Book recommendations for second quantization and Jellium model

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For a step-by-step study on second quantization, Flensburg and Bruus offer a gentle introduction suitable for beginners, while Fetter and Walecka provide a more detailed, advanced perspective. Abrikosov, Gor'kov, and Dzyaloshinkii's classic text is concise and equation-heavy, catering to those with a solid background in the subject. Richard Mattuck's "A Guide to Feynman Diagrams in the Many-Body Problem" is recommended for those seeking a more accessible entry point. Additionally, Landau & Lifshitz volume IX is noted for its depth, though it follows a similarly dense style. These resources collectively cover various levels of understanding in quantum field theory and related models.
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please refer me a good book for the detail step by step study on the second quantization. and also where can I find the jellium model for the metal?
 
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It depends a little on your background. Flensburg and Bruus' book is a pretty gentle introduction and written in a fairly modern way. I quite like Fetter and Walecka, which is a bit more advanced but also more detailed (it is also a little bit older, but I don't think it suffers due to its age).

The "classic" is Abrikosov, Gor'kov, and Dzyaloshinkii, but it is famously very Russian (extremely concise, dense, and equation-heavy).
 
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It depends a little on your background. Flensburg and Bruus' book is a pretty gentle introduction and written in a fairly modern way. I quite like Fetter and Walecka, which is a bit more advanced but also more detailed (it is also a little bit older, but I don't think it suffers due to its age).

The "classic" is Abrikosov, Gor'kov, and Dzyaloshinkii, but it is famously very Russian (extremely concise, dense, and equation-heavy).
I have studied quantum mechanics but not the quantum field theory.
 
I think that the first two books are ok if you have not taken QFT, though the second will be a bit more difficult. If you find Flensberg and Bruus too difficult, Richard Mattuck's book A Guide to Feynman Diagrams in the Many-Body Problem is a very gentle introduction to the subject.
 
Also, don't forget Landau&Lifshitz vol. IX (also pretty Russian in style of course ;-)).
 
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