edition
Publication eraModernFirst published or edition dated 1994
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978-0-3875-8319-8
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A comfortable full-length choice for steady daily reading.

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