Fröhlich Polarons. Lecture course including detailed theoretical derivations -- 10th edition

Abstract

In the present course, an overview is presented of the fundamentals of continuum-polaron physics, which provide the basis of the analysis of polaron effects in ionic crystals and polar semiconductors. These Lecture Notes deal with "large", or "continuum", polarons, as described by the Fröhlich Hamiltonian. The emphasis is on the polaron optical absorption, with detailed mathematical derivations.

355 pages, 41 figures. Based on a course presented by the author at the International School of Physics Enrico Fermi, CLXI Course, "Polarons in Bulk Materials and Systems with Reduced Dimensionality", Varenna, Italy, 21.6. - 1.7.2005. The present edition is updated with respect to previous editions, including arXiv:1012.4576

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