Second quantisation formula (electron-phonon coupling)

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The discussion centers on the second quantization formula related to electron-phonon coupling as presented in Rössler's "Solid State Theory." The formula in question is identified as ((8.5), Rössler), which involves the electron creation and annihilation operators (c and c dagger). A correction is noted for the formula, specifying that the right-hand side should be represented as ∑_k c^†_{k+q}c_k, and the left-hand side should include c^†_{r_l}c_{r_l}. The participants emphasize the importance of using the correct representation of c_r in terms of c_k.

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Hello,
I can't understand where this formula ((8.5), Rössler, Solid State Theory, Springer) comes from (see attached file).
The label l stands for the electrons positions and c and c dagger are the free electron creation and annihilation operator. This expression is used to write the linear term in the perturbative expansion of the electron-phonon coupling in second quantization.

Thank you in advance.
 

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Sorry, there is a mistake in the formula. The right-hand side is
## \sum_\vec{k} c^\dagger_{k+q}c_k ##
 
In the sum on the left hand side, it would be more precise to include ## c^\dagger_{r_l}c_{r_l}##. Then use the usual representation of the ##c_r## in terms of the ##c_k##.
 
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