Quantum phase transitions /

Quantum phase transitions /

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Author / Creator:	Sachdev, Subir, 1961- author.
Edition:	Second edition.
Imprint:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. ©2011
Description:	1 online resource (xviii, 501 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Phase transformations (Statistical physics) Quantum theory. Phase transformations (Statistical physics) Quantum theory. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11827249

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ISBN:	9781139077194 1139077198 9780511973765 0511973764 9781139081740 1139081748 9781139079464 1139079468 9780521514682 0521514681
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"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"--
Other form:	Print version: Sachdev, Subir, 1961- Quantum Phase Transitions. Second Edition. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011, ©2011 9780521514682
Standard no.:	9786613112163

Table of Contents:

Basic concepts
Overview
Classical phase transitions
The renormalization group
The quantum Ising model
The quantum rotor model
Correlations, susceptibilities, and the quantum critical point
Broken symmetries
Boson Hubbard model
The Ising chain in a transverse field
Quantum rotor models: large-N limit
The d = 1, O(N>̲ 3) rotor models
The d = 2, O(N>̲ 3) rotor models
Physics close to and above the upper-critical dimension
Transport in d = 2
Dilute Fermi and Bose gases
Phase transitions of Dirac fermions
Fermi liquids, and their phase transitions
Heisenberg spins: ferromagnets and antiferromagnets
Spin chains: bosonization
Magnetic ordering transitions of disordered systems
Quantum spin glasses.