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There are analogies in the formulation of quantum field theory (QFT) for elementary particles and of many-body theory for condensed matter systems. On one side photons, gravitons, etc. are identified with the quanta of radiation fields; on the other side phonons, magnons, etc. appear from quantization of collective waves in condensed matter.
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Costa, G., Scaramuzzi, F., Scarsi, L. (1991). Particles and Elementary Excitations. In: Di Bartolo, B. (eds) Advances in Nonradiative Processes in Solids. NATO ASI Series, vol 249. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4446-0_22
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