Synopses & Reviews
The first comprehensive treatment of the ideas and applications of supersymmetry.
Review
"...the book is engaging and successful." American Scientist"...this book will ultimately prove its usefulness neither as an introduction to disordered conductors nor to quantum chaos. But rather, it will become recognized as the first comprehensive reference text for researchers working in both fields." Ben Simons, Physics Today"The author, who is a pioneer in the field, has done a commendable job by bringing out the first comprehensive book on this topic...strongly recommended to graduate students and researchers in condensed matter physics, quantum chaos, statistical mechanics, and quantum field thoery." Mathematical Reviews
Table of Contents
1. Introduction; 2. Supermathematics; 3. Diffusion modes; 4. Nonlinear supermatrix s- model; 5. Perturbation theory and renormalization group; 6. Energy level statistics; 7. Quantum size effects in small metal particles; 8. Persistent currents in mesoscopic rings; 9. Transport through mesoscopic devices; 10. Universal parametric correlations; 11. Localization in systems with one-dimensional geometry; 12. Anderson metal-insulator transition; 13. Disorder in two dimensions; 14. Afterword.