Subir Sachdev, "Quantum Phase Transitions, 2nd Edition"
English | 2011-05-09 | ISBN: 0521514681 | 520 pages | PDF | 2,6 MB
Describing the physical properties of quantum materials near criticalpoints with long-range many-body quantum entanglement, this book introducesreaders to the basic theory of quantum phases, their phase transitions andtheir observable properties.
This second edition begins with a new section suitable for an introductorycourse on quantum phase transitions, assuming no prior knowledge of quantumfield theory. It also contains several new chapters to cover important recentadvances, such as the Fermi gas near unitarity, Dirac fermions, Fermi liquidsand their phase transitions, quantum magnetism, and solvable models obtained fromstring theory. After introducing the basic theory, it moves on to a detaileddescription of the canonical quantum-critical phase diagram at non-zerotemperatures. Finally, a variety of more complex models are explored. This bookis ideal for graduate students and researchers in condensed matter physics andparticle and string theory.
"Taken as a whole, this book is something of a theoretical masterpiece.With its tight organization, the book leads the determined (and theoreticallyinclined) reader on a tour encompassing some of the most challenging yetbeautiful topics in contemporary theoretical physics...Virtually every chaptercontains a theoretical 'gem'...The equations are manipulated with flair andelegance that are testimony to Sachdev's talent as one of the world's premiertheorists."
--Physics Today
|