Quantum Scaling in Many-Body Systems

Quantum Scaling in Many-Body Systems
Author: Mucio Continentino
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2017-04-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1107150256

Focusing on experimental results, this updated edition approaches the problem of quantum phase transitions from a new and unifying perspective.

Conductor Insulator Quantum Phase Transitions

Conductor Insulator Quantum Phase Transitions
Author: Vladimir Dobrosavljevic
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 583
Release: 2012-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0199592594

When many particles come together how do they organize themselves? And what destroys this organization? Combining experiments and theory, this book describes intriguing quantum phases - metals, superconductors and insulators - and transitions between them. It captures the excitement and the controversies on topics at the forefront of research.

High Magnetic Fields In Semiconductor Physics - Proceedings Of The 16th International Conference

High Magnetic Fields In Semiconductor Physics - Proceedings Of The 16th International Conference
Author: Yong-jie Wang
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 447
Release: 2005-05-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814480568

This comprehensive volume covers the latest research on high magnetic fields in semiconductor physics presented at the 16th International Conference (SemiMag 16), held in Tallahassee, Florida, August 2-8, 2004.The book features papers from more than 130 participants including the work of the foremost experts in the fields.Much of the most cutting-edge research is covered by the contributions as well as a special focused session on the recently discovered microwave-induced zero resistance effect.

Quantum Theory from Small to Large Scales

Quantum Theory from Small to Large Scales
Author: Wojciech De Roeck
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 720
Release: 2012-05-24
Genre: Science
ISBN: 019965249X

This book collects lecture courses and seminars given at the Les Houches Summer School 2010 on "Quantum Theory: From Small to Large Scales". It reviews the state-of-the-art developments in this field by touching on different research topics from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Advances in Organic Conductors and Superconductors

Advances in Organic Conductors and Superconductors
Author: Martin Dressel
Publisher: MDPI
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2018-10-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3038971804

This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Advances in Organic Conductors and Superconductors" that was published in Crystals

Quantum Scaling in Many-Body Systems

Quantum Scaling in Many-Body Systems
Author: Mucio Continentino
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2017-04-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 110818412X

Quantum phase transitions are strongly relevant in a number of fields, ranging from condensed matter to cold atom physics and quantum field theory. This book, now in its second edition, approaches the problem of quantum phase transitions from a new and unifying perspective. Topics addressed include the concepts of scale and time invariance and their significance for quantum criticality, as well as brand new chapters on superfluid and superconductor quantum critical points, and quantum first order transitions. The renormalisation group in real and momentum space is also established as the proper language to describe the behaviour of systems close to a quantum phase transition. These phenomena introduce a number of theoretical challenges which are of major importance for driving new experiments. Being strongly motivated and oriented towards understanding experimental results, this is an excellent text for graduates, as well as theorists, experimentalists and those with an interest in quantum criticality.

The Mott Metal-Insulator Transition

The Mott Metal-Insulator Transition
Author: Florian Gebhard
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2003-07-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3540148582

Little do we reliably know about the Mott transition, and we are far from a complete understanding of the metal --insulator transition due to electr- electron interactions. Mott summarized his basic ideas on the subject in his wonderful book Metal--Insulator nansitions that first appeared in 1974 11. 1). In his view, a Motk insulator displays a gap for charge-carrying excitations due to electron cowelations, whose importance is expressed by the presence of local magnetic moments regardless of whether or not they are ordered. Since the subject is far from being settled, different opinions on specific aspects of the Mott transition still persist. This book naturally embodies my own understanding of the phenomenon, inspired by the work of the late Sir Kevill Mott. The purpose of this book is twofold: first, to give a detailed presen- tion of the basic theoretical concopts for Mott insulators and, second, to test these ideas against the results from model calculations. For this purpose the Hubbard model and some of its derivatives are best suited. The Hubbard model describes a Mott transition with a mere minimum of tunable par- eters, and various exact statements and even exact solutions exist in certain limiting cases. Exact solutions not only allow us to test our basic ideas, but also help to assess the quality of approxin~ate theories for correlated electron systems.

Quantum Phase Transitions

Quantum Phase Transitions
Author: Subir Sachdev
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2001-04-23
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780521004541

Quantum Phase Transitions is the first book to describe in detail the fundamental changes that can occur in the macroscopic nature of matter at zero temperature due to small variations in a given external parameter. The subject plays a central role in the study of the electrical and magnetic properties of numerous important solid state materials. The author begins by developing the theory of quantum phase transitions in the simplest possible class of non-disordered, interacting systems - the quantum Ising and rotor models. Particular attention is paid to their non-zero temperature dynamic and transport properties in the vicinity of the quantum critical point. Several other quantum phase transitions of increasing complexity are then discussed and clarified. Throughout, the author interweaves experimental results with presentation of theoretical models, and well over 500 references are included. The book will be of great interest to graduate students and researchers in condensed matter physics.

More is Different

More is Different
Author: Nai-Phuan Ong
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2020-10-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0691219532

This book presents articles written by leading experts surveying several major subfields in Condensed Matter Physics and related sciences. The articles are based on invited talks presented at a recent conference honoring Nobel laureate Philip W. Anderson of Princeton University, who coined the phrase "More is different" while formulating his contention that all fields of physics, indeed all of science, involve equally fundamental insights. The articles introduce and survey current research in areas that have been close to Anderson's interests. Together, they illustrate both the deep impact that Anderson has had in this multifaceted field during the past half century and the progress spawned by his insights. The contributors cover numerous topics under the umbrellas of superconductivity, superfluidity, magnetism, electron localization, strongly interacting electronic systems, heavy fermions, and disorder and frustration in glass and spin-glass systems. They also describe interdisciplinary areas such as the science of olfaction and color vision, the screening of macroions in electrolytes, scaling and renormalization in cosmology, forest fires and the spread of measles, and the investigation of "NP-complete" problems in computer science. The articles are authored by Philip W. Anderson, Per Bak and Kan Chen, G. Baskaran, Juan Carlos Campuzano, Paul Chaikin, John Hopfield, Bernhard Keimer, Scott Kirkpatrick and Bart Selman, Gabriel Kotliar, Patrick Lee, Yoshiteru Maeno, Marc Mezard, Douglas Osheroff et al., H. R. Ott, L. Pietronero et al., T. V. Ramakrishnan, A. Ramirez, Myriam Sarachik, T. Senthil and Matthew P. A. Fisher, B. I. Shklovskii et al., and F. Steglich et al.

Understanding Quantum Phase Transitions

Understanding Quantum Phase Transitions
Author: Lincoln Carr
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 754
Release: 2010-11-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1439802610

Quantum phase transitions (QPTs) offer wonderful examples of the radical macroscopic effects inherent in quantum physics: phase changes between different forms of matter driven by quantum rather than thermal fluctuations, typically at very low temperatures. QPTs provide new insight into outstanding problems such as high-temperature superconductivit