This book follows a step-by-step approach, from comparatively simple physical ideas to a clear understanding of sophisticated mathematical tools of investigation in modern polaron physics. The reader is able to compare the physical point of view with methods proposed in the book, and at the same time grasp the underlying mathematics.

This monograph is an amplification of a set of special lectures delivered by the authors in the Physics Department of Moscow State University. The linear polaron model is studied. It is shown that the system is soluble for arbitrary coupling interaction strength between the electron and lattice vibrations. Detailed calculational techniques for obtaining the correlation, spectral and Green functions are given. The thermodynamic properties of the system are studied within the framework of the functional method.

This monograph is an amplification of a set of special lectures delivered by the authors in the Physics Department of Moscow State University. The linear polaron model is studied. It is shown that the system is soluble for arbitrary coupling interaction strength between the electron and lattice vibrations. Detailed calculational techniques for obtaining the correlation, spectral and Green functions are given. The thermodynamic properties of the system are studied within the framework of the functional method.

This monograph is an amplification of a set of special lectures delivered by the authors in the Physics Department of Moscow State University. The linear polaron model is studied. It is shown that the system is soluble for arbitrary coupling interaction strength between the electron and lattice vibrations. Detailed calculational techniques for obtaining the correlation, spectral and Green functions are given. The thermodynamic properties of the system are studied within the framework of the functional method.

This book reviews recent developments in the field of polarons, starting with the basics and covering a number of active directions of research. It integrates theory and experimental results.

A distinctive introduction to the principles governing polaron science for experimental and theoretical graduate students and researchers.

This book provides a comprehensive review of the subject of polaron and a thorough account of the sophisticated theories of the polaron. It explains the concept of the polaron physics in as simple a manner as possible and presents the theoretical techniques and mathematical derivations in great detail. Anybody who follows this book will develop a solid command over the subject both conceptually and technically and will be in a position to contribute to this field.