02130nam a22003378a 4500001001600000003000700016005001700023006001900040007001500059008004100074020002600115020002900141040002400170050002700194082001700221100002900238245007000267250001200337264005200349300005900401336002600460337002600486338003600512500007300548520097900621650004801600650001901648776003501667856007101702999001901773CR9780511973765UkCbUP20180107143414.0m|||||o||d||||||||cr||||||||||||101011s2011||||enk     s     ||1 0|eng|d  a9780511973765 (ebook)  z9780521514682 (hardback)  aUkCbUPcUkCbUPerda00aQC175.16.P5 bS23 201100a530.4/742221 aSachdev, Subir,eauthor.10aQuantum Phase Transitions / [electronic resource]cSubir Sachdev.  a2nd ed. 1aCambridge :bCambridge University Press,c2011.  a1 online resource (517 pages) :bdigital, PDF file(s).  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015).  aDescribing 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. 0aPhase transformations (Statistical physics) 0aQuantum theory08iPrint version: z978052151468240uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511973765zCambridge Books Online  c236614d236614