Table of Contents:
  • Semiclassical introduction
  • Second quantization and the electron gas
  • Boson systems
  • One-electron theory
  • Density functional theory
  • Electron-phonon interactions
  • Superconductivity
  • Semiclassical theory of conductivity in metals
  • Mesoscopic physics
  • The quantum Hall effect
  • The Kondo effect and heavy fermions.