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The book is an introduction to quantum field theory applied to condensed matter physics. It covers modern applications in electron systems and electronic properties of mesoscopic systems and nanosystems. The book is developed for graduates or advanced undergraduates, with exercises which aim at giving students the ability to confront real problems.

Modes of Presentation analyses a collection of problems, known as 'Frege's puzzle', resulting from how thinkers and speakers have a limited perspective on reference in thought and language. Heck argues that these puzzles have much to teach us both about the foundations of cognition and the nature of linguistic communication.

Researchers believe that the universe is vast enough that life has evolved and become technological many times - yet we have seen no trace of extraterrestrial intelligence. This conundrum, known as the Fermi pardox, is the deepest mystery in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Put simply, where is everybody?