Boulevard of broken symmetries: effective field theories of condensed matter
Auteur :
Schakel, Adriaan M J
Éditeur :
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
ISBN :
9789812813909
Date de publication :
30 oct. 2008
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Singapour
Covers the main topics in contemporary condensed matter physics, using quantum field theory in the functional-integral approach. This book highlights symmetry aspects in acknowledging that much of the collective behaviors of condensed matter systems at low temperatures emerge above a nontrivial ground state, which breaks the symmetry.