If you are using this for a course or research, let me know:
| Textbook | Best For | Style | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Modern condensed matter | Field theory heavy; less hand-holding | | Giuliani & Vignale | Quantum liquids and response theory | Extremely detailed; excellent for linear response | | Bruus & Flensberg | Introductory many-body | More accessible than FW; great for exercises | | Mahan | Many-body physics of solids | Encyclopedic; tougher than FW but comprehensive | If you are using this for a course
Pedagogical strengths
Quantum Theory of Many-Particle Systems Authors: Alexander L. Fetter and John Dirk Walecka Subject: Quantum Mechanics / Many-Body Physics Publisher: Originally McGraw-Hill (1971), later reprinted by Dover Publications (2003). later reprinted by Dover Publications (2003).