| Chapter | Topic | Key Concepts | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Canonical Transformations | Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) theory, Bogoliubov transformations | | 11 | Nuclear Matter | Applications of Brueckner theory | | 12 | Phonons and Electrons | Electron-phonon interaction in metals | | 13 | Superconductivity | Full field-theoretic treatment of BCS theory | | 14 | Superfluid Helium | Landau's theory and the two-fluid model | | 15 | Applications to Finite Systems | The atomic nucleus as a finite Fermi system |
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