Knowledge of the excitation characteristics of matter is decisive for the descriptions of a variety of dynamical processes, which are of significant technological interest. E.g. transport properties and the optical response are controlled by the excitation spectrum.
This self-contained work is a coherent presentation of the quantum theory of correlated few-particle excitations in electronic systems. The first volume introduces the basic theoretical concepts and tools for dealing with excited many-body states, with the main focus placed on finite systems, ranging from single atoms to large molecules and metal clusters. The second volume presents an up-to-date selection of applications of the developed concepts and a comparison with available experiments is made.
Jamal Berakdar