For students already adept at the simple quantum mechanics of a single
particle, John Negele and Henri Orland’s Quantum Many-Particle Systems describes
the theoretical tools for dealing with more complex situations—from
magnets to atomic nuclei. Published by Perseus, £26.95, ISBN
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