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. Editor(s): Dobrosavljevic, Vladimir; Trivedi, Nandini; Valles Jr., James M. Num Pages: 584 pages, 209 colour line drawings & 31 colour halftones. BIC Classification: PHFC; PHM; PHN; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 176 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1250. . 2012. hardcover. Not a first edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Conductor Insulator Quantum Phase Transitions
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication Date: 2012
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0199592594
ISBN 13: 9780199592593
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: As New

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Quantum phase transitions describe the violent rearrangement of electrons or atoms as they evolve from well defined excitations in one phase to a completely different set of excitations in another. The chapters in this book give insights into how a coherent metallic or superconducting state can be driven into an incoherent insulating state by increasing disorder, magnetic field, carrier concentration and inter-electron interactions. The problem necessarily involves many interacting particles and therein lies the challenge to develop a multi-faceted theory. Experiments probing microscopic structure, transport, charge and spin dynamics provide important clues. What sets this book apart is a strong dialog between experiment and theory that has the potential to solve some major issues in many-body physics. The ideas and methods developed here are bound to have repercussions in all spheres of physics.

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Vladimir Dobrosavljevic is a Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics and Director of Condensed Matter Theory in the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University.

Nandini Trivedi is a Professor in the Department of Physics, Ohio State University.

James M Valles, Jr. is a Professor in the Department of Physics, Brown University.

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