CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS (S.M.Apenko)
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- The problem of polaron. Perturbation theory. Feynman variational method.
- Superconductivity. BCS wave function. Perfect diamagnetism in the BCS model.
- Ginzburg-Landau theory. Vortex filaments, type II superconductors.
- One-dimensional fermions. Tomonagi model. Luttinger fluid.
- Many-boson systems. Trial wave functions of ground and excited states. Feynman formula for excitation spectrum in Bose-liquid.
- Two-dimensional superfluidity and superconductivity. Berezinsky–Kosterlitz–Thouless transition.
- Kondo effect. Perturbation theory. Renormalization group and exact solution.
- Anderson localization. Particle in a random potential. Diagram technique for disorder averages.
- Quantum correction to residual conductivity of disordered metal. Hopping conduction, Mott formula.
- Statistic of levels in complex systems. Gaussian ensembles of random matrices.
- The quantum Hall effect. Integer quantization of Hall conductivity. Hall conductivity as a topological invariant.
- Fractional quantization, Laflin wave function, quasi-particles with fractional charge. Effective action with Chern-Simons term.
- Mesoscopic physics. Phase coherence, undamped currents in rings.
- Tunneling contacts. Coulomb blockade.
- Destruction of coherence due to interaction with the environment. Can interaction of particles with each other destroy coherence?
LITERATURE
- R. Feynman Statistical mechanics.
- A.M. Tsvelik Quantum field theory in condensed matter physics.
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