ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section I|10 pages
Basic Polaron Concepts
section II|239 pages
Continuum Polarons
section III|117 pages
Polarons in Arbitrary Dimensions and Confined System
section IV|82 pages
Polarons in Tight-binding Models