Quantum Phases of Matter (Hardcover)

Subir Sachdev

ISBN 10: 1009212699 / ISBN 13: 9781009212694

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2023

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Hardcover. This modern text describes the remarkable developments in quantum condensed matter physics following the experimental discoveries of quantum Hall effects and high temperature superconductivity in the 1980s. After a review of the phases of matter amenable to an independent particle description, entangled phases of matter are described in an accessible and unified manner. The concepts of fractionalization and emergent gauge fields are introduced using the simplest resonating valence bond insulator with an energy gap, the Z2 spin liquid. Concepts in band topology and the parton method are then combined to obtain a large variety of experimentally relevant gapped states. Correlated metallic states are described, beginning with a discussion of the Kondo effect on magnetic impurities in metals. Metals without quasiparticle excitations are introduced using the Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model, followed by a discussion of critical Fermi surfaces and strange metals. Numerous end-of-chapter problems expand readers' comprehension and reinforce key concepts. This modern text describes the exciting developments in many-particle quantum entanglement in matter. Its unified and pedagogical treatment of the topic makes it ideal for graduate students and researchers working in condensed matter physics, particle physics, and mathematical physics. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Quantum Phases of Matter (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1009212699
• ISBN 13: 9781009212694
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This modern text describes the remarkable developments in quantum condensed matter physics following the experimental discoveries of quantum Hall effects and high temperature superconductivity in the 1980s. After a review of the phases of matter amenable to an independent particle description, entangled phases of matter are described in an accessible and unified manner. The concepts of fractionalization and emergent gauge fields are introduced using the simplest resonating valence bond insulator with an energy gap, the Z2 spin liquid. Concepts in band topology and the parton method are then combined to obtain a large variety of experimentally relevant gapped states. Correlated metallic states are described, beginning with a discussion of the Kondo effect on magnetic impurities in metals. Metals without quasiparticle excitations are introduced using the Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model, followed by a discussion of critical Fermi surfaces and strange metals. Numerous end-of-chapter problems expand readers' comprehension and reinforce key concepts.

About the Author

Subir Sachdev is the Herchel Smith Professor of Physics at Harvard University. He has also held professional positions at Bell Labs and Yale University. He has been elected to national academies of science in India and the US and is a recipient of several prestigious awards, including the Dirac Medal from the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, and the Lars Onsager Prize from the American Physical Society.