Understanding Quantum Phase Transitions

Author : Lincoln Carr
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439802610
Total Pages : 756 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Quantum Phase Transitions written by Lincoln Carr and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

Author : Subir Sachdev
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 113950021X
Total Pages : 521 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quantum Phase Transitions written by Subir Sachdev and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-04-07 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describing the physical properties of quantum materials near critical points with long-range many-body quantum entanglement, this book introduces readers to the basic theory of quantum phases, their phase transitions and their observable properties. This second edition begins with a new section suitable for an introductory course on quantum phase transitions, assuming no prior knowledge of quantum field theory. It also contains several new chapters to cover important recent advances, such as the Fermi gas near unitarity, Dirac fermions, Fermi liquids and their phase transitions, quantum magnetism, and solvable models obtained from string theory. After introducing the basic theory, it moves on to a detailed description of the canonical quantum-critical phase diagram at non-zero temperatures. Finally, a variety of more complex models are explored. This book is ideal for graduate students and researchers in condensed matter physics and particle and string theory.

Author : Kaden Richard Alan Hazzard
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1441981799
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quantum Phase Transitions in Cold Atoms and Low Temperature Solids written by Kaden Richard Alan Hazzard and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-06-28 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary focus of this thesis is to theoretically describe nanokelvin experiments in cold atomic gases, which offer the potential to revolutionize our understanding of strongly correlated many-body systems. The thesis attacks major challenges of the field: it proposes and analyzes experimental protocols to create new and interesting states of matter and introduces theoretical techniques to describe probes of these states. The phenomena considered include the fractional quantum Hall effect, spectroscopy of strongly correlated states, and quantum criticality, among others. The thesis also clarifies experiments on disordered quantum solids, which display a variety of exotic phenomena and are candidates to exhibit so-called "supersolidity." It collects experimental results and constrains their interpretation through theoretical considerations. This Doctoral Thesis has been accepted by Cornell University, Ithaca, USA.

Author : Amit Dutta
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107068797
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quantum Phase Transitions in Transverse Field Models written by Amit Dutta and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-28 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book establishes the fundamental connections between the physics of quantum phase transitions and the technological promise of quantum information.

Author : Subir Sachdev
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521004541
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quantum Phase Transitions written by Subir Sachdev and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-04-23 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Brent Fultz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107067243
Total Pages : 589 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Phase Transitions in Materials written by Brent Fultz and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-08-14 with total page 589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clear, concise and rigorous textbook covering phase transitions in the context of advances in electronic structure and statistical mechanics.

Author : Sei Suzuki
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3642330398
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quantum Ising Phases and Transitions in Transverse Ising Models written by Sei Suzuki and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-12-14 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quantum phase transitions, driven by quantum fluctuations, exhibit intriguing features offering the possibility of potentially new applications, e.g. in quantum information sciences. Major advances have been made in both theoretical and experimental investigations of the nature and behavior of quantum phases and transitions in cooperatively interacting many-body quantum systems. For modeling purposes, most of the current innovative and successful research in this field has been obtained by either directly or indirectly using the insights provided by quantum (or transverse field) Ising models because of the separability of the cooperative interaction from the tunable transverse field or tunneling term in the relevant Hamiltonian. Also, a number of condensed matter systems can be modeled accurately in this approach, hence granting the possibility to compare advanced models with actual experimental results. This work introduces these quantum Ising models and analyses them both theoretically and numerically in great detail. With its tutorial approach the book addresses above all young researchers who wish to enter the field and are in search of a suitable and self-contained text, yet it will also serve as a valuable reference work for all active researchers in this area.

Author : William Unruh
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3540708596
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quantum Analogues: From Phase Transitions to Black Holes and Cosmology written by William Unruh and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-04-14 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently, analogies between laboratory physics (e.g. quantum optics and condensed matter) and gravitational/cosmological phenomena such as black holes have attracted an increasing interest. This book contains a series of selected lectures devoted to this new and rapidly developing field. Various analogies connecting (apparently) different areas in physics are presented in order to bridge the gap between them and to provide an alternative point of view.

Author : Vladimir Dobrosavljevic
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199592594
Total Pages : 583 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conductor Insulator Quantum Phase Transitions written by Vladimir Dobrosavljevic and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Tian Ma
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461489636
Total Pages : 575 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Phase Transition Dynamics written by Tian Ma and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-09 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an introduction to a comprehensive and unified dynamic transition theory for dissipative systems and to applications of the theory to a range of problems in the nonlinear sciences. The main objectives of this book are to introduce a general principle of dynamic transitions for dissipative systems, to establish a systematic dynamic transition theory, and to explore the physical implications of applications of the theory to a range of problems in the nonlinear sciences. The basic philosophy of the theory is to search for a complete set of transition states, and the general principle states that dynamic transitions of all dissipative systems can be classified into three categories: continuous, catastrophic and random. The audience for this book includes advanced graduate students and researchers in mathematics and physics as well as in other related fields.